Coronavirus

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By Helen Massy-Beresford
EASA has set out guidelines for flying in the COVID-19 era that include a requirement for passengers and crew to wear face masks at all times.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
The COVID-19 pandemic could be the push the industry needs to get the FAA to update outdated aviation maintenance training regulations. The pandemic
MRO

By Ben Goldstein
After 9/11, the U.S. government implemented a National Strategy for Aviation Security, an overarching framework for counterterrorism preparedness across civil aviation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Representatives for major U.S. pilot groups are cautiously optimistic that a combination of voluntary measures and a steady rebound in passenger demand will help insulate their members from furloughs once certain job-protection measures expire this fall.
Airlines & Lessors

JetBlue Airways and United Airlines both unveiled stepped-up safety protocols on May 20, as carriers scramble to persuade wary travelers to return to the skies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Spanish LCC Volotea has announced a significant increase in its network with plans to launch 40 new sectors over the summer season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Finnair has secured European Commission (EC) clearance for up to €600 million ($656 million) in loan guarantees, but the airline is now seeking another €80 million in cost savings and has warned of further job cuts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
IATA and Airports Council International (ACI) have reiterated pleas that any new biosecurity measures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic should be supported by scientific evidence and be consistent globally.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France has definitively ended Airbus A380 operations, bringing forward an existing plan to phase out the superjumbo following the coronavirus outbreak.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore will gradually allow passengers to transit through Changi Airport (SIN) again starting from June 2.
Airports & Networks

By Bradley Perrett
BEIJING—The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is requiring airlines, both Chinese and foreign, to apply for approval of their schedules for international flights from month to month.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
It will be a long time before air travel returns to pre-crisis levels, but international services will take far longer than domestic to restore.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Alitalia has said that from June 2 nonstop Rome-New York service will be resumed alongside direct flights to Barcelona and Madrid as it plans to operate 36% more flights in June than in May.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Welcome to Routes’ weekly look at how Europe's aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Betting on a speedy recovery of its aviation sector, Vietnam is said to be going ahead with a VND11 trillion ($472 million) project to build a third terminal (T3) at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN).
Airports & Networks

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s largest airline operator, Aeroflot Group, has become the first beneficiary of financial aid from the government to help withstand the economic consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Ethiopian Airlines is Africa‘s largest carrier and has been through many crises in its 75-year history, including the 2019 crash of one of its Boeing 737 MAXs. Tewolde Gebremariam describes how the airline is facing the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors