Aaron Karp has covered aviation since 1999. Based in Washington, D.C. he is a senior editor for Air Transport World, focusing on airline network development, airports, air cargo and sustainability. His writing has appeared in a wide range of aviation publications covering topics including airlines, aviation public policy, vertical flight, business aviation and future technology. Karp previously served as managing editor of Air Cargo World magazine and editor-in-chief of Aviation Daily. He began his journalism career in the mid-1990s working for syndicated columnist Jack Anderson.
Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu is pushing the Canadian government to rethink COVID-19-related travel restrictions, calling the current protocols “disproportionate” and “stifling.”
Southwest Airlines has said it received its second disbursement of payroll support from the U.S. federal government, which will enable the airline carrying the most U.S. domestic air passengers to avoid furloughs or shrinking the size of the LCC through Sept. 30.