Implementation of Germany’s plans to introduce mandatory 14-day quarantines for travelers from high-risk countries will be delayed by several weeks and could allow for substantial exemptions, mainly for business travelers.
Recent comments by a senior Russian government official illustrate how authorities and aircraft manufacturers in the country are getting increasingly worried about losing access to Western technologies as political tensions between Russia, the U.S. and Europe rise.
China Express Airlines intends to order 50 COMAC ARJ21-700 regional jets for delivery by 2025, the carrier said on Oct. 15, detailing a previously reported deal.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the air transport industry has “turned a corner” in its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, although that newfound optimism was not reflected in the carrier’s latest quarterly results.
One of the first tangible effects of the Israel-UAE rapprochement could be in the offing, with a Dubai-based company planning to bid for ownership of Israeli airline Israir.
Eurocontrol may have to further revise its traffic forecasts downwards—after already cutting them once—as tightening COVID-19 restrictions and rising infection numbers in many European countries lead to a deteriorating situation for the region’s airlines.
The experimental aircraft would be one of a suite of demonstration projects to mature key technologies for a next-generation subsonic commercial transport by the mid-2020s.
Supersonic-business-jet developer Aerion is partnering with startup electric-short-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL) aircraft company Electra.Aero to create a high-speed interconnected transport system.
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the holding company for Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB), has confirmed that its regional carrier Firefly will commence operations of up to 10 narrowbody passenger aircraft starting first quarter 2021.
Having incubated Embraer’s involvement in the nascent urban air mobility (UAM) market since 2017, the Brazilian manufacturer’s EmbraerX innovation unit has spun off Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions as an independent company.
The arrangement will also have no restrictions on the reason for traveling, meaning Hong Kong and Singapore could potentially be the first pair of cities available for international leisure travel in the region.
Two representative unions have signed agreements with Airbus’ management team, marking significant progress in an effort to avoid forced layoffs at the OEM’s commercial aircraft business in France.
UK transport secretary Grant Shapps has said uncertainty still remains over the future legal framework for UK-EU flights, as the UK nears the end of its Brexit transition period.
