Aviation

As Iceland looks to open its border to international travellers from 15^th June, Icelandair, the country’s leading airline, has outlined its plans to restart operations in order to accommodate the post-COVID-19 wave of tourists.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to quickly implement the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) global guidelines for restoring air connectivity. 

Airports Council International (ACI) World has today welcomed the publication of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council Aviation Recovery Task Force Report.

Aviation industry veteran Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline, has outlined the impact of COVID-19 on the aviation industry, as well as the measures implemented by the company in response to the pandemic.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, confirms the return of operations out of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan starting from 31 May 2020.

While Ryanair's liquidity is sufficient to cover costs for another 99 weeks, Lufthansa is facing insolvency in 10 weeks without state subsidies.

As more and more countries are easing their travel restrictions, SAS announced that Scandinavia's leading airline will resume flights to many destinations from June onwards.

ANA HOLDINGS INC. will launch a special mileage donation campaign for its ANA Mileage Club (AMC) members to exchange accrued mileage for yen to donate to help support healthcare workers fighting COVID-19.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released analysis showing that the airline industry’s global debt could rise to $550 billion by year-end. That’s a $120 billion increase over debt levels at the start of 2020. 

Delta announced its updated summer schedule that takes shape by customer demand, CDC guidelines, and government travel regulations.

Air Canada is offering customers a choice of nearly 100 destinations in Canada, the U.S. and around the world with an abridged schedule this summer.

One of the leading LCCs in Asia, Peach Aviation Limited has adopted high-performance HEPA filters (*1) for the air-conditioning systems on all of our aircraft to ensure that air cleanliness is always maintained in the cabin.

The Vienna Airport subsidiary Vienna Aircraft Handling coordinates the entire organisation of non-scheduled, private jet charter flights – from booking to COVID-19 tests upon arrival.

A Pakistan Airlines International aircraft with around 99 passengers onboard crashed in the southern port city of Karachi on Friday.