Major airlines and regional carriers in 2019 were promoting career pathway programs to hedge against a gap among pilot supply and demand.

Airlines have a long history of community spirit—and one way this spirit has traditionally been put on display is in the form of special liveries.

With air traffic flights and passengers drastically down in 2020, the 2019 top issues of aircraft emissions and “flight shame” have all but disappeared. But they will reappear just as soon as traffic recovers.

Aircraft cabin manufacturers continue to innovate to develop new cabin designs, and many have responded to what aircraft interiors could look like in the post-COVID-19 environment.

Commercial engine makers respond to pandemic-related airline cutbacks by accelerating new engine concepts and focusing on sustainability.