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White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci stated Wednesday that officials “don’t really see any true basis” for concerns from airline pilots about receiving the coronavirus vaccine.

Google is pushing the climate change agenda by introducing an online tool to allow people to estimate their “carbon footprint” on flights.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is doubling down after it issued a “no tolerance” rule in January targeting “unruly” airline passengers, a phenomenon associated with the strict coronavirus regulations for fliers, including continually wearing a mask while at airports and on planes.

President Joe Biden could activate the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF). United States airline companies have been put on alert since Friday that the CRAF is a possibility, according to multiple reports.

Republican House Oversight Committee members, in a letter sent Wednesday, pressed the airline industry to explain the recent surge in flight cancellations throughout the country.

German airline Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines have stopped making “ladies and gentlemen” announcements on flights to become more gender-neutral.

Some 37 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles on Memorial Day holiday weekend — a 60 percent increase from last year.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) revealed on Friday it is “processing hundreds of names with law enforcement agencies for a thorough risk assessment” to determine if they should be barred from flying as agencies scramble to ramp up security ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s (D) inauguration.

U.S. airports screened well over one million people on Sunday, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic in March, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Hong Kong Airlines sold out its first tickets for a half-hour tour in the sky of the city it has branded “Home Kong,” the Asian news outlet Coconuts reported on Friday, which begins and ends at Hong Kong International Airport.

On Thursday’s edition of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated that she wants to provide assistance to airline workers, but “we cannot do that and then lose all leverage to do everything else that we have

A week ago, House Democrats were pushing for a standalone bill. On Thursday, Pelosi reversed her position.

Nancy Pelosi waited for bad news for the president to pass the airline bailout — just likes waited for Trump to be impeached to pass the USMCA.

Pelosi calls on airlines to hold off on planned layoffs.

A slight majority of U.S. air travelers say they are not comfortable flying in the era of the novel coronavirus, a survey conducted by Gallup and Franklin Templeton indicated. 

Alaska Airlines announced its intention to crack down on its mask mandate, requiring all travelers ages two and up to wear a mask or face covering at both the airport and on the aircraft, with “no exceptions.”

Democrat Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced his intention to introduce a bill to “ban the sale of middle seats through this pandemic” after posting a picture of his experience on a crowded flight this week.

The British government has maintained an open borders policy during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing hundreds of private jets to land in the country despite introducing lockdown measures that have forced millions of ordinary citizens into self-isolation.

The British government is still allowing flights to arrive at the nation’s airports from the countries where coronavirus infection is most widespread.

Hundreds of Americans are stuck in Peru after the government shut down the country’s borders to slow the number of coronavirus infections.

British airliner Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will be grounding 85 per cent of its aeroplanes by next month and cutting 80 per cent of its flights due to the impact of coronavirus.

An angry Chinese passenger unleashed chaos aboard a Thai Airways flight on Friday by coughing on a flight attendant to vent her displeasure at the long wait for a coronavirus check after arriving in Shanghai. The passenger had to be “subdued” by other flight attendants after a scuffle ensued.

A United Airlines flight en route to the Newark International Airport on Sunday diverted to Denver, Colorado, after a few passengers became disruptive over a passenger who was sneezing and coughing on the flight amid festering coronavirus fears.

Southwest Airlines Co. warned investors on Thursday that a drop in bookings and an increase in cancellations will diminish their expected first-quarter revenue.

Industry experts say airlines worldwide could lose as much as $30 billion this year, with Chinese carriers facing a $12.8 billion deficit.

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg’s campaign to make people feel “flight shame” if they travel by plane has led to the reduction of bookings in her native Sweden. Now the U.S. airline industry is worried that the trend could take hold in this country.

Southwest Airlines flew more than 17 million passengers on planes with unconfirmed maintenance records over a roughly two year period, according to draft government report reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.

All flights will be suspended started Febuary 6 through April 30.

Chinese airlines are dramatically reducing, or even completely halting, flights to Hong Kong due to civil unrest on the island. Hong Kong’s airport, which has been the scene of a few demonstrations over the past five months, was once the busiest hub in Asia and one of the busiest airports in the world.

Rupert Hogg, chief executive officer of Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific, announced his resignation on Friday along with chief customer and commercial officer Paul Loo.

A fire caused by a portable battery pack forced a Virgin Atlantic flight to make an emergency landing Thursday after flames began emanating from a passenger seat. The flight, which was en route to London Heathrow from New York’s JFK

JetBlue, Delta, United, American, Southwest, and Alaska Airlines all reportedly experienced “systemwide outages” across multiple U.S. airports, Monday, which led to the grounding of flights. The FAA has said a flight planning weight and balance program used by the airlines caused the outages.

The crisis facing aviation giant Boeing intensified this week as 737 Max 8 aircraft were grounded around the world following the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday. President Donald Trump issued an emergency order following suit on Wednesday afternoon as they were banned by almost every other country in the world.

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a trip Thursday to Lithuania, welcomed the decision by major international airlines to end their direct flights to Iran’s capital of Tehran in September.

After holding out until almost literally the 11th hour, the big three U.S. airlines capitulated on Wednesday to China’s demand that they change website references to Hong Kong, Macau, and especially Taiwan to portray them as part of China. Beijing is not satisfied, however, as the Civil Aviation Administration of China deemed compliance by American, Delta, United, and smaller Hawaiian Airlines “incomplete.”

The three biggest U.S. airlines – American, Delta, and United – finally caved on Tuesday to China’s demands and changed their websites to no longer describe Taiwan as a country distinct from China. It might at best be seen as partial capitulation at the last possible moment, as the airlines now list Taiwan’s capital of Taipei as a city without a country instead of “Taipei, Taiwan.”