EU and U.S. agree to suspend all tariffs linked to the Airbus and Boeing disputes
The EU and U.S. agreed today to suspend all retaliatory tariffs on EU and U.S. exports imposed in the Airbus and Boeing disputes for...
From bad to worse: IATA sees January passenger demand fall further
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger traffic fell in January 2021, both compared to pre-COVID levels (January 2019) and compared to...
January air cargo demand recovers to pre-COVID levels, says IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand returned to pre-COVID levels...
Europe to introduce a Digital Green Pass, enabling Europeans to resume safe travel
This month, Europe will introduce a legislative proposal for a Digital Green Pass, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen tweeted. The...
IATA does not expect airlines to become cash-positive before 2022
COVID-19 cash burn continues - Urgent preparations for restart The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new analysis showing that the airline industry is expected...
Europe’s travel & tourism sector calls on EU governments to chart restart plan in time for summer
Over 60 travel and tourism organisations unveil concrete recommendations for re-opening travel & tourism in Europe, including the creation of a Commission-led Task Force...
FAA issues emergency Airworthiness Directive on Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine after United Airlines incident in Denver
The FAA issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) (PDF) that requires U.S. operators of airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines to inspect these...
FAA tracks all Boeing 737 MAX flights around the world with ADS-B flight data provided by Aireon
Under its agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aireon is providing the agency with ADS-B flight data for all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft....
Leading airlines (incl. Brussels Airlines) commit to helping UNICEF in its historic mission of transporting COVID-19 vaccines around the world
UNICEF is today launching the Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative. Under this landmark initiative, over 10 leading airlines are signing agreements with UNICEF to support the...
Aviation sector pushes for putting EU-Qatar Air Transport Agreement on hold
Activating the EU-Qatar Air Transport Agreement CATA at this time would cause severe damage for Europe and would therefore be irresponsible. In the current...
European airports lost 1.72 billion passengers in 2020 (-70.4%) – Traffic back to 1995 levels
“No industry can on its own withstand such a shock,” says ACI EUROPE chief 1.72 billion passengers lost in 2020 EU airports most impacted...
Ryanair calls on the European Commission to turn off the State aid subsidies to Air France
Ryanair called on the European Commission to reject plans for further discriminatory State aid from the French Government to Air France. This chronically inefficient...
Airlines for Europe (except Ryanair) satisfied by EU Slots Relief Proposal
Airlines for Europe (A4E)* welcomes the swift agreement by the EU institutions to grant European airlines relief from the “use it or lose it”...
IATA offers free training to former cabin crew transitioning into job market
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is offering an online training course to help laid-off airline cabin crew members re-enter the job market. This...
EBAA & NBAA cancel EBACE2021 exhibition and plan for virtual programming during EBACE week
Due to the global COVID-19 crisis, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced the cancellation of the...
“Fly me to the Moon”: Airbus wins ESA contract for three more European Service Modules for NASA’s Orion spacecraft
Going to the Moon with the Artemis programme involves Europe Service modules being built by Airbus Bremen - 10 European nations involved The European Space...
EASA declares Boeing 737 MAX safe to return to service in Europe
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) gave its seal of approval for the return to service of a modified version of the Boeing...
European regulator EASA set to approve resumption of Boeing 737 MAX flights as from next week
After almost two years of being grounded, the Boeing 737 MAX will be approved to resume commercial flights in Europe. But European regulator EASA...
Emirates becomes one of the first airlines in the world to trial IATA Travel Pass, a digital platform for COVID-19 updates and test verification
Emirates has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to become one of the first airlines in the world to trial IATA Travel...
US President Trump lifts Covid-19 restrictions on European travel – President-elect Biden to block the move
Hereunder the full proclamation of U.S. President Donald J. Trump terminating restrictions on the entry of travellers from certain European countries, effective 26 January. Those...