Coronavirus

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The airport operator said the preliminary figures showed passenger numbers were up 106% compared to the 25.5 million travelers recorded in 2021.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
China has made its first retaliatory move against the raft of COVID-19-related restrictions imposed on travelers from the country by foreign governments.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The European Commission (EC) has approved France’s plan to pay two tranches of financial assistance to Air Austral.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
China’s ministry of transport is forecasting a 99.5% year-on-year improvement in this year’s Chinese New Year travel season.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The planned changes coincide with China dropping quarantine requirements for inbound travelers.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Individual countries are free to decide whether or not to impose the requirements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific says the relaxation of COVID-related restrictions has prompted it to more than double its flights to the mainland.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Sky-high ticket prices and COVID-19 test requirements will not stop Chinese travelers from getting on their first international flight after three long years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Passengers are still required to undergo either a pre-departure PCR or rapid antigen test 48 hours or 24 hours, respectively, prior to the flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
China has until now stuck to pursuing its zero-COVID ambition and remains the only negative-growth aviation market in 2022.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
As Airbus suppliers in France strive to keep pace with the A320 ramp-up they’ve committed to and prepare for further production rate increases, hiring tops their list of concerns.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
The latest relaxation of entry requirements should further stimulate India's international traffic, the recovery of which has already been outpacing most other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM said it would repay €1 billion ($998 million) of the €3.5 billion outstanding on the French state-backed loan that helped it through the coronavirus pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Lessors were put in an unprecedented position during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and forced to find increasingly creative ways to support their
MRO

By Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau
Europe’s aerospace supply chain may have to deal with a competitive disadvantage vis-a-vis other regions if energy prices stay elevated.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Aaron Karp
The industry was caught flat-footed when demand roared back this year after redundancies during the pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The carrier had planned to resume flights to the Asian hub in March 2023.
Airports & Networks

By Keith Mwanalushi
Supply chain pressure is leading component MROs in Europe to seek alternative solutions.
MRO Europe

By Adrian Schofield
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have ramped up their international capacity plans from November onward, following the latest steps by the government to relax entry requirements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada calls on government to enact reforms and apply lessons learned during the pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Henry Canaday, Chen Chuanren
For almost two years, Asian aviation during the pandemic could be summarized in a simple fashion. After early lockdown restrictions eased, Chinese
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Labor market, general inflation and rising production rates are making the recovery a lot harder than most envisioned.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers are finding new ways to encourage passengers to pay for flexibility and a smooth journey.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Adrian Schofield
ANA says rising demand has prompted it to increase its services to the continental United States.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Amerian carriers have experienced record yields, but the trend is reversing after the summer boom.
Airlines & Lessors