Singapore reports US$3.2bn annual loss
Singapore Airlines posted a record US$3.2 billion full-year loss for the 2020 financial year, marking its second consecutive annual loss. The result exceeded analysts expectations, with forecasts for the company’s results in the 12 months to 31 March 2021 averaging US$2.46 billion. The loss was largely driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as
Ryanair has finally achieved two victories in European courts, as it continues its attempt to fight against bloc members bailing out their national airlines. The giant European budget airline has legally challenged the European Commission’s decision to approve a number of states to financially bail out major national airlines and rivals in the bloc. In
Comment: NHS vaccine passports are here, but will they be used beyond international travel?
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, De Montfort University’s Professor of Cybersecurity Eerke Boiten describes his experience navigating the UK’s NHS vaccine passport app. England’s NHS vaccine passport has arrived, and with it the promise of a return to international travel unencumbered by swab tests or lengthy periods of quarantine. Most people will have received
Boeing has officially resumed deliveries of its embattled 737 MAX after the FAA finally approved a fix for the multiple electrical issues located in a quarter of the MAX fleet. Boeing announced in April that it would once again halt deliveries on the 737 MAX, just five months after its near-two-year delivery hiatus during the
Emirates has again suggested it might reduce its orders of the Boeing 777X, in light of ongoing program delays and the ongoing affect of the COVID-19 pandemic on air travel. Airline chief executive and chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum has now suggested that the airline is considering converting some of its Boeing 777X
British Airways begins first quarantine-free flights to ‘green list’ countries from UK
British Airways has conducted its first quarantine-free flights to ‘green list’ destinations for eager British holidaymakers and business travellers, as the UK government lifted travel restrictions on Monday. The first BA flight out of Heathrow on Monday morning was flight BA492 to Gibraltar, which took at 7:10am. Throughout the day, the British flag carriers performed
