Singapore Airlines has announced it will launch non-stop flights between Singapore and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York from 9 November 2020, seeing the return of the world’s longest passenger service. The route has been suspended since 25 March 2020, when demand for international travel took a nosedive due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cathay Pacific has announced it will cut 5,900 jobs and axe its regional offshoot, Cathay Dragon, in an attempt to reduce costs amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent travel crisis. The restructuring is set to cost the airline US$283.8 million and may also involve changes to contracts and working conditions for pilots and cabin
United Airlines is to begin trialling a new digital health pass application, which will store COVID-19 test results – and eventually vaccination information – in a program that aims to see international borders re-open. The program, named CommonPass, is a non-profit initiative backed by the World Economic Forum and Swiss-based foundation The Commons Project, and
London Heathrow Airport has begun providing rapid COVID-19 tests for departing passengers, with results provided within an hour, as pressure mounts to open up international travel. A new facility has been purpose-built in two of the iconic British airport’s terminals, to provide rapid COVID-19 testing for passengers travelling to destinations that require a negative pre-departure
BAE Systems and Team Tempest industry partners, in collaboration with the Royal Air Force, have revealed some of the latest concepts under development for the Tempest, Britain’s next-generation combat air system. The pioneering technology is being delivered by Team Tempest, a UK technology and defence partnership formed by BAE Systems, Leonardo, MBDA, Rolls-Royce and the
Once again, an unidentified man has been spotted flying a jet pack past passenger airliners above Los Angeles International Airport, puzzling pilots and investigators. This time, our Iron Man impersonator was spotted by flight crew aboard a China Airlines aircraft at around 1:45pm last Wednesday, and was said to be flying at around 6,000 feet.
