ACI Europe, the body that represents Europe’s airports, believes the European Commission (EC) ruling for a 50% minimum slot-use threshold for the 2022 winter season could have gone even further, sharply contrasting with vocal opposition from IATA.
A pair of federal lawmakers are seeking to bolster the security of cargo aircraft flight decks, part of an effort to address a longstanding safety loophole raised by pilots of freighter aircraft.
IATA sharply criticized the European Commission’s (EC) decision to set the continent’s minimum slot-use threshold at 50% for the 2022 winter season, slamming the move as “out-of-touch” with the harsh economic reality facing airlines.
As Air Canada emerges from a government-induced hibernation, the airline believes it has sized its fleet to meet demand that is finally starting to move off the bottom.
The UK High Court has rejected a legal challenge against the government’s handling of COVID-19 travel restrictions, which called for greater transparency in how decisions are being reached.
Although international travel recovery remains a distant prospect, some Asia-Pacific countries are looking ahead and developing scenarios for reopening their borders.
New TAP Air Portugal CEO Christine Ourmieres-Widener is currently in “listening mode,” but sees journey predictability and greater use of digital technologies as cornerstones of TAP’s future strategy.
Icelandair said that better-than-expected Boeing 737 MAX technical reliability is the catalyst behind a new initiative to review its long-term fleet strategy, which will begin at summer’s end.
The New Zealand government has announced it will suspend quarantine-free travel from Australia for eight weeks, effectively halting the two-way travel bubble between the two countries.
The DOT has tentatively approved the comeback of ExpressJet, the U.S. regional carrier that ceased operations last September after United Airlines consolidated its Embraer ERJ-145 flying with CommutAir.
The Aer Lingus request seeks authority to display JetBlue’s B6 code on flights operated by the Irish carrier from any point or points behind any member state in the European Union, via any points in the EU, and via intermediate points to any destination in the U.S. and beyond.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to take action to address the high cost of COVID-19 tests in many jurisdictions and urged flexibility in permitting the use of cost-effective antigen tests as an alternative to more expensive PCR tests.
Rolls-Royce's Power Generation System 1 (PGS1) demonstrator is designed to pave the way for future hybrid-electric regional propulsion system development.
