Qatar Airway this week announced the official launch of its carbon offset programme. The airline’s passengers now have the opportunity to voluntarily offset the carbon emissions associated with their journey …
Category: AIR TRANSPORT
BERLIN BRANDENBURG T1 OPENS
From this evening, Terminal 1 of Berlin Brandenburg Airport will open, with the arrival of the first scheduled flights. In one week’s time, on 7 November, regular flight operations at …
LINZ TRIALS AUTONOMOUS AERIAL VEHICLES
The dream of "personal drone" transport is coming a step closer, as the Austrian city of Linz is set to trial autonomous aerial vehicles in the near future. Growing urban …
IATA RELEASES HEALTH CHECKLIST AS COVID-19 GUIDANCE FOR AIRLINES
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released an airline self-assessment health checklist to support the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Take-off: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health …
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SAVING VIRGIN ATLANTIC
Virgin Atlantic Airways filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the US this week, as part of moves to keep the company in the air in coming years.
MAKING AIR TRAVELLERS FEEL SAFER
The world’s three biggest airline alliances have joined together to create a promotional campaign to get people flying again.
50% OF LUFTHANSA FLEET TAKES BACK TO THE AIR
Lufthansa Group airlines have published flight schedules through the end of October, with 380 aircraft to be back in service by October.
ETC JOINS CALL FOR GREEN TRAVEL RESTART
With the gradual restarting of passenger air transport in the coming weeks, the ETC has joined an urgent call issued by associations representing Europe’s aviation sector for EU leaders to …
AIR FRANCE PHASES OUT A380
The Air France-KLM Group has announced the definitive end of Air France Airbus A380 operations.
AIRLINES SUE UK GOVERNMENT OVER “FLAWED QUARANTINE” RULES
EasyJet, British Airways and Ryanair have launched legal action against what they term the UK government’s "flawed quarantine" which the airlines claim will have a devastating effect on British tourism …
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