Air France has begun a month-long test of a smartphone app that carries secure records of passengers’ COVID-19 test results on flights from Paris to Guadeloupe and Martinique.
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has received an application from Milan-based airline Neos for exemption authority and an amended foreign air carrier permit.
Lufthansa Cargo (LHC) CEO Dorothea von Boxberg has said COVID-19 vaccine volumes will not have as much of an impact on the air cargo market as the industry once believed.
Norwegian domestic airline Widerøe has partnered with Rolls-Royce and Italy’s Tecnam to become the potential launch operator of the P-Volt electric-powered passenger aircraft.
Icelandair Group has agreed a sale-and-leaseback deal with Titan Aircraft Investment that will see two of the flag-carrier’s Boeing 767-300ER aircraft converted into freighters.
The provincial government of Hainan has proposed a series of fee rebates and subsidies for air cargo routes to the Chinese island, some offering more than CNY150,000 ($23,000) for a return trip.
Alitalia unions called for pay guarantees after a March 10 meeting with new commissioners appointed by Italy’s government to help map out the airline’s next steps.
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly believes the airline is moving beyond the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic as widespread vaccinations could help move the needle on demand later in 2021.
The Royal Schiphol Group, whose major asset is Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, does not anticipate passenger volumes returning to 2019 levels before the middle of this decade, the airport said in its annual report.
Cathay Pacific is engaged in talks with the Hong Kong government to remove onerous crew quarantine requirements that have severely disrupted the carrier’s operations.
The Jetstar LCC group is moving aircraft from its units in Japan and Singapore to Australia in order to adjust to varying recovery rates in its markets.
A day after Singapore Airlines announced that it will trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile application, China announced its own version of a digital health certificate.
IATA warns that health information about passengers must be available in digital form in time for a restart of international air travel, otherwise the return to service will be “operationally unsustainable.”
Frontier Airlines announced plans to raise $100 million through a listing on the Nasdaq, joining Sun Country Airlines as the second U.S. ULCC to file for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2021.
The Commercial Court in London has found in favor of De Havilland Canada in a claim for $43 million in damages over a terminated order for turboprops from Indian airline SpiceJet.
Europe’s airspace has become much more focused on domestic services while many short- and medium-haul route frequencies have dropped dramatically, network manager Eurocontrol said in its latest data snapshot released March 9.
The revival of collapsed Indian airline Jet Airways has been dealt a setback by a government decision that the airline cannot automatically reclaim its previous slots.
