Passenger numbers in the U.S. reached their highest levels since Spring 2020, but new concerns about the omicron coronavirus variant could threaten momentum during the winter travel season.
By Adrian Schofield, Chen Chuanren, Helen Massy-Beresford
The recovery of air travel is under threat as countries look to insulate themselves from the new omicron coronavirus strain by re-imposing travel restrictions.
Russia’s transport ministry has expanded the open sky regime at Kaliningrad Khrabrovo Airport (KGD), adding the seventh freedom of the air for five years with no restrictions.
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has urged the UK Government to reconsider its decision to place several African nations on to the ‘red list’.
The European Commission and UK authorities are taking steps to restrict travel from southern Africa after the emergence of a significantly mutated variant of COVID-19.
As the UAE gears up to host celebrations for the country’s Golden Jubilee, Etihad Airways has opened a dedicated Early Check-In facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
The European Union has put forward a proposal to blacklist transport operators, including airlines, that are involved in smuggling or trafficking of people into the EU.
Air Canada was fined $4.5 million by the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for “extreme delays” in providing customer refunds during the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. airlines got a bit of breathing room regarding vaccine mandates after the Biden administration extended the deadline for employees of federal contractors to be fully vaccinated or seek exemptions, but the delay does not make the issue any less controversial.
European airlines and other travel industry players are calling for better coordination on travel rules to avoid a return to restrictions as COVID-19 cases surge.
U.S. House of Representatives transportation committee leadership has asked the U.S. Transportation Department’s inspector general (IG) to review the FAA’s oversight of the Boeing 787 program as quality issues continue to hamper production and deliveries.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it expects 20 million air travelers during the Thanksgiving travel period, double the amount that flew in 2020 but down considerably from a record 26 million in 2019.
Fatalities caused by civil aviation accidents in the U.S. declined in 2020 alongside a lapse in flight activity because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NTSB said Nov. 17.
In preparation for future sustainable aviation power requirements, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Airbus plan to work together to study the demand, production and application of such technologies.
Union leaders representing frontline transportation workers urged Congress to work with the FAA to implement a national database of unruly airline passengers, following a recent spike in assaults against flight attendants and transportation security officers.
The FAA and wireless telecommunications stakeholders are making progress identifying conflicts between certain aircraft systems and 5G wireless networks, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said Nov. 16, emphasizing that potential mitigations on both sides are still being discussed.
Collins Aerospace has announced it is working with Australian company Seeing Machines on a suite of technologies to monitor fatigue and alertness among flight crews.
