ANA, Japan’s largest airline, is reportedly in early stages of trialling a new onboard bathroom system that is designed to be opened with one’s elbow, minimising the spread of germs from hand contact. The prototype has been set up within the airline’s lounge at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, in the hopes of gathering feedback to determine
Domestic air travel in China has almost returned to 100 per cent of pre-COVID-19 levels, according to data released on Wednesday, a positive sign for the future of global aviation markets. According to aviation industry analysts ForwardKeys, airline bookings within China hit 98 per cent of 2019 levels in the second week of August, while
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has officially confirmed that it will begin its own independent testing on changes made to the Boeing 737 MAX in the week beginning 7 September. The European body intends to conduct these tests in Vancouver, Canada, as global authorities work to ascertain when the troubled aircraft can take
The move comes despite Emirates laying off around one thousand employees back in June, including 700 cabin crew and 600 pilots.
A number of Britons have been forced into an unexpected 14 days of quarantine upon their arrival back in the UK, after a delayed easyJet flight forced them out of green-listed Gibraltar and over the border to Spain. EasyJet flight U2 8906 was due to depart the British territory of Gibraltar for London’s Gatwick Airport
Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad has been slapped with an additional one-week ban on flying into China, after five passengers onboard a flight to Shanghai tested positive for COVID-19. The Chinese government has announced that the UAE flag carrier will have its Abu Dhabi to Shanghai route suspended from 24 August. The new ban extends upon
