Aviation

Cebu Pacific releases travel advisory on extension of entry restrictions for foreign nationals from January 16 to 31, 2021

Mon, 01/18/2021 - 09:13

In compliance with IATF regulations, Filipinos who wish to proceed with their travel plans will be subjected to a mandatory 14-day quarantine at an accredited facility upon arrival in Manila.

Airport Association welcomes restoration of connectivity to Qatar

Fri, 01/15/2021 - 09:54

Aviation

According to the latest ACI World Air Traffic Forecasts (WATF), the total passenger volume in the Middle East will reach around 1.2 billion by 2040, representing an almost threefold increase from the 405 million passengers pre-COVID-19 in 2019.

Outperformed by 40%, Bamboo Airways achieved the highest on-time performance 2 consecutive years

Fri, 01/15/2021 - 09:16

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Bamboo Airways recorded an increase in the OTP rate despite the 40% increase in the number of flights, affirming tremendous efforts put out to maintain and promote blue-ribboned service as well as to expand operations.

FlyArystan carried 1.5 million passengers in 2020

Fri, 01/15/2021 - 09:03

Aviation

In 2020, FlyArystan increased the number of aircraft in its fleet from four Airbus A320s in January to seven aircraft in December.

Finnair becomes the first European airline to modernize airline product sales using NDC with TravelSky

China continues to play a key role in Finnair strategy, and Finnair re-opened its passenger flights to Shanghai in July.

Aviation Tue, 09/29/2020 - 10:33
SAS flying to China again

At the end of October, SAS is also planning to resume flights to Beijing provided that SAS obtains the necessary approval from the authorities.

Aviation Thu, 09/24/2020 - 10:54
Vistajet announces new market -leading sustainable biofuel partnership

Introducing new partnership with SkyNRG, pioneer and global leader in sustainable aviation fuel. Technology-led optimization, reducing fuel consumption by an average of 8% per flight since January 2020.

Aviation Thu, 09/24/2020 - 10:42
ICAO encourages increased alignment of national aviation recovery efforts

The ICAO CART Task Force, comprised of representatives of the currently-elected ICAO Council States, is presently reviewing a number of Take-off Guidelines proposed amendments and priorities as part of its upcoming CART Phase II deliverables, in advance of the Council’s upcoming 221st session (26 Oct–13 Nov).

Aviation Wed, 09/23/2020 - 12:52
IATA calls for systematic COVID-19 testing before departure

IATA’s public opinion research revealed strong support for COVID-19 testing in the travel process. Some 65% of travelers surveyed agreed that quarantine should not be required if a person tests negative for COVID-19.

Aviation Wed, 09/23/2020 - 12:09
Aeroflot restarts regular flights to Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and South Korea

Aeroflot announces that international service between Moscow and Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek), Belarus (Minsk) and Kazakhstan (Nur-Sultan) will restart over the next week. Regular service between Moscow and South Korea (Seoul) will restart on 1 October.

Flights to the Kyrgyz capital begin on 23 September. Flight SU1882 Moscow-Bishkek will operate once per week, on Wednesdays, and the return flight SU1883 Bishkek-Moscow will operate on Fridays.

Aviation Tue, 09/22/2020 - 10:31
IATA comment on studies regarding onboard transmission of COVID-19

While the risk of transmission on an aircraft is low, passengers can take additional precautions to further lower the risk. Following guidance to wear a mask or face covering provides significant protection to all onboard.

Aviation Mon, 09/21/2020 - 11:02
Proposed Environment Tax will destroy jobs and fail to decarbonize aviation, says IATA

GENEVA - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that proposed new environmental taxes in France will fail to decarbonize the aviation sector and eliminate 150,000 French aviation jobs.

The Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat (CCC) - a citizens’ body created under President Macron – is proposing a series of measures to curb aviation emissions, including an eco-tax on tickets issued in France, to raise 4.2 billion euros annually. France already imposes some of the heaviest aviation taxes in Europe.

Aviation Fri, 09/18/2020 - 12:41
CAPA transforms summits into new monthly Digital Series - CAPA Live

A virtual experience for industry interaction and reconnection.

Aviation Fri, 09/18/2020 - 11:45
Air Astana resumes flights to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

Flights are operated using Airbus family aircraft, with flight times being 1h30m outbound from Almaty to Tashkent and 55m to Bishkek.

Aviation Fri, 09/18/2020 - 11:33