Aviation

Virgin Australia is opening up more travel options for Australians, with the airline resuming domestic flights on 17 more routes, taking travellers to just under 30 local destinations by early August.

Leading regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has announced plans to rightsize its organisation in response to the COVID-19 crisis, consistent with the reduction of its activity in the coming years due to the phenomenal loss of commercial aviation activity in recent months.

As major U.S. airlines require passengers to complete a simple health acknowledgment during the check-in process, Orlando International Airport (MCO) installed new vending machines that give the traveling public easy access to a variety of face masks, hand sanitizers and other personal protective equipment (PPE).

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international and domestic passenger numbers in May 2020.

Mexico's flagship airline, Aeromexico, had applied to begin a voluntary process of financial restructuring under Chapter 11 in the US due to coronavirus impact on the sector.

Qatar Airways will operate three weekly flights to Toronto Pearson International Airport from 4 July 2020. The flights will be operated by an Airbus A350-900 offering 36 seats in Business Class and 247 seats in Economy Class.

As part of the Smart Security programme, Airports Council International (ACI) World has released its Smart Security Vision 2040.

Delta begins reintroducing adult beverage offerings: Beginning July 2, domestic First Class and Delta Comfort+ customers will begin to see complimentary beer and wine on all flights greater than 500 miles.

Qantas has announced it will reopen a number of its domestic and regional lounges around the country following the easing of travel and venue capacity restrictions.

Due to the significant changes in the booking wishes of their passengers, the airlines in the Lufthansa Group are switching from short-term to longer-term flight planning and are now completing their flight schedules by the end of October.

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization representing the leading U.S. airlines, announced that its member carriers are voluntarily implementing temporary health acknowledgment policies and procedures for passenger travel as an additional level of protection during the pandemic.

Joint research by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and ForwardKeys analyzed flight booking data and revealed the top 10 most popular European cities and compared them with the data in 2019.

Virgin Australia is today a step closer to re-launch with the announcement that Bain Capital has entered into an agreement with its Administrators to become the new owner of the airline.

Since the reopening of Las Vegas casino-resorts on June 4, sustained demand from tourists seeking to return to Southern Nevada has led airline partners at McCarran International Airport to increase their flight schedules in the coming months.