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Russia’s war against Ukraine has made the CR929 program more difficult to manage, with Western sanctions causing more delays.

The Hong Kong flag carrier has issued its most vociferous call yet for the government to produce a roadmap for the removal of remaining restrictions.

While international capacity is accelerating in the Asia-Pacific region, the recovery has been twice as strong in Europe and North America.

While a return to profits is good news for Europe’s airline groups, getting past short-term operational issues will be the big challenge.

International services operating to China with larger aircraft are now less likely to be temporarily halted.

Rather than release an updated standard that meaningfully moves the needle on airline refunds during a continued stretch of industrywide operational challenges, the DOT appears to want to to codify bare minimum expectations.

As industry eyes growth, suppliers are struggling to staff up so they can keep up.

As demand grows for civil and military aircraft, global industry has yet to solve raw material, supply chain and skill shortage issues.

More than 600,000 aviation aficionados, 10,000-12,000 aircraft and hundreds of exhibitors are expected to attend the 69th annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, which this year marks the return of international visitors following the lifting of COVID restrictions.

The move has been criticized by tourism advocates, who say it will negatively affect travel to Canada.

With COVID-19 restrictions impeding travel to Japan, the country’s airlines are focusing more heavily on transit traffic at their Tokyo hubs to rebuild international operations.

The Hong Kong government has announced the removal of a flight-suspension measure that had been a source of frustration for overseas and local airlines.

Aviation Week editors identify some of the key issues and megatrends and their likely outcomes.

Airlines say daily arrival limits, tourist restrictions and visa requirements are hindering travel recovery.

IATA has seen a “halo effect” from the COVID-19 pandemic on its New Distribution Capability (NDC) system for airline bookings that it hopes will help accelerate uptake.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines says it will repay the final €277 million ($280 million) part of the loans granted by the Dutch government and banks in 2020 to help it through the COVID-19 crisis.

As ANA's strong China-U.S. transit market collapsed with Beijing's protracted pandemic-related border closures, ANA is looking at India as a promising transit market and hopes to tap into SIA’s network there.

Some industry observers believe Hong Kong's extremely cautious approach to easing travel and border restrictions will result in long-term competitive damage, but Cathay Pacific says it has significant fundamental advantages that will come back into play when restrictions ease.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is starting to see international demand returning, but the carrier is pushing for Japan’s government to ease restrictions that are preventing a more significant traffic recovery.

A trend that was already underway before the pandemic has been given a boost by COVID-19.

Government bailouts delayed consolidation, but day of reckoning is here.

Airlines are in limbo until the government decides to eliminate testing protocols.

International demand continues to be crimped by pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements to enter the U.S.

VistaJet, along with the entire industry, has changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic with a surge in demand, the company says.

Spirit Airlines believes some pent-up demand exists in its international markets due to the U.S. inbound testing requirements for COVID-19.