FAA Proposes Penalties in Passengers’ Fights Over Face Coverings
In separate incidents, two passengers were accused of assaulting flight attendants.
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ICAO Urges Protection for Aviation Personnel During Pandemic
Aviation personnel should be granted “key worker” status by national governments worldwide to ensure that they will be exempt from COVID-19−related travel restrictions and that they will have access to…
International Groups Seek Aid for African Travel Sector
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to destroy Africa’s travel and tourism sector, according to five international air transport and tourism organizations, which called on international lending institutions and others Wednesday…
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Dickson: Push for Aviation Safety Even While Battling Pandemic
The aviation community “can’t let our guard down on safety,” despite the attention being devoted to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Steve Dickson, administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),…
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IATA: Governments Should Recognize Temporary Licensing Measures
Civil aviation authorities around the world should act quickly to aid international operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and in its aftermath, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. IATA said…
‘Not Business as Usual’
Although COVID-19 is devastating for the airline industry, plans for recovery are beginning to take shape.
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FAA to Adjust Hours of Some ATC Towers
Because of the reduction of traffic associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it plans to reduce the operating hours of about 100 air traffic…
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Aeromedical Panel Says Airplanes Aren’t Major Sites of COVID-19 Spread
An informal survey of airlines indicates that very few cases of COVID-19 have been transmitted during flight, aeromedical specialists said during a Flight Safety Foundation webinar on Wednesday. The International…
Pandemic Blamed for Falloff in Global Passenger Demand
Worldwide airline passenger demand fell 14.1 percent in February, compared with February 2019, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. IATA data…