Coronavirus

EASTERN AIRWAYS plans in late April to begin Southamption-Rennes Bretagne/-Nantes Atlantique (ATR 72).

United Airlines has launched “Travel-Ready Center,” a digital platform that enables customers to review COVID-19 entry requirements, find local testing options, and upload any required testing and vaccination records for domestic and international travel

Dr. Henry Ting to Chief Health Officer of Delta Air Lines (effective February 15).

CATHAY PACIFIC carried 4.6m pax in 2020, down 86.9% vs 2019, and expects new quarantine measure by HK Govt. could reduce pax capacity by 60% (cargo by

Delta Air Lines has appointed Henry Ting, currently the Mayo Clinic’s chief value officer, as the carrier’s first chief health officer.

ASSET INSIGHT reports year-over-year increase of 25% in pre-owned business aircraft transactions in 4Q20.

MOSCOW SHEREMETYEVO handled 19.8m pax in 2020, down 60% from 49.9% in 2019, and says it was fifth busiest pax airport in Europe in 2020.

VISTA GLOBAL reports 29% increase in new VistaJet program subscriptions in 2020; on-demand bookings rose >15%.

The Australian government has temporarily closed quarantine-free entry from New Zealand citing concerns about a COVID-19 case detected in that country.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the temporary closure of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International (TLV) as the country looks to keep out more new variants of COVID-19 as it battles a spike in case numbers.

The pilot of a Pilatus PC-12 who made an illegal landing at a military airfield in Wales last year to visit a nearby beach has been fined £3,400 ($4,650) following court hearings.

Cathay Pacific says the Hong Kong government’s plan to impose quarantines on airline crew would force the carrier to cut back capacity and also significantly raise its cash burn.

Olivier Andries, who succeeds Philippe Petitcolin, will have to watch the financial health of Safran’s suppliers.

U.S. airlines and flight attendants have welcomed a presidential executive order requiring masks to be worn at airports and onboard commercial flights.

The program continues to be bogged down by post-production inspections and customers’ hesitance to take new widebody aircraft amid an historic demand downturn.

European travel rules aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 are set to tighten.

Atlanta will return to the Qatar Airways network in June as part of an expansion of services to the U.S.

There are few signs of near-term relief for the travel and tourism markets, given continued limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccines and gaps in data relating to the coronavirus’s transmission, according to ICAO’s CEO.

LOT POLISH AIRLINES is expected to begin permanent retirement of its Q400 fleet (12 aircraft) in 2021.

AIRBUS has Turkmenistan Airlines order for two converted A330-200Fs (TBA) for delivery in 2022; conversion program was launched in 2012 as part of

KLM has announced plans to cut a further 800-1,000 jobs as COVID-19 travel restrictions continue to prevent the Dutch flag-carrier’s recovery.

Europe’s safety regulator goes beyond FAA requirements in lifting the flight ban, a move that illustrates EASA’s bigger role.

Air cargo business that has demonstrated exceptional resiliency and is expected to post double-digit year-over-year percentage traffic growth in 2021.

United Airlines is confident there will be an “inflection point” in the path of demand sometime in 2021, although executives are keeping mum about when exactly that might occur.

U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) pledged Jan. 21 to enforce a presidential directive requiring people to wear masks during interstate travel to prevent against the spread of COVID-19.