Lufthansa Cargo will continue to flexibly manage its freighter fleet of Boeing 777Fs and MD-11Fs in the coming months as belly capacity on passenger long-haul routes is curtailed by fewer flights amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hawaiian Airlines is resuming U.S. East Coast flying in December, reinstating the two farthest regularly scheduled domestic passenger routes in the world.
In a joint study with the University of Arizona’s Department of Environmental Sciences, Boeing said it confirmed that all current anti-bacterial solutions used in the industry are effective in protecting against viruses, including COVID-19.
Icelandair plans to reduce seat capacity for summer 2021 by around 25-30% compared to the same season in 2019 as the flag-carrier expects the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will still be significant.
The crippling “second wave” of COVID-19 infections spreading across the globe has forced International Airlines Group (IAG) to make yet more cuts in its winter timetables.
The chairman of the U.S. House subcommittee overseeing the U.S. government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic called on four cargo carriers to repay more than $600 million in federal payroll support, arguing the funds were not needed in light of the cargo sector’s resiliency during the crisis.
IATA has significantly downgraded its estimates for 2020 passenger traffic for both Africa and the Middle East, as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and governments’ reactions to it continue to stifle any revival.
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has completed the last regulatory step prior to starting operations with the receipt of its air operator certificate (AOC) from the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
The industry as a whole needs more big name spokespersons like Ford to send the message out beyond the core community about why it is safe to fly, but also reminding people why they fly: to do business, to connect, to celebrate, to comfort.
Cathay Pacific is confident its latest restructuring moves—including major workforce cuts and axing the Cathay Dragon brand—will allow it to reduce costs sufficiently to weather the COVID-19 crisis.
As pilots, we regard aircraft as technological marvels, but infectious disease specialists and epidemiologists see the growing mobility of people via air transport as amplifying the potential for rapid dissemination of disease.
