European nations have agreed to allow the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), which represents air navigation service providers (ANSPs), to take out loans of up to €1.27 billion ($1.39 billion) to get its members through the COVID-19 crisis.

The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead for the Swedish government’s plans to provide SEK5 billion ($500 million) of support to airlines affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The U.S. Treasury Department wants airlines to repay close to a third of the value of payroll assistance received under the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—and carriers are not happy about it. 

In English, people sometimes say one should never let a good crisis go to waste—meaning that amid emergencies things can be achieved that could not be done before.

Signs of the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus are clearly visible in satellite data that show a 30% drop in air pollution over the Northeast U.S. as residents bunker down to avoid contagion, NASA said.

Airlines are asking for changes to the looming requirement to offset growth in carbon-dioxide emissions from international aviation to mitigate the…

Aircraft with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters in their cabin-air system are well-equipped to minimize spread of the coronavirus, but those without should consider minimizing cabin air recirculation, updated EASA guidance said.

ICAO is consulting with global public health authorities on a “prototype” process that would validate flight crews—and, potentially, passengers—have been screened for COVID-19 and are safe to travel—a needed step to help instill confidence as air transport demand resumes.