Hong Kong and Singapore reach two-way “travel bubble” agreement
Hong Kong announced on Thursday that it had reached an agreement in principle with the Singaporean government to…
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COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the aviation industry, including travel restrictions, health and safety measures, airline operations, vaccination efforts.
Etihad Airways flights include PCR COVID-19 testing
Etihad Airways included PCR Corona tests for all flights departing from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), United Arab…
American proceeds with 19,000 furloughs, asks for PSP extension
American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) said it will proceed with its plan to furlough 19,000 employees but will stop…
True scale of COVID-19 pandemic: $17.45 billion losses per month
Since March 2020, airlines have been fighting a battle against all odds. Even with the industry exhibiting some…
Mexico – the leader of aviation recovery in Latin region
6 months ago, Latin America began facing the COVID-19 pandemic which has done a negative impact for the…
Boeing prepares to launch UVC wand to combat COVID-19
Boeing has announced a patent and technology license together with Healthe as the aerospace manufacturer prepares to launch…
Passenger infects 15 others on Vietnam Airlines long-haul flight
On September 18, 2020, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) in Vietnam released a research article,…
Cathay Dragon banned from operating to and from Kuala Lampur
As five passengers have been found with positive test of coronavirus, Cathay Dragon has been banned to operate…
Dubai bans Air India Express after finding ill passenger onboard
Authorities in Dubai have banned all Air India Express flights for 15 days starting from September 18, 2020.…
8 tips for helping aviation workers to survive the crisis
Furloughs, job cuts and pay cuts became a normality, as the aviation industry got ravaged by its worst…
Etihad Airways: COVID-19 vaccine won’t solve crisis
It is tempting to think about the current crisis as something that one day will be gone, or…
3 areas in aviation where tech could speed up COVID-19 recovery
Aviation industry professionals claim that investments in innovation and a comprehensive automatization of operations would help the aviation…
Finnair changes long-term planning unrecognizably
Finnair’s successful journey to financial growth and expansion went into survival mode in a very short time. The…
Cathay Pacific to forgo wage support, opening doors for layoffs
Cathay (0293) Pacific airlines announced on Friday that it will no longer apply for employment subsidies from the…
9 of top 10 airline stocks are Chinese, gauge shows
Bloomberg’s gauge of the airline sector shows that over the past three months, almost all of the ten…
Embraer to ax 900 staff, blames COVID-19 and Boeing partnership
Embraer, a Brazilian aircraft producer, announced 900 layoffs, as COVID-19 and the company’s termination of the partnership with…
Up to 5B people may not receive COVID-19 vaccine, DHL warns
DHL and McKinsey & Company released a joint paper in which the companies warn of potential shortcomings of…
Beijing resumes direct international flights after five months
Back in March, Beijing became the city with the highest number of imported cases in China due to…