Myanmar has effectively stopped its international and domestic airline operations as the country’s military took over its democratically elected government early Feb. 1.
The UK has extended the temporary waiver on airport slot rules through its summer 2021 season, slot co-ordination company Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) has confirmed.
Jim Parashos, executive general manager of aviation at Brisbane Airport, discusses the impact of state border restrictions in Australia, the importance of a travel bubble with New Zealand, and the longer-term impacts of the airport’s new runway.
A proposal reported to be under consideration within the Biden administration to require domestic travelers to test negative for coronavirus before flying could undermine a U.S. air travel recovery that has barely gotten off the ground.
Rwanda’s flag-carrier RwandAir is launching a new route to Central African Republic’s capital Bangui, while its flights to London have been suspended by the UK government.
A South Korean team including an airport operator, air-taxi developer and communications provider has been formed to commercialize urban air mobility in the country beginning in 2025.
As it ramps up plans to launch its regional air mobility service, German startup Lilium has partnered with airport constructor and operator Ferrovial to develop and operate a network of at least 10 vertiports across Florida.
Gulf carriers Emirates Airline and Qatar Airways aim to reroute more passengers from Africa via their respective hubs in Dubai (DXB) and Doha (DOH) once the COVID-19 pandemic eases.
Service to Bangui starts next week but the airline’s flights to London have been banned by the UK government under its latest COVID-19 travel restrictions.
