Cut carbon or face passenger exodus, Europe’s airlines warned
Policymakers have welcomed the European aviation industry’s roadmap for reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 as an impor... Continue Reading
Safety
Five years on: how the A320neo is changing aviation
For many who followed the development of Airbus’ A320neo family of aircraft very closely during the first half of the 2010s, it will seem as... Continue Reading
Cathay first and business passengers can sleep lie-flat without masks
Passengers flying in first or business class on Cathay Pacific are permitted to remove their masks when sleeping in the lie-flat position, u... Continue Reading
FAA to require 777 inspections after United engine incident
The US FAA will require inspections of Boeing 777 aircraft equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, after a United 777-200 ... Continue Reading
Faradair aims for hybrid aircraft service entry in 2026
IATA in 2009 set the air transport industry on a path toward carbon neutrality. It targeted carbon-neutral growth from 2020 and a reduction ... Continue Reading
CO2 sucked from the air and turned into jet fuel shows promise
Efforts are underway in Europe to develop electro-fuels for airlines using carbon dioxide captured directly from the atmosphere as a feedsto... Continue Reading
Air Canada’s takeover of Transat progresses
Air Canada’s proposed takeover of Transat AT Inc. has received Canadian government approval, and is now under antitrust scrutiny by th... Continue Reading
Amtrak and the need for a transformative high-speed rail plan
As travelers become more aware of their carbon footprint and take action to mitigate it, high-speed rail is playing an increasingly importan... Continue Reading
Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines vaccinate their crews
Etihad Airways and Singapore Airlines have made it a priority to provide the COVID-19 vaccine for their frontline crew members to lower thei... Continue Reading
American now accepting mask exemptions for disabled passengers
American Airlines is now accepting face mask exemptions for disabled passengers who are unable to wear one, after aligning its mask protocol... Continue Reading
Canada adopts new international travel restrictions to curb COVID-19
While the Canada-US border has been closed to drivers of non-essential travel since 17 March 2020, many Canadian snowbirds were still able t... Continue Reading
OPINION: Aviation and the question of requiring COVID-19 vaccination
More than a month on from the announcement of a more contagious and indeed more deadly variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19,... Continue Reading
Pittsburgh Airport chief talks COVID testing and industry recovery
Whether people are traveling now or planning a trip in the future when they feel more comfortable, Pittsburgh International Airport wants tr... Continue Reading
Inside IATA’s verified COVID testing/vaccination app
As a growing number of countries make progress with their vaccination procedures against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, it is al... Continue Reading
Black box in the sky functionality coming to Honeywell FDR this year
Honeywell and Curtiss-Wright are making fast progress in bringing ‘black box in the sky’ functionality to their nextgen flight recorders. Bo... Continue Reading