British Airways (BA) CEO Sean Doyle has appealed to the UK government to take advantage of the country’s successful COVID-19 vaccine roll-out to restart air services.
Created as part of the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law in March 2021, the program makes available $3 billion in total payroll support for aviation manufacturing companies that furloughed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a stark contrast with U.S. domestic leisure travel, which is projected to reach 99% of its pre-pandemic peak in 2022 and then continue to grow, only about 35% of U.S. companies are currently engaging in any business-related travel.
ICAO has published technical specifications for a “visible digital seal” (VDS), which is a barcode that can store validated coronavirus test results and COVID-19 vaccination certificates.
After a closure between mid-March and June 2020 caused by COVID-19, the airport serving Ecuador’s capital has experienced a steady recovery in connectivity and passenger numbers.
The airline, based in the city whose name it carried, took over the Antwerp-London City Airport route previously successfully flown by Flemish carrier VLM, which filed for bankruptcy in 2016.
Let the record show that not once through the whole COVID-19 pandemic did the aerospace and defense industry ever believe the long-term prospects of the sector were in doubt.
