Despite numerous studies and reports on the cleanliness of passenger aircraft and the low risk of infection while aboard, the implementation of tangible and visible measures is key to building passenger confidence.
Boeing plans to eliminate a group of in-house training pilots dedicated to helping operators introduce new aircraft types, citing the lack of consistent work for them, and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced cost cuts.
Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths believes that wearable devices could play a role in real-time health validation for airlines passengers, especially in a digital ID post-COVID-19 era.
With European governments coming under sustained attack from airlines and passengers for their myriad quarantine rule changes, ULCC Wizz Air has introduced an interactive website map feature to show prospective travelers the health regulations covering their destinations.
While non-aeronautical revenues remain depressed on low passenger volumes, Dubai and Amsterdam Schiphol airports have both seen an increase in spending per passenger during the COVID-19 downturn.
The CEOs of Dubai and London Heathrow airports believe bilateral testing trials could set the scene for a more unified response to COVID, while Amsterdam Schiphol’s CEO warned that the current status quo must not be normalized.
Lufthansa subsidiary SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) will focus on operating smaller scale Airbus A220 aircraft during the winter season as it expects demand to remain at very low levels.
Barring the equivalent of light speed regulatory action in Europe, Spirit AeroSystems appears unlikely to close its proposed $420 million acquisition of Asco Industries—at least not under the current terms that expire Oct. 1.
Research provided by flight-search website Skyscanner has revealed that passengers are responding to the COVID-19 crisis by booking flights last-minute and remaining closer to home.
The Norwegian government has announced plans to further extend its loan-guarantee scheme for airlines to the end of 2020, as the COVID-19 crisis persists.
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.
A Boeing-developed ultraviolet wand that can sanitize aircraft interiors will be manufactured by Florida-based lighting specialists Healthe after final validation testing under the aircraft manufacturer’s latest ecoDemonstrator program.
IATA is now calling for systematic COVID-19 testing of all international passengers before departure as a key part of efforts to restart aviation during the coronavirus pandemic.
Aircraft engines MRO providers are forecasted to lose $1.5 billion in revenue as airlines turn to green time engines from parked aircraft amid the pandemic to preserve cash.
The sweeping measures taken by the Chinese central government to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak have softened the impact felt by MRO provider Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) but such market conditions are difficult to find elsewhere.
The decision by some Australian states to reopen borders for domestic travel has prompted Australia’s major airlines to restore suspended routes and boost frequencies on others.
In a last-ditch effort to prevent mass airline employee furloughs beginning Oct. 1., two U.S. Senate Republicans introduced a bill to extend the Payroll Support Program (PSP) through March 31, 2021.
