Delta Air Lines’ first COVID-tested flight departs Atlanta, charting path to global recovery
Airline introduces testing protocols on flights to Amsterdam and Rome exempting quarantine on arrival
Delta customers with essential travel needs can now fly from Atlanta to...
First worldwide flights with COVID-19 vaccines from Brussels Airport successfully completed
The first flights with COVID-19 vaccines from Brussels Airport have been carried out successfully. Since the end of November, 7 flights have already been...
Boeing and the University of Arizona use thermal disinfection on COVID-19 in the flight deck
Boeing and the University of Arizona put an age-old technique, thermal disinfection, to use in the fight against COVID-19. Researchers validated that applying heat...
American Airlines transports its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from Chicago to Miami
American’s cargo operation will move COVID-19 vaccines across the US and around the world
The American Airlines Cargo team carried its first shipment of coronavirus...
FedEx to ship first set of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to United States
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world's largest express shipping company, announced operations are underway to move its first shipments of...
FAA: Pilots and air traffic controllers may receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, with appropriate precaution (i.e. 48 hours off-duty)
Following the Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Pfizer, Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, the FAA has determined that pilots may...
SAS Traffic figures November 2020: -86%
Reinforced travel restrictions led to reduced demand and capacity in NovemberIn the month of November 331,000 passengers flew with SAS, a decline by 86%...
Transporting the COVID-19 vaccine, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is getting ready
We are all eagerly awaiting the COVID-19 vaccine. The Dutch government recently announced that the first vaccinations will probably take place in the Netherlands...
Oxford researchers partner with American Airlines, British Airways and oneworld to analyse COVID-19 testing trials results
American Airlines, British Airways and oneworld® have teamed up with researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), the University of Oxford, in the review...
European air transport COVID-19 impacts and recovery to be worse than other regions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new estimates for the impacts of COVID-19 on air transport and economies in Europe in 2020, indicating...
The Paris Air Show 2021 has been cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
The 2021 edition of the Paris Air Show, which was scheduled to take place from 21 to 27 June 2021, has been cancelled. "The...
Coronavirus: vaccines produced in Belgium could be delivered to the UK using military planes
To avoid delays at ports caused by Brexit, the British government works on a contingency plan to transport the vaccines to the United Kingdom...
Scandinavian SAS sees full-year financial results significantly impacted by the coronavirus
This week, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) reported the financial results for its fiscal year ending on 31 October 2020. The airline reported a huge net...
Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to offer COVID-tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam
Trans-Atlantic partners Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are launching COVID-tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam, effective December 15, 2020. The airline...
Delta Air Lines launches industry’s first contact tracing for travellers returning to U.S.
By sharing five simple pieces of information, customers can help U.S. government and health officials reduce instances of potential exposure and provide the...
Cainiao partners Ethiopian Airlines to launch cold chain air freight for temperature-controlled vaccine transportation
Temperature-controlled medicines will be distributed twice a week from Shenzhen to Africa, and to the rest of the world via Dubai and Addis...
Travellers should not be treated as high-risk for COVID-19 – ECDC/EASA guidelines say
People travelling during the COVID-19 pandemic should not automatically be considered as high-risk for spreading infection, but should rather be treated in the same...
State aid: European Commission approves €11.7 million Croatian grant to compensate Croatia Airlines for damage caused by coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission has found a Croatian grant of €11.7 million (approximately HRK 88.5 million) to the state-owned airline Croatia Airlines to be in...
Preparing for a vaccine: American Cargo operations conducting trial flights from Miami to South America
Commercial airlines to play an essential role in transporting COVID-19 vaccines in the US and around the worldThe American Airlines Cargo team is preparing...
AirBridgeCargo Airlines steps into COVID-19 vaccine transportation phase
AirBridgeCargo Airlines, part of Volga-Dnepr Group, has accomplished its first COVID-19 vaccine transportation from Beijing (China). The delivery of CanSino's Covid-19 vaccine has been...