Last week, joint business partners American Airlines and British Airways announced a collaboration with American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) and global COVID-19 testing provider Qured to offer complimentary test kits to support the swift return of international business travel....

The Thanksgiving holiday period is expected to return to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic, with Delta anticipating up to 5.6 million passengers from Nov. 19-30. To support customers, Delta has increased staffing levels across the operation including...

The holiday travel season is clearly underway. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened the highest number of passengers at U.S. airports on Friday, November 19, since the COVID-19 pandemic began in late February to mid-March 2020. The final count was...

Through HBO Max, LATAM Airlines Group and WarnerMedia announced an alliance that will strengthen in-flight entertainment system LATAM Play’s content offerings. LATAM Airlines Group will be the first in Latin America to enter this alliance, with preferential access to the...

The Global Business Travel Association has released the results of its latest business travel index—the BTI Outlook—which provides an analysis of business travel in 2021 with projections for 2022 and beyond, including post-COVID-19 recovery forecasts. Forecasts and Analysis Highlights Global...

In 2020, the rate of incidents doubled, and that trend is continuing in 2021. In an informal survey of IATA’s Cabin Operations Safety Technical Group, one member airline reported over 1,000 incidents of non-compliance in a single week. Another calculated...

Volotea and VINCI Airports have signed a partnership agreement that enables Volotea to join VINCI Airports’ recently launched forest carbon sink programme, in order to offset its residual carbon emissions and those of its customers and partners. This agreement sets...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is focusing on standards, digitalization and addressing the “There will be challenges as ground handling operations ramp up to meet growing demand as the aviation industry’s recovery from COVID-19 progresses. Overcoming labor shortages, ensuring...

Russia will resume air service with Argentina, Brazil, Bangladesh, Costa Rica and Mongolia, as well as lift restrictions on regular and non-scheduled flights to Cuba, Mexico and Qatar, starting December 1, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Tuesday. “Following...

For the first time, American Airlines has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index. The recognition is a testament to the airline’s ongoing commitment to excellence on matters of environmental, social and governance (ESG), including reducing carbon...