United Airlines to operate charter flights from Brussels to position Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines
According to the Wall Street Journal, United Airlines has begun operating charter flights to help distribute Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine once it will be approved...
Qantas to operate a one-off direct flight between Australia and France
On 13 December 2020, Australian airline Qantas will operate a one-off direct flight between Sydney and Paris Charles de Gaulle with a stopover in...
Virgin Atlantic launches pre-departure Covid-19 testing trial on Heathrow-Barbados flights
From 9 December, Virgin Atlantic customers flying to Barbados or onwards to Antigua and Grenada on selected flights will receive a free, rapid, point...
A picture is worth a thousand words (part eleven): aircraft stored at Prague Airport, Czech Republic
The end of November is quickly approaching and the coronavirus pandemic is still battering around the globe. The travel industry is therefore forced to...
IATA Annual General Meeting calls for reopening borders with testing and without quarantine
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) unanimously resolved to urgently call on governments to re-open borders to travel. IATA is proposing systematic testing of...
KLM will need more financial support, CEO Pieter Elbers admits
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers says the struggling airline will require more financial support, but it's too early to speculate...
Here’s what it’s like to quarantine in Australia during COVID-19
An Australian TikToker who packed up his New York City apartment (United States) to fly back to Australia for the Winter documented his mandatory...
The Cargo community at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport is getting ready for the delivery of future Covid-19 vaccines
Acting together within the ACFA (Air Cargo France Association), the entire Cargo community at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Europe’s leading airport for air freight...
Qantas boss: “Vaccination will be mandatory on international flights”
Airlines will only allow passengers on international flights who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in the future, according to Alan Joyce, the CEO of...
Brussels Airlines introduces rapid Covid-19 tests on some flights
At Brussels Airlines, there was a first test flight with rapid coronavirus tests on Friday 20 November.Passengers and crew on flight SN3157 leaving Brussels...
Covid-19 crisis continues to massively burden the aviation sector: Flughafen Wien group handles 71.2% fewer passengers
Revenue down 56.9%, EBITDA decline of 80.1% but still positive at € 62.3 million, net Q1-3 earnings of minus € 41.3 millionDrop in...
First United Airlines flight offering free transatlantic COVID-19 testing took off
First of its kind, the testing programme guarantees customers over two years old and crew test negative before departure
On 16 November, United customers travelling...
American Airlines, British Airways and oneworld launch transatlantic COVID-19 testing trial
American Airlines, British Airways and oneworld® have launched an optional COVID-19 medical-based testing trial on selected flights from the United States (US) to London...
Severely burned Romanian doctor taken to Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Belgium
Last Saturday, 14 November, a deadly fire broke out at the intensive care unit of a hospital in Piatra Neamt, Romania. Ten COVID-19 patients,...
Aviation must keep strong focus on safety in pandemic – and eye a greener future – EASA conference concludes
The aviation industry has done well so far in ensuring that safety has not been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, however, it must remain...
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ready to distribute Covid-19 vaccines
Since the 3rd week of March 2020, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has made every effort to maintain its global airfreight network, helping to...
KLM reduces capacity in Europe in response to second coronavirus wave
The second wave of coronavirus in Europe has resulted in new lock-downs, prompting KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to make network adjustments for the coming...
Spain will require international travellers from high-risk countries to possess a negative coronavirus test
Spain will require international travellers from high-risk countries or areas to possess a negative coronavirus test (PCR-test) in the last 72 hours in order...
Emirates posts $3.4 billion half-year loss as COVID-19 hits industry
The Emirates Group today announced its half-year results for its 2020-21 financial year. In the first six months of the year, the airline group...
oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance support a globally harmonised approach to health testing to build a framework of trust
World’s airline alliances join together to call on international governments to act quickly to adopt testing protocols and digital health pass technology to reopen...