Rwandan flag-carrier RwandAir has announced plans to resume flights to nine destinations by Aug. 1, although COVID-19 precautions differ for each route.
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic resumed passenger flights July 20 with an initial service between London Heathrow and Hong Kong, following a three-month suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
American Airlines, International Airlines Group (IAG), Lufthansa and United Airlines are urging the EU and the U.S. government to introduce a common COVID-19 testing program that would allow airlines to restore a more substantial transatlantic network.
Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker does not expect to return to profit in the next two or three years as the COVID-19 pandemic is sure to create uncertainty for several years to come, Al Baker said on an Aviation Week webinar July 21.
Vietnamese start-up Bamboo Airways is set to lease a pair of Embraer E195LRs from Danish operator Great Dane Airlines to launch new services to the Con Dao archipelago.
ATP Flight School, based in Jacksonville, Florida, has renewed an order with Piper Aircraft for 100 training aircraft and has taken delivery of six new Piper Archer TX trainers as part of the order.
For the last few weeks, airline executives and analysts have warned of deteriorating booking trends in the U.S., as COVID-19 cases multiply, and state and local governments reinstate restrictions on travel and businesses.
United Airlines will maximize airflow volume for all mainline aircraft high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration systems during the entire boarding and deplaning process beginning July 27, aiming to help further reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Market conditions for the sale of pre-owned twin-engine helicopters deteriorated in the second quarter of 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a crude oil price slump, according to a report by Aero Asset, a Canadian helicopter brokerage firm.
Less than three years after entering the Peruvian market, Chilean ULCC JetSMART is preparing to launch a carrier in the country that will operate domestic and international routes.
Embraer delivered 13 business jets during the second quarter of 2020, down from 25 in the same quarter a year ago, a reduction largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the world, it said.
Airports that saw operations slow or cease as airlines cut flights during the COVID-19 pandemic must be wary of new risks as flights ramp up, EASA has cautioned.
Pilots at easyJet have voted to express no confidence in the LCC’s chief operations officer Peter Bellew amid proposed pilot job losses, in a development that the pilots’ union said shows a “serious and widening rift” with the UK airline’s senior management.
June operating figures for Chinese state-owned carriers Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines, as well as the country’s largest LCC Spring Airlines, show passenger demand has slowed.
