Hong Kong is looking over plans that would make it mandatory for all arriving airline crews to quarantine in a hotel for 14 days. These talks have emerged amid a recent outbreak of coronavirus in the special administrative region. Stringent restrictions Previously, crew members have been exempt from the mandatory quarantine requirements for those ent …
Just months after revealing that it would offset the CO2 emissions of a Boeing 787 for the whole of 2021, UAE carrier Etihad has announced that it is expanding the scope of its carbon offset scheme. The extended scheme will see Etihad additionally partner with Shell for nature-based carbon offsets. While the central current theme in aviation is abou …
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is reportedly planning to ramp up the production of its A320 family of aircraft to surpass the monthly number of planes it manufactured in 2019. The Toulouse, France-based planemaker, had plans to increase production from 60 to 63 planes per month by 2021. This, of course, had to be scaled back due to the global …
The UN agency for civil aviation, ICAO, says international passenger traffic is down 60% and back to 2003 levels. The finding follows the release of a study into the impact of COVID-19 on civil aviation. And according to ICAO, 2021 won’t be much better for airlines than in 2020. 2020 a torrid year for the world’s airlines In the full year to December …
Earlier this week, DHL Express and Boeing announced the German shipping giant’s purchase of eight 777F aircraft. The announcement of the purchase follows an order for 14 Boeing 777F cargo jets that was made by DHL back in 2018. Ten of those 14 aircraft have already been delivered to DHL. “DHL operates a powerful, international network that has taken …
As people begin to travel in greater numbers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, new restrictions and requirements to travel are becoming commonplace. This week, the U.S. introduced a requirement for travelers over the age of two to have a negative COVID-19 test within three days of travel. Airlines are now required to ensure passengers have this c …
Russian authorities announced on Saturday the resumption of flights between Moscow and the capitals of Finland, India, Qatar, and Vietnam. Flights from the Russian capital to the aforementioned nations were suspended during the early weeks of the pandemic in spring. Russian governments, COVIOD-19 advisors said the four counties had now seen a drop …
Turkish Airlines has been hit with a fine by Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority after it allegedly transported a passenger without proof of a negative COVID-19 test. The airline’s penalty for the violation will be a fine of 100,000 Pakistani Rupees – which equates to just $625. The occurrence is said to have taken place just days ago, on January 1 …
The Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aereas turned 20 years old today. It had its first flight on January 15, 2001, connecting Brasilia and Sao Paulo. Now, to celebrate GOL’s first two decades, the airline used one of its Boeing 737 MAX to design a 20 in the sky. Looking back to 2001 GOL’s first commercial flight departed from Brasilia International Airp …
Etihad Airways has launched a new promotion that sees kids flying free when adults book flights to Abu Dhabi or Dubai. The promotion is valid for bookings made in the next two weeks and for children up to 11. Around the world, airlines are seeking to try and stimulate travel bookings following the worst crisis ever to hit the aviation industry. For …
In an attempt to reduce or stop the spreading of the new COVID-19 variants in the region, the Latin American Governments are imposing new travel restrictions. So far, no country has officially closed its airspace; nevertheless, it is a possibility. The airlines in Latin America are readapting once again to the uncertainty. Latin America already has …
As Australia decreases the number of passengers it will allow into the country each week, confirmed tickets on commercial and repatriation flights to Australia are being canceled. Passenger lists on three scheduled Qantas repatriation flights into Brisbane are being halved. This includes a flight from Los Angeles to Brisbane this week. New limits se …
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