Coronavirus

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission and UK authorities are taking steps to restrict travel from southern Africa after the emergence of a significantly mutated variant of COVID-19.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
As travel restrictions are still in flux across Asia-Pacific, the region’s carriers fared differently in the month of October, with China’s three main airlines recording falls in traffic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Air Canada was fined $4.5 million by the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for “extreme delays” in providing customer refunds during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Boeing predicts that international and domestic travel will bounce back quickly in the Oceania region as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, and the manufacturer expects a strong demand for fleet replacement in the region in the longer term.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau
It is almost certain that some years from now, a new A&D behemoth will be born from GE Aviation. But when and how?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
While the long-haul, low-cost business model was firmly established in the Asia-Pacific region before the COVID-19 crisis, it had yet to fully prove its long-term profitability.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The big hurdle for IAG’s planned purchase of Air Europa is a European competition investigation, but does the deal still make sense?
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Facing an end-of-year peak season that promises to be busier than usual, air cargo operators’ long-term plans for ensuring capacity can meet the expected high demand is clearly evident at the Dubai Airshow.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific is introducing new measures for its pilots in response to the emergence of COVID-19 cases linked to crew that stayed in a layover hotel in Germany.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been more severe in the Middle East than anywhere else.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The end-of-year peak season is highlighting the challenges the air cargo business has faced since early on in the pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore and Malaysia will reopen quarantine-free travel between the countries from Nov. 29 under the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) scheme.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
During the COVID-19 crisis, virtual control centers would have helped in adjusting resources to market needs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Another Norwegian startup prepares for Europe-US service launch.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Dutch flagship KLM was more ready than most for a traffic recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The tightening of regulations may help Cathay Pacific regain cashflow by opening up the mainland border and targeting the faster-recovering Chinese market.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
As commercial aviation comes out of the pandemic, recovery of demand for widebody aircraft is likely to be slow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson is not anticipating “significant” agency staffing issues linked to workers not complying with a broader COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and reassured lawmakers that contingency plans are in place to handle potential disruptions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi
How slow recovery from COVID-19 is affecting the engine MRO market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
China has been a major driver of growth for Boeing and Airbus in the 2020s, but sees no urgency to buy more aircraft.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada has opted to purchase two Airbus A220s from an order the company previously canceled now that it has a more informed view of its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The easing of many domestic border restrictions in Australia will give a welcome boost to the local airline industry as carriers ramp up their interstate networks again.
Airports & Networks

By James Pozzi
How a Bahrain-based freighter airline is adjusting to the cargo segment’s boom period.
Workforce & Training

By Chen Chuanren
The latest quarterly results from China’s big three state-owned airlines show the recovery of their balance sheets has slowed after sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks across the country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
A virtual customer service app developed to provide socially distanced support during the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into an integral tool that helps United Airlines quickly re-book passengers during irregular operations (IROPS).
Airlines & Lessors