DUBAI - Qatar Airways does not expect to use its Airbus A380s for at least the next two years, its chief executive said on Monday, longer than a previous projection for the superjumbos to possibly return to service in 20

PARIS - British Airways' new boss appealed to Britain and the United States on Monday to back pre-flight COVID-19 testing with quarantine-free transatlantic travel corridors - the British aviation sector is getting incre

PARIS - A campaign by coronavirus-stricken aviation giants to persuade the world it's safe to fly has been questioned by one of the scientists whose research it draws upon. Dr David Freedman, a U.S. infectious diseases s

MUMBAI - Jet Airways would be acquired by an investor consortium under a multi-million dollar resolution plan approved by the carrier’s creditors on Saturday. The Indian carrier is prepared for "starting afresh" wi

HONG KONG - Cathay Pacific saidd on Monday it expects to operate less than 50% of its pre-pandemic passenger flight capacity in 2021 as it nears completion of a strategic review that could lead to major job losses. The a

PANAMA CITY - Panama is the latest country to offer travelers a COVID-19 test when they arrive at its main airport.

EXETER - Regional airline Flybe will be sold to a firm affiliated with investment adviser Cyrus Capital and may start flying again from 2021, its joint administrators said on Monday, months after the British firm became

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened more than 1 million airline passengers on Sunday for the first time since March. The number, 1.03 million, is still about 60% lower than the sam

LONDON - British Airways flight 2596 to Verona returned to Heathrow minutes after departure when passengers and crew smelled a burning odour in the cabin.

LONDON - Rapid outbound Covid-19 testing for passengers has been launched at London's Heathrow Airport, designed to return results in an hour, in an effort to re-open restricted routes and boost traffic for beleaguered a

CHICAGO - United Airlines is set to test a digital health pass under a global pilot program seeking to establish a common international standard for Covid-19 test results and eventually vaccine records that could help re

HONG KONG - Cathay Pacific Airways will cut around 6,000 jobs, or 18% of its workforce, and axe regional brand Cathay Dragon to help it weather the coronavirus pandemic, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday,

TOKYO - ANA will allow customers to redeem frequent flyer miles on its budget carrier Peach as it weighs boosting the proportion of domestic flights flown by the low-cost airline, three sources familiar with the matter s

LONDON - British Airways-owner IAG reported a 1.3 billion euro (1.2 billion pounds) loss in the third quarter as coronavirus restrictions continue to depress travel, forcing it to further downgrade its capacity outlook f

LISBON - British airline Easyjet confirmend plans to open a new base in Faro, the main city in Portugal's popular Algarve tourist region, which has been hammered by the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. The ai

SYDNEY - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways decision to force pilots permanently onto lower-paid contracts or risk losing their jobs is "draconian" and "short-sighted", the head of the union representing them said on Fri

LONDON - A British Airways jumbo jet has found a new role as a film set, saving it from the scrap heap where dozens of other retired jumbos have ended up. BA said that "Whisky Victor" will fly to Dunsfold Aerodrome in Su

SYDNEY - Qantas said that Australian state border closures due to the coronavirus pandemic had cost it A$100 million ($71 million) in earnings in the first quarter and would have a negative impact in the second quarter a

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Airlines has offered employees early retirement as the company continues negotiations with creditors and lessors, state news agency Bernama reported on Thursday.