Air Transport

SpiceJet is planning to further grow its domestic route network in India as it seeks to gain ground on larger rival IndiGo.

Europe’s pilots and airlines have called for a ramp-up of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and for European policy to ensure the fuels’ sourcing makes them truly sustainable.

A cruel irony of the downturn in commercial aerospace is that there may not be enough workers to staff the recovery.

UK leisure carrier Jet2 and Irish LCC Ryanair are both planning to draw down funds under the Bank of England’s COVID Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF), which is set to close March 22.

The House of Commons transport committee has urged the UK government to release its travel restart plan on April 12 and to allow international travel to resume from May 17.

Emirates and TAP Air Portugal have signed a MOU to increase the scope of their current codeshare partnership.

China’s civil aviation regulator has suspended Donghai Airlines from applying for new routes, flights and capacity as punishment for an inflight scuffle between a pilot and a crewmember.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council’s approval of the latest recommendations from its Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART).

Australia and Singapore are holding discussions on an air travel bubble that would allow quarantine-free travel for residents between the countries from July.

Hill wants to maintain its supply chain and not be “held to ransom” by suppliers, in a bid to keep maintenance costs low for customers.

As offshore operators adapt to the energy transition to renewables, demand is growing for helicopters to serve offshore wind farms.

International travel is expected to build in the third quarter, and bilateral corridors will still be important.

Airlines and airports are welcoming new recommendations by ICAO urging the harmonization of coronavirus testing and vaccine certificates, and the consideration of giving high priority for air crews to receive vaccinations.