A small UK tech company says it has found an answer to the rapidly growing problem of fake COVID-19 certificates that threaten to undermine efforts to ensure air passengers are free of infection when they board an aircraft.
TAP Air Portugal plans to reduce its fleet to 88 aircraft and cut 2,000 positions under a restructuring proposal, which has been submitted to the European Commission (EC) for approval.
British Airways (BA) has formed a partnership with hydrogen-electric flight specialist ZeroAvia, aimed at accelerating the technology for commercial aviation.
AirAsia X, the long-haul subsidiary of LCC AirAsia, is looking to raise up to MYR500 million ($123 million) through a rights issue and offering stock to new investors.
Germany’s air transport sector committed to reaching net zero emissions as it rolled out its “masterplan climate protection” on Dec. 14., but tied the target to strong political support in replacing fleets and bringing synthetic fuels to market.
Star Alliance and Amadeus have launched a partnership aimed at making touchless travel more accessible—at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has brought touchless technologies and initiatives aimed at boosting traveler confidence into the spotlight.
The prospects for a quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand increased significantly after the New Zealand government said it is targeting a reopening early in 2021.
At a time when roughly two-thirds fewer people are flying commercially it might be hard to imagine that someday record numbers of people will fly and many of them will pay up for far-faster flights.
