Coronavirus

Airlines add back domestic capacity as restrictions are lifted ahead of key peak travel periods.

The European Commission (EC) has approved €24.7 million ($29 million) of Italian support for Alitalia, aimed at compensating the airline for COVID-19 losses on certain routes in November and December 2020.

Singapore’s Air Force has taken delivery of its first H225M helicopter from Airbus as part of a renewal of the city state’s rotary-wing fleet.

Delta Air Lines is to offer flights from three U.S. destinations to Iceland this summer after the country became the first in Europe to allow entry for fully vaccinated Americans.

Manufacturers are exploring UV and thermal disinfection as well as antimicrobial coatings to improve cabin hygiene.

Japan’s airlines are once again ramping up their domestic services after enduring a major setback in the first part of 2021 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren, who assumed his new role as Airlines for Europe (A4E) chairman on March 25, anticipates a challenging year ahead as Europe’s airlines attempt to revive their air links in the wake of COVID-19.

Ethiopian Airlines has reported that it operated 5,645 cargo flights using the cabin of passenger aircraft for freight over the past 12 months.

Eighty percent of Canadian air traffic controllers say public safety will be placed at risk if Nav Canada proceeds with planned area control center layoffs and tower closures, according to the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association (CATCA).

While domestic airline capacity recovers, border closures are making it difficult for carriers to offer international departure seats.

Despite a difficult year, Saudi Arabian LCC flyadeal is expecting big things in 2021.

While many projects have been put on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic fallout, Airbus is pushing ahead with its long-range narrowbody.

Airline initial public offerings (IPOs) are relatively rare events in the U.S., with just two carriers going public during the last decade—Mesa Airlines in 2018 and Virgin America in 2014.

European airlines have welcomed news of progress on a European Commission plan aimed at facilitating international travel while calling on governments to do more to support a summer recovery.

EASA is suggesting aircrew members wait 48 hours after receiving a dose of COVID-19 vaccine before taking to the skies in case of side effects.

Former RAF and NetJets pilot Adam Twidell established PrivateFly as a digital charter broker in St Albans, on the northern outskirts of London, in 2007.

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines will further reduce its fleet and cut more jobs as the COVID-19 crisis drags on.

Kenya Airways has announced the worst financial results in its 44-year history for 2020.

Twin-props seem to have gone missing from the skies of general aviation airports.

Hawaiian Airlines CEO Ingram speaks to CAPA Analyst Lori Ranson about running an airline during a pandemic and the future of the carrier.

Almost all Asia-Pacific airlines are overhauling their fleet strategies, with changes that will be felt for years to come.

The recovery in Brazil has been temporarily stalled by a rash new COVID-19 cases.

The Nigerian government has suspended services by Emirates Airline in and out of the West African country in a row over COVID-19 requirements, according to multiple reports in the nation’s media.

Cabin and technology specialists believe the latest anti-viral solutions could reassure passengers as they gradually return to the skies following the coronavirus crisis.

The Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) is hoping the country’s government will move forward its border reopening plan from October to July, together with a “tourism sandbox” currently planned for Phuket, the Bangkok Post reports.