French rivals Air Austral and Corsair are exploring the idea of a commercial joint venture (JV) on their Indian Ocean flights, triggered by the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

After piloting a number of health verification applications since the start of the year, China Airlines and EVA Air will now trial the IATA Travel Pass. 

Qantas has become the latest airline to set a deadline for its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, although one of its unions is objecting to the requirement.

Latest outbreaks cause carriers to cut flights and furlough employees due to lockdowns and travel restrictions.

Kuwaiti LCC Jazeera Airways remains confident of an uplift in business toward the end of 2021 and foresees opportunities in several new routes.

As Aeromexico works to exit bankruptcy and Volaris and Viva Aerobus continue to capitalize on opportunities in the marketplace, Mexico’s domestic market is now comprised of one full-service operator and two ULCCs. 

The domestic passenger total in July was up by 60.9% compared to June as COVID-19 cases declined.

Traffic results for Air China, China Eastern and China Southern showcase up-and-down movements between the second quarters of 2020 and 2021. Although…