Cabin crew requiring recurrent training should be allowed to use real aircraft rather than the more common cabin mock-ups during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to EASA.
Word of consistent lease-deferral requests from airlines and a court-granted approval for Aeromexico to convert 96 leases to power-by-the-hour (PBH) agreements prompted some to wonder whether the current crisis is altering lessor-lessee dynamics.
UK LCC easyJet has raised further liquidity by selling over 300 London Stansted (STN) slots to Irish rival Ryanair and refinancing another 10 Airbus A320s, after posting its first ever full-year loss—totaling over £1 billion ($1.3 billion).
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) will introduce a buy-on-board catering system on all short- and medium-haul flights starting in spring 2021.
Aer Lingus has been granted tentative approval to join an existing antitrust-immune transatlantic joint venture that includes American Airlines, British Airways (BA), Iberia and Finnair.
Closed borders and quarantine requirements abroad have left Chinese vacationers little choice but to travel within the country, boosting domestic traffic in October beyond 2019 levels.
Airlines that have taken delivery of COMAC ARJ21s have grown to seven from two in only 16 months, with China Express Airlines the latest to receive the type.
The head of one of Africa's most vibrant airlines says the continent has been especially hard hit by COVID-19 and also discusses conditions for resuming 737 MAX service.
The airline industry and its main aircraft suppliers will be in survival mode at least through the upcoming winter season and until a broadly distributed COVID-19 vaccine allows public life worldwide to return to normal.
As international demand remains under extreme pressure, Brazil’s Azul is utilizing Airbus A330s on domestic routes to bolster cargo operations and support a recovery in passenger demand.
Air Mauritius is planning to phase out its older aircraft and focus on Airbus A350 and A330neo operations, as the airline works to exit voluntary administration.
United Airlines is continuing its push for COVID-19 testing to replace mandatory quarantines as the company concludes the flying experience itself is no longer viewed by passengers as an obstacle to travel.
The Netherlands has increased a new national flight tax that takes effect Jan. 1, while the European Commission has been scrutinizing aviation’s fuel-duty exemption and is expected to release its findings in 2021.
Lufthansa Cargo CEO Peter Gerber speaks about the freight operator's year after the pandemic took hold, touching on future fleet plans and sharing the preparations that have been made to transport a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
Taiwan is reportedly in discussions with Japan, Singapore and Vietnam to create bilateral air travel bubbles (ATB), just as plans to establish such an arrangement with Palau were shelved.
The COVID-19 crisis is set to spark major consolidation in the South Korean airline industry, with Korean Air planning to purchase struggling rival Asiana Airlines.
