China Express Airline’s profit streak ended in the 2021 third quarter (Q3) as two safety incidents dragged down the airline’s operating numbers, compounded by the outbreak of COVID-19 cases in key cities.
Emirates Airline plans to boost its operational workforce by recruiting additional 2,500 staff over the next six months, as pandemic-related travel restrictions ease worldwide with the wider administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
French airlines are criticizing an aviation agreement between the European Union and Qatar, saying it will intensify competitive pressure for airlines still struggling with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
Although the recovery in Latin America from the COVID-19 pandemic may lag other areas of the world, there’s no shortage of ambition among the region’s startup airlines.
The Machinists union in Wichita is pushing back on a government mandate requiring employees of government contractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as Textron Aviation and Spirit AeroSystems work to comply.
Europe’s travel and tourism industry is calling for a new approach to COVID-19 travel rules in the region, including the elimination of the color-code system introduced in 2020, as European leaders are due to meet in Brussels to discuss the next steps.
When the next European Council meeting of European leaders convenes in Brussels Oct. 21-22, the agenda will include a discussion of the evolution of COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Airline COOs gathered in Brussels praised the EU Digital COVID Certificate but said a lack of coordination in travel rules between countries made flying seem complicated and was still putting off would-be passengers.
More than four in five aviation-related companies recently polled do not require their workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to aviation job website JSfirm.com.
Republican leaders in the U.S. House Transportation Committee have written to President Joe Biden expressing concerns about the administration’s use of airline contracts as “coercive measures” to get carriers to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for their workers.
The UK government will remove 47 countries and territories from its COVID-19 travel red list, opening up the possibility for airlines to reinstate more of their pre-pandemic schedules.
Demand could spike quickly when COVID-19 restrictions ease, with many Asia-Pacific airlines needing MRO providers to help reactivate and perform checks on aircraft that have been in storage for several months.