July 8, 2020

We’re living through the unhappy convergence of three sciences—and the result is apocalyptic. It struck me yesterday. I live a…

July 3, 2020

The US Department of Transport has issued a guidance document–‘Runway to Recovery‘–to airports and airlines on dealing with the coronavirus…

July 1, 2020

With more than a hint of irony, we learn today—Canada Day—that the national carrier, Air Canada is suspending 30 domestic…

June 29, 2020

In the wake of the Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) A320 crash near Karachi in late May, which killed 97 people…

June 28, 2020

This week both the massive Emirates and the not-yet-massive Wizz announced additional destinations to be added to their network shortly.…

June 26, 2020

Lufthansa shareholders yesterday approved a bailout package from the German government worth €9 billion (£8.1 billion/$10 billion) after earlier doubt…

June 25, 2020

The tit-for-tat squabble between the US and Chinese civil aviation authorities has all the dignity of a playground fight. A…

June 24, 2020

Back in March, the US banned passengers from the European Union, even those merely in transit. These restrictions remain in…

June 23, 2020

Most airlines around the world are either on the road to bankruptcy or relying on some form of (usually very…

June 22, 2020

Imagine sometime in the future you have ‘slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings‘.…