[Coronavirus] The airline sector addresses an open letter to EU Transport Ministers
Open letter to EU Transport Ministers ahead of the EU Transport Ministerial Meeting of 18 March 2020Dear Transport Ministers,COVID-19 will have a severe...
[Coronavirus] Airlines for America asks for assistance through grants, loans and tax relief
A4A Statement on COVID-19Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organisation for the leading U.S. airlines, issued the following statement:This is an extremely fluid...
[Coronavirus] European Union bans all non-essential travel into Europe for the next 30 days
The European Union (EU) will take additional measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, President Ursula Von Der Leyen said during a press video. First,...
ICAO Council adopts important environmental standard
?The ICAO Council adopted a new standard this week which will reduce civil aviation impacts on local air quality and human health.Applicable to engine...
EASA issues safety directive to combat spread of COVID-19 via airline travel
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a safety directive to reduce the risk of spread of the novel coronavirus through flights...
A4E welcomes European Commission proposal for airport slots waiver through 30 June, but asks for extension
A4E welcomes today’s swift action by the European Commission and Transport Commissioner Adina V?lean granting airlines a temporary waiver on the airport slots 80/20...
IATA welcomes EU suspension of slot use rules
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the announcement by the European Commission (EC) granting the temporary suspension until June 2020 of the 80-20...
Airlines for America CEO commends President Trump for his decision to ban European travellers
Statement from Nicholas E. Calio, President and CEO, Airlines for AmericaA4A President and CEO Nicholas E. Calio issued the following statement last evening:We commend...
The European Union disapproves the U.S. decision to impose a travel ban, taken without consultation
Joint Statement by President von der Leyen and President Michel on the U.S. travel banThe Coronavirus is a global crisis, not limited to any...
Airlines for Europe: “European governments must act now to reduce COVID-19 impact on aviation”
Urgent measures needed include:Immediate passing of temporary airport slots waiver through the summer season
Deferment or waiver of new aviation taxes at EU...
Like the European Commission yesterday, the FAA is temporarily waiving the 80% slot-use requirement for airlines that cancel flights due to the Coronavirus
FAA acts to help airlines affected by coronavirus cancellationsThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is temporarily waiving minimum slot-use requirements at U.S....
ERA welcomes regulatory decisions waiving slot rules but insists more must be done on EU261 and crew training certificates
ERA supports the decision from the European Commission to temporarily waive the 80 per cent slot rule during these exceptional circumstances of Coronavirus (COVID-19)....
EU temporarily suspends airport slots rule to avoid airlines operating “ghost flights”
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen today held a news conference announcing that many sectors are suffering from the Coronavirus crisis and that...
ICAO Council adopts COVID-19 Declaration
Affirming the urgent need to reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-19 by air transport, and to protect the health of air travellers...
Slot coordinators want a temporary exemption to the EU Slot Regulation use-it-or-lose-it rule due to the COVID-19 outbreak
EUACA is the association of all European Airport coordinators and Schedules facilitators working under the (EEC)95/93 Regulation (EU Airport Slots Regulation). Officially appointed Coordinators...
ERA urges for Coronavirus to be recognised as an extraordinary circumstance
ERA supports IATA’s request to aviation regulators worldwide to relax the rules governing the use of airport slots for the 2020 season.The association...
[Analysis] Coronavirus outbreak accelerates airlines industry consolidation; conserving cash key to survival
Only European airlines with strong shareholder backing and full access to capital markets are likely to survive the industry’s latest crisis, with the spread...
IATA: COVID-19 hits January passenger demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for January 2020 showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometres or...
IATA: depending on how the #coronavirus spreads, airline industry could face up to $113 billion in lost revenues in 2020
IATA updates COVID-19 financial impacts - Relief measures neededThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) updated its analysis of the financial impact of the novel...
IATA: Air cargo demand down 3.3% in January 2020
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (*CTKs), decreased by 3.3%...