Airlines For America (A4A) is urging the U.S. government to expand required testing of international airline travelers for COVID-19 and lessen restrictions on travel between the U.S. and foreign destinations.
European and UK airlines have rolled out a series of structural changes following the agreement by the UK and European Union (EU) on the terms of their future relationship.
France plans a recapitalization for Air France-KLM to help it face up to the post-COVID-19 operating environment, transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said Jan. 3.
Canada is adding another layer onto its travel restrictions through a requirement that all travelers entering the country must present a negative COVID-19 test while maintaining a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
European air traffic is set to return to just 51% of 2019 levels in 2021 according to the latest forecast by the continent’s network manager Eurocontrol, highlighting the challenges European airlines face as the new year gets underway.
Qatar Airways has signed expanded codeshare agreements with Oman Air and LATAM Airlines Brasil as it broadens its range of destinations through collaboration.
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, a joint venture between the Hungarian ULCC and Abu Dhabi state holding company ADQ, will begin operations later this month with flights from the emirate to Athens.
IATA has called on governments in the Middle East to develop re-start plans to safely re-link their citizens, businesses and economies to global markets when the COVID-19 epidemiological situation permits.
In the run up to World Health Day (7th April), Emirates SkyCargo has become the first airline cargo carrier in the world to have transported more than 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on its flights.
