Heathrow Airport (LHR) is compiling a report into the effectiveness of COVID-19 pre-departure testing systems now being trialed by several airlines.

As some hubs in the U.S. lose a certain level of panache during the COVID 19 crisis, Panama’s Copa Airlines believes its long-standing “Hub of the Americas” will become even more strategic in a post pandemic world. 

American Airlines chairman and CEO Doug Parker believes the US industry is in “good condition for riding out the crisis.”

Viva Air is gearing up for further expansion in the Latin American market with the potential launch of a third airline, as well as the broadening of its Colombian domestic and international route network. 

Latvian carrier airBaltic is exploring the potential of adding new medium and long-haul routes as the airline reshapes its network in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brussels Airlines is being further integrated into parent Lufthansa Group and the Belgian flag-carrier expects to play a more important role in Lufthansa’s hub system.

The governments of Singapore and Hong Kong have confirmed that the air travel bubble (ATB) between the two cities will be pushed “beyond December 2020” because of the high COVID-19 case counts in Hong Kong. 

Australian airlines are ramping up their domestic fleets as interstate borders reopen, although prospects are more bleak for widebodies.