A year after the coronavirus pandemic forced airlines to shut down much of their operations, governments have pumped $215 billion in financial support into the sector, according to IATA.
The UK government has launched a competition for up to £15 million ($20 million) in grant funding to spur the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The European Commission (EC) has put forward a plan for a Digital Green Certificate to provide proof of a passenger’s COVID-19 health status, with the aim of facilitating a travel recovery within the EU.
Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with the African Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Africa CDC) for the implementation of the African Union Trusted Travel Pass to make continental travel easier and safer amidst the COVID -19 pandemic.
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from food waste has the potential to reduce net carbon emissions by 165% compared to fossil jet fuel, according to researchers at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
U.S. airlines are seeing an elongation of the booking curve, a sign that air travel may finally be starting to return to something resembling normalcy.
LATAM Airlines Group aims to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the end of 2021 and believes its restructuring process will improve the company’s competitive position going forward, particularly in key markets such as Colombia.
Despite the former CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation saying the development of a new turboprop was contingent on forming a joint venture with Boeing, the Brazilian company has decided to go it alone.
The latest additions to the UK’s ever-changing list of “red list” nations that are deemed to have high rates of COVID-19 infections will have an unusually large effect.
France’s parliament has given the go-ahead for clauses aimed at limiting airport development and domestic flights on routes for which a rail alternative of 2.5 hours or under exists.
