Aviation

The disastrous effects of COVID-19 on the aviation industry have been plain to see, with many airlines facing financial devastation as a result.

Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited resumes its domestic flight today on Bangkok – Samui twice daily service with enhanced precautionary measures and social distancing practices in compliance with the Ministry of Public Health and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.

Qatar Airways will be resuming services to Brisbane, with three-weekly flights starting from 20 May.

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, applauds the addition of a seventh annex to ASTM International’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) specification, D7566, which will further enable the use of SAF by the U.S. airlines.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released a new analysis showing that the damage to air travel from COVID-19 extends into the medium-term, with long-haul / international travel being the most severely impacted.

European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has called the latest quarantine measures imposed by the UK and Spain arduous and damaging to the recovery of air transport in Europe.

Air France is now progressively implementing temperature checks on departure from all its flights. These systematic checks will be carried out with contactless infrared thermometers.

Bangkok Airways enhances precautionary measures and social distancing practices on passenger service during COVID-19 pandemic to ensure safe travel and to help prevent the spread of the virus as well as to provide travel confidence to airline and airport customers for their health and wellbeing.

Qatar Airways will give away 100,000 free tickets to frontline healthcare professionals to say thank you for their heroic work looking after people during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Finavia expands the use of masks at its airports and the use of mouth-nose protectors is required of all airport employees who work in the customer interface. In addition, Finavia strongly recommends that passengers use a mask as they move about the airport.

The coronavirus made its impact felt at Orlando International Airport (MCO) in March with a 47 percent drop in traffic.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has been assigned a Category 2 rating because it does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards under the FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program.

Orlando International Airport (MCO) leaders are taking measures to prepare for the resumption of normal commercial activity, which is anticipated in the coming weeks as state and local officials finalize plans to fully reopen the state.

The safety of passengers and crew is paramount. But the International Air Transport Association (IATA) does not support mandating social distancing measures that would leave ‘middle seats’ empty.