The World of Aviation

As more and more airlines mandate passenger use of masks while travelling, one has to wonder, how is this keeping me safe? Epidemiologists Catherine Clase, Edouard Fu and Juan Jesus Carrero are here with answers, in this cross-posting with The Conversation. Face masks reduce the spread of viruses passed on from respiratory secretions. While cloth masks are

Due to overwhelming demand, Singapore Airlines has now added new dates for its parked A380 pop-up restaurant experience. The airline previously announced that tickets for its A380 restaurant experience offering, which included both lunch and dinner time slots on 24 and 25 October, sold out within 30 minutes of bookings being made live.  The airline

French unions have signed a long-awaited labour deal with European planemaker Airbus, which will limit job losses and furloughs for production workers in light of the COVID-19 crisis. After months of negotiations, labour unions representing a majority of Airbus’ French workforce have signed an agreement that will see 4,200 job cuts in France, including 3,400

The Irish government will adopt the EU ‘traffic light’ travel system and introduce COVID-19 testing at airports, which could see quarantine requirements removed for some arriving passengers. It comes after both Aer Lingus and Ryanair heavily criticised the Irish government for its strict travel restrictions, with almost all incoming passengers required to undergo a 14-day

Singapore Airlines has welcomed the overwhelming demand for its parked Airbus A380 pop-up restaurants, stating that all available seats were reserved within 30 minutes of bookings going live. Last month, the airline announced that it would convert two of its grounded super jumbos into temporary pop-up restaurants at Changi Airport, in an attempt to stimulate

International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced a major reshuffle of its top-level management, including the news that Alex Cruz will step down as chairman and chief executive of British Airways. Cruz has been both CEO and chairman of British Airways since April 2016, when he was moved from his former position as chief executive of