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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.

A group made up of 11 US states and Washington, DC, has urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to further strengthen the first-ever proposed standards for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft in the US. The environmental protection body released its proposed emission rules for aircraft in July, which have been largely criticised as having