The World of Aviation

A number of airlines around the globe are pushing officials for a joint testing program between the US and Europe, which would see free movement between the two continents. Major airline chief executives joined forces to send a letter on Tuesday, which called upon both US and European governments to introduce a new joint COVID-19

Qatar Airways has doubled down on a promise to sue the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, after its home state was handed a win at the ICJ last week. Four separate international investment arbitrations will be levelled against the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777 cargo plane caught fire while loading cargo at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Wednesday. The airline said that the cause of the incident is currently under investigation, adding that none of the crew or ground staff involved were harmed. The 777, registered ET-ARH, was set to operate a scheduled cargo

Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson has slammed the Irish government’s introduction of a ‘green’ list of safe countries, from which travellers may enter Ireland without being required to self-quarantine. The list currently includes Malta, Finland, Norway, Italy, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Slovakia, Greece, Greenland, Gibraltar, Monaco and San Marino. Anyone who flies into Ireland that

Taiwanese lawmakers have signed off on a bid to rename the national carrier, China Airlines (CAL), citing confusion among states receiving much-needed medical equipment from the island nation. While the state-owned airline’s branding has been a long-standing point of contention for many of Taiwan’s 23 million residents, local media reported that freighter flights delivering PPE

DHL Express has announced that it will add four Boeing 767-300 converted freighters, referred to as Boeing Converted Freighters or BCF, as a part of ongoing efforts by the logistics company to modernise and expand its long-haul intercontinental fleet with cost-efficient aircraft. All BCF aircraft have been converted by Seattle-based manufacturer Boeing, from passenger service