Aviation

Qantas has announced a program of events to farewell its last remaining Boeing 747 and provide Australians the opportunity to say goodbye to the much loved “Queen of the Skies” ahead of its retirement from the national carrier’s fleet.

United Airlines is tripling the size of its August schedule compared to its June 2020 schedule, adding nearly 25,000 domestic and international flights compared to July 2020, and plans to fly 40% of its overall schedule in August, as compared to August 2019.

oneworld® has launched an information portal to provide customers the latest updates on the health and well-being measures they can expect while traveling.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital’s first low-cost carrier, will take wings on July 14, 2020 with direct flights connecting Abu Dhabi with Alexandria and Sohag in Egypt.

Seychelles, the popular holiday destination in the Indian Ocean with a population of less than a hundred thousand inhabitants, as of August 1, 2020 will open its borders to commercial schedule flights, hence provide flexibility for visitors to travel to the islands.

Wizz Air, a leading low-cost carrier in Ukraine and the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced the opening of its new base in Lviv, which will be the second and the newest WIZZ base in Ukraine.

New-age carrier Vietjet has cooperated with Facebook to launch the tourism promotion programme namely "Immense Vietnam – Fly green with Vietjet".

Airports Council International (ACI) World data has revealed that global passenger traffic declined by an unprecedented -94.4% year-over-year in April as a result of the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.

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.