International Air Transport Association (IATA)

The Ryanair Boeing 737-800 with about 170 passengers was on a scheduled flight from Athens Airport in Greece to Vilnius Airport in Lithuania when it was intercepted by a MiG-29 fighter jet that escorted it to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was forced to land.

The agreement would clarify the manufacturer’s positions on using third-party alternatives such as parts repairs on its engines, and what, if any, ramifications such cost-saving moves have on warranties and other services.

Routes speaks to SIA’s new general manager for the UK & Ireland to learn how the carrier aims to rebuild passenger and cargo networks.

Routes Reconnected hears from tourism experts on how the industry can lower barriers to travel.

The northern summer travel season is the first since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in which full slot waivers are not in place at airports globally.

The French flag-carrier will launch 22 new routes.

Air France said it was focusing on leisure destinations as it set out a summer 2021 schedule it hopes will support a gradual recovery in passenger traffic.

The CDC on April 2 stated that fully vaccinated travelers can travel safely within the U.S., do not need to self-quarantine, and can skip testing before or after travel unless it is a requirement for their destination.

The 'Trusted Travel Pass' is being introduced by the airline and the African Union.

As well as restarting nine routes, the carrier will begin a new service between Seattle and London Heathrow.

A recovery to pre-pandemic international flight levels in Latin America is not expected until 2024.

The pass could be the first step to 'normalized' air travel.

Singapore Airlines will become the first airline to trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile application in a pilot program involving passengers traveling one-way from Singapore (SIN) to London (LHR) from March 15-28.

The pass is aimed at restarting stagnant airline networks.

Panama-based Copa Airlines will become the first carrier in the Americas to trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile health app, designed to facilitate air transport amid the pandemic.

The UK has extended the temporary waiver on airport slot rules through its summer 2021 season, slot co-ordination company Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) has confirmed.

All UK travel corridors will close starting early morning Jan. 18 to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

An international team of aviation experts has produced a set of recommendations aimed at preventing runway excursions, an ongoing problem for the

Air cargo volumes improved toward the end of 2020, but the sector is still facing a shortage of capacity with many long-haul passenger flights remaining grounded, removing belly capacity from the market.

IATA has appointed Kamil H. Al-Awadhi as vice president for Africa and the Middle East (AME), effective March 1, 2021.

IATA has renewed its call for governments to ensure that aviation-sector employees are counted among the essential workers who will receive COVID-19 vaccines early.

Forward bookings globally for the peak Christmas travel season are 80% below where they would normally be, according to figures released by IATA, which show the trend for late bookings and how far off the industry is from true recovery.

Air traffic in Europe fell to 35.5% of 2019 levels in the week to Nov. 29, Eurocontrol figures showed, as COVID-19 travel restrictions and national lockdowns continued to affect demand for travel.

The Worldwide Airport Slot Board has urged regulators to commit to prolonging slot flexibility before the end of the year.

The number of unique city-pair connections has dropped by more than 7,000 this year and London has lost its crown as the world’s best-connected city, according to a report published by IATA.