FAA lists Joe Biden’s home as ‘no-fly zone’ for security concerns
US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has put the residence of presidential candidate Joe Biden under a temporary flight restriction.The ‘no-fly zone’ – which has...
Airports call for urgent EU and Government support as financial crisis worsens
ACI EUROPE called on the European Commission to urgently adopt an EU Recovery Framework for Aviation and for Governments to provide the requisite funding...
IATA: Air cargo recovery continues in September
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released September data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo demand, while strengthening, remains depressed compared...
IATA: September offers no relief to passenger downturn
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger demand in September remained highly depressed.Total demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) was...
Arrivals Duty and Tax Free shopping at EU airports a key element of recovery plan, says ACI Europe
As part of the EU strategy to support the aviation industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE)...
Almost 200 European airports facing insolvency in coming months
ACI EUROPE today warned of such fundamental risks to business continuity that an estimated 193 airports face insolvency in the coming months if passenger...
Boeing WTO case: the EU gets formal green light to impose duties on U.S. imports
Today, the Dispute Settlement Body of World Trade Organization (WTO) formally authorised the EU to take countermeasures against the United States. The EU can...
Belgian travel and aviation sector call for introduction of antigen testing for travellers at airports
ABTO, Air Belgium, A4E, BAR Belgium, BATA, BATM, Belgian Travel Organisation, Brussels Airport Company, Brussels Hotels Association, Brussels South Charleroi Airport, CLIA, IATA, UPAV...
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of the Russian space agency Roscosmos landed on Earth
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of the Russian space agency Roscosmos landed on Earth at 16:54 UTC in...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touches asteroid
NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm Tuesday, and in a first for the agency, briefly...
Nokia selected by NASA to build first-ever cellular network on the Moon
LTE/4G technology promises to revolutionise lunar surface communications by delivering reliable, high data rates while containing power, size and cost.
Communications will be...
EASA says Boeing 737 MAX can fly again
In Brussels, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) finally gave the green light to the Boeing 737 MAX. The plane is again authorised to...
European Commission extends slot waiver to relieve burdened aviation sector and avoid emissions
On 14 October, the European Commission adopted an extension to the waiver of EU rules on the use of airport slots. As a result,...
Up to 46 million jobs at risk due to COVID-19 aviation downturn, Air Transport Action Group warns
The severe downturn in air traffic this year caused by Covid-19, followed by a slow recovery will result in a loss of up to...
EU ministers have reached an agreement on the coordination of measures restricting free movement in the European Union related to the coronavirus pandemic
Statement of the European CommissionFollowing the proposal of the Commission on 4 September 2020, today EU ministers have reached an agreement that will provide...
WTO to authorise tariffs on $4 billion of US exports to the European Union in the Boeing Subsidies Case
The WTO has announced its decision that the European Union will be authorised to impose tariffs on USD 4 billion of US goods exported...
Looming cash crisis threatens airlines, which together are bleeding $300,000 per minute according to IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the airline industry will burn through $77 billion in cash during the second half of 2020...
State aid: European Commission approves €19.3 million Romanian loan guarantee to compensate TAROM for damage suffered due to the coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a loan guarantee of up to around €19.3 million (approximately RON 94 million) in...
U.S. DOT fines Emirates Airline $400,000 for operating JetBlue-codeshared flights over Iran
On 1 October, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) fined Emirates Airline $400,000 (€340,712) for operating flights carrying the JetBlue Airways code in airspace...
Pressure intensifies to drop quarantines in favour of EU-wide passenger testing protocol
Aviation bodies set out a common framework for pre-departure testing to re-establish freedom of movement in Europe and reunite families by the holiday season
With...