Air Canada was fined $4.5 million by the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for “extreme delays” in providing customer refunds during the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. airlines got a bit of breathing room regarding vaccine mandates after the Biden administration extended the deadline for employees of federal contractors to be fully vaccinated or seek exemptions, but the delay does not make the issue any less controversial.
The long-running battle between International Airlines Group (IAG) and London Heathrow flared again as IAG’s CEO threatened to cut services at the UK’s sole hub airport in the face of rising passenger charges there.
IATA Director General Willie Walsh is looking to develop a new standard for airline emissions reporting, which could ultimately become a requirement for IATA member airlines.
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Eurocontrol show both how the airline passenger market is rebounding from the depths of the COVID-19 trough and how far it still has to go.
The two companies will work together on choosing the optimum routes and altitudes for Etihad aircraft to fly at with the aim of inhibiting contrails—a phenomenon that significantly contributes to global warming.
European airlines and other travel industry players are calling for better coordination on travel rules to avoid a return to restrictions as COVID-19 cases surge.
The airline has applied to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to operate scheduled service between points in the Dominican Republic and points in the U.S. and beyond, with or without stopovers.
U.S. House of Representatives transportation committee leadership has asked the U.S. Transportation Department’s inspector general (IG) to review the FAA’s oversight of the Boeing 787 program as quality issues continue to hamper production and deliveries.
