SAS Scandinavian Airlines has become the latest airline deciding to stop almost all of its flights Mar. 16 and will temporarily lay off 90% of its workforce, the airline said Mar. 15.

Starting Mar. 15, Singapore will stop passengers who have recently visited France, Germany, Italy or Spain from entering and transiting in the country. 

Avionics manufacturer ACSS on Mar. 11 formally announced FAA certifications of its SafeRoute+ retrofit system, which allows airlines to display and exploit positional data from aircraft signaling by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out on their flight decks.

U.S. citizens arriving from Europe’s Schengen Area will be funneled through 11 designated American airports following implementation of President Donald Trump’s travel ban for the 26-country bloc over concerns about the rapidly-spreading novel coronavirus.

Defense electronics specialist Hensoldt and air traffic management system (ATM) supplier Frequentis have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase their collaboration on developing integrated counter-drone systems for airports.

Rectangular plates erected below a final approach path may accelerate the dissipation of wake vortices and therefore enable aircraft to land closer to one another, European researchers have found.

A free route airspace project initiated by HungaroControl, Hungary’s air navigation service provider, is a finalist in the World ATM Congress’ Maverick Awards for the flexibility it has given airlines and subsequent fuel savings.

Enaire, Spain’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), has devised a tool to monitor the shortcuts air traffic controllers steer flights on in a bid to save time and fuel, thus enabling an impact assessment of the more direct routings.