Airports & Networks

Air France-KLM, EasyJet, International Airlines Group and Ryanair all said they will cut most of their flights in the coming days as travel restrictions push demand for air transport close to zero.

Local services account for 88% of the carrier’s passengers and the airline said demand is rising on some of its domestic routes.

US Department of Transportation rejection puts the planned partnership in doubt.

Demand for long-haul travel grounds to a near halt.

Australia’s main international gateways are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

Rwanda’s government recently agreed to sell a 49% stake in national carrier Rwandair to help boost connectivity to the Central African country.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines has become the latest airline deciding to stop almost all of its flights Mar. 16 and will temporarily lay off 90% of its workforce, the airline said Mar. 15.

The Virgin Australia Group is cutting more capacity on domestic and international routes following the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, although the airline has been less affected by the crisis than many of its major regional rivals.

This week: Etihad Airways is launching a new service to Vienna; leisure carrier Condor is introducing long-haul flights from Dusseldorf; and Eastern Airways is once again operating its own scheduled network of routes.

Starting Mar. 15, Singapore will stop passengers who have recently visited France, Germany, Italy or Spain from entering and transiting in the country.

The LCC continues to seek out new routes despite the 737 grounding and COVID-19 pandemic.

Passenger figures for February show how COVID-19 is affecting the country.

Airlines are being tasked with helping enforce President Donald Trump’s new policy.

EASA and Eurocontrol release reports providing a road map and action plan for artificial intelligence in aviation and air traffic management.

Mid-March capacity is scheduled for around 58% of the level of two months before. U.S. services are being bolstered.

Despite major cuts that remind most of the post-9/11 environment, there is optimism that the COVID-19 recovery could be quicker.

Asunción, the capital and largest city of Paraguay, is the country’s main gateway with LATAM Airlines Group the largest airline in the market.

Singapore Changi Airport reports dramatic drops in passenger numbers.

Airports can take five critical actions to best prepare for disruption of their business operations from the COVID-19 virus, the head of Washington DC airports’ emergency management team said.

Defense electronics specialist Hensoldt and air traffic management system (ATM) supplier Frequentis have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase their collaboration on developing integrated counter-drone systems for airports.

Abu Dhabi airline is confident China demand will recover by summer.

Airports can take five critical actions to best prepare for disruption of their business operations from the COVID-19 virus, the head of Washington DC

Carriers on both sides of the Atlantic are assessing the potential impact of the temporary travel restrictions to the US from more than two-dozen European countries in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Rectangular plates erected below a final approach path may accelerate the dissipation of wake vortices and therefore enable aircraft to land closer to one another, European researchers have found.

A free route airspace project initiated by HungaroControl, Hungary’s air navigation service provider, is a finalist in the World ATM Congress’ Maverick Awards for the flexibility it has given airlines and subsequent fuel savings.