The industry as a whole needs more big name spokespersons like Ford to send the message out beyond the core community about why it is safe to fly, but also reminding people why they fly: to do business, to connect, to celebrate, to comfort.
Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark star Harrison Ford has become a spokesperson for Airlink, a major coup for getting the message about the nonprofit’s rapid response disaster relief work outside of the aviation community.
The announcement today that Cruz is stepping down from BA’s top role, though remaining as non-executive chairman through a transition period, is not really the surprise. The shock is that the leadership change was so long in coming.
A mask over mouth and nose is small ask of the passenger, but a significant contributor to that risk reduction. It’s the right thing to do in a pandemic for yourself, your fellow passengers and the flight crew.
No one will be more disappointed by the decision announced today that IATA’s 2020 AGM event is going virtual than the association’s leader, Alexandre de Juniac.
Emotion and urgency hung heavy in the air on the lawns of the US Capitol as the CEOs of three major airlines, the leaders of five large aviation unions and two congressmen appealed to Washington “to do the right thing”.
Today’s announcement by IATA that it wants airlines to implement 100% COVID-19 testing for all international passengers before their departure and return flights shows how grave the situation has become for the global air transport industry.
