The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has issued a final rule placing new restrictions on passengers flying with service animals, closing a controversial loophole that caused major headaches for carriers in recent years.
Satellite services provider Intelsat has completed its $400 million cash acquisition of Gogo’s commercial aviation business, creating a new internal division led by Gogo president John Wade.
Canada’s airlines—still waiting for federal aid to materialize after the government pledged millions in financial support to the country’s airports—are expressing frustration over the lack of action.
Airlines and airports have renewed their calls for an end to quarantine and other travel restrictions in Europe, backed up new EASA guidelines declaring the current methods as “not recommended.”
Several Japanese companies including All Nippon Airways (ANA) have come together to study business models for recycling captured carbon dioxide (C02) into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
While Asia-Pacific airlines are in many regards suffering more severely than those in other regions, key industry officials still see some promising signs for international travel in this part of the world.
Air logistics startup Airflow is working with VerdeGo Aero to study the distributed hybrid-electric propulsion system for its planned short-takeoff-and-landing cargo aircraft.
Europe has failed in its approach to tackling the COVID-19 crisis and should completely rethink its strategy on aviation, the CEO of Budapest, Hungary-based Wizz Air said.
Network airlines with efficient hub structures will be central to the aviation industry’s recovery and lead the rebuild of long-haul traffic, according to KLM CEO Pieter Elbers.
Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s government on Dec. 1 ordered the temporary suspension of international flights to and from Vietnam, a day after the first community COVID-19 case was reported.
Australia’s aviation market has been deeply affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but there is a strong hope that there will be a resumption of air movements in its domestic market before Christmas
Saudi Arabian carrier, Flynas, plans to tap into the country’s drive to attract more Moslem pilgrims and holidaymakers – as it prepares for a major expansion of its fleet. Alan Dron reports.
