IATA backs WHO guidance on not requiring vaccination proof to fly
Major airline trade group, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), is urging states to comply with the World Health Organization... Continue Reading
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India inflight meal ban minimizes mask removal, ancillary revenues
The aggressive resurgence of COVID-19 in India has pushed back aviation industry recovery in the region, and removed an ancillary revenue st... Continue Reading
Press Release: United adds flights to countries open to the vaccinated
United is adding three new flights to its international network, giving travelers more options for summer travel by flying direct to countri... Continue Reading
Flying first in Alaska’s sparkling new A320 cabin amid COVID
Like many frequent fliers of yore, the pandemic clipped my wings for most of the past year. But an intra-state business trip from Seattle to... Continue Reading
Press Release: SWISS to trial IATA travel pass app
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is to become the first airline in the Lufthansa Group to trial the new Travel Pass app that is being d... Continue Reading
Fairness in travel: the UK’s for-profit travel testing conundrum
The United Kingdom is in an enviable epidemiological position at present: emerging from a months-long lockdown, with its National Health Ser... Continue Reading
Press Release: SITA’s biometric solution for United travelers at SFO
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and United Airlines have become the first in the United States to trial a low-touch, biometric-ena... Continue Reading
Vaccinated can fly in US without tests. Vaccine passport clouds ahead
With new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US travellers who have been fully vaccinated — in other words, ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Walsh takes the helm at IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Willie Walsh has officially taken on the role of Director General of the o... Continue Reading
Press Release: GoHealth provides COVID testing for American customers
GoHealth Urgent Care, one of the country’s largest, fastest-growing on-demand care companies, has teamed up with American Airlines to ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Intelsat survey indicates emerging IFC trends
It’s no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the commercial aviation industry. With global vaccination rates surging, ho... Continue Reading
United launches premium transcontinental from JFK, again
Many airlines have been accused in the past of operating to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) purely as a matter of pre... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa integrates health data app into travel chain
As the demand and need for international travel continues to increase throughout the world, Lufthansa is heeding the call by introducing a n... Continue Reading
Winners announced for Crystal Cabin Awards honoring PaxEx innovation
The Crystal Cabin Awards, hosted by Hamburg Aviation, is informally known as the “Oscars” of the aircraft interiors industry. Every year, th... Continue Reading
Adient blends auto and aero for Aspect and Ascent seats
As some airlines start to see green shoots of recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, Adient Aerospace is looking to grow its footprint on aircra... Continue Reading