Airlines, airports and lobby groups have called on the U.S. and UK governments to start trialing COVID-19 testing programs at airports to help kickstart transatlantic traffic.
Eurowings said it continues to face weak demand, especially since Germany announced Sept. 2 it was extending its Spanish travel warning to cover the Canary Islands.
China’s National Development and Reform Commission has approved a massive expansion at Changsha Huanghua International (CSX), approving the construction of the Terminal 3 (T3) project that will triple the airport’s capacity.
South Africa's Comair has said it will hopefully begin flying again in December if the business rescue plan is accepted. Creditors and shareholders now have until 18 September to consider and adopt the plan.
Air Canada and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority have launched a voluntary COVID-19 testing study at Toronto-Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in a bid to convince the Canadian Government to adopt a more science-based approach to its 14-day quarantine requirement for international arrivals
European airlines and airports have agreed on a set of conditions which they contend will allow for the waiver of the 80/20 slot rule to remain in place through the 2020-2021 winter season—part of a united effort to lobby the European Commission (EC) to decide on the extension.
Southwest Airlines will double its presence at Southern California’s Long Beach Airport (LGB), after receiving 17 new slots that were recently relinquished by JetBlue Airways.
Weeks before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) delivered its surprise decision to grant Ligado Networks access to L-band spectrum to build a 5G network—igniting protest over its potential to interfere with GPS reception—the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) held a demonstration of potential GPS backup systems.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) bondholders have now approved the conversions of hybrid notes and bonds into equity, a key step in the airline’s recapitalization that it needs to close to ward off the threat of bankruptcy.
Air France has tested all-electric ramp-handling equipment for the first time ahead of an Airbus A350 flight from Paris to Delhi as part of broader sustainability efforts, which include making its ground operations carbon neutral by 2030.
While Singapore has been a leader in reopening its borders to some international travel, most other Asia-Pacific nations are moving much more slowly, Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson said.
The air cargo sector’s volumes and yields continued to close the gap with pre-pandemic performance in August, analysis by air cargo sector specialist CLIVE Data Services showed, after IATA said July data had also showed improvements.
