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The International Air Transport Association is backing mandatory checks on departure to unlock flights before the arrival of a Covid vaccine, and Deutsche Lufthansa AG wants to use tests to reopen the trans-Atlantic market (Photo: Bloomberg)

Airports deploy rapid coronavirus tests, sniffer dogs to unlock travel

5 min read . Updated: 24 Sep 2020

Shipments will need to be planned with “almost military precision” and will require cool facilities at a network of staging posts where drugs can be stored between flights on the way to local dispersal. (Photo: AP)

Airlines plan 8,000-Jet airlift to distribute covid vaccines

1 min read . Updated: 09 Sep 2020

Stranded travellers gather at the departure hall of the Airport in Hong Kong. (AP)

What Hong Kong airport disruption means for your travel plans

2 min read . Updated: 13 Aug 2019

A file photo of an Airbus A380. (Reuters)

Airbus to check for cracks on Emirates, Qantas A380 wings

1 min read . Updated: 10 Jul 2019

The Emirates deal will extend Airbus A380’s production until 2029 if Emirates takes all of the planes, according to Airbus, which had recently indicated a possibility of killing it off amid slack demand Photo: Bloomberg

Airbus handed A380 lifeline with $16 billion Emirates order

3 min read . Updated: 18 Jan 2018

The upgraded estimate for this year is still slightly below 2016’s $34.8 billion earnings figure, but the 2018 prediction to $38.4 billion would represent a new industry high as passenger numbers top 4.3 billion. Photo: Mint

Airline earnings to jump 11% as fares rise and cargo rebounds

2 min read . Updated: 05 Dec 2017

A review of fleet requirements is underway and could result in a plan to trade up to the bigger wide-body, says AirAsia group CEO Tony Fernandes. Photo: Mint (Mint)

AirAsia X could swap 66-jet Airbus A330neo order to A350s

2 min read . Updated: 11 Oct 2017

Fitch also affirmed Volkswagen’s BBB+ long-term debt rating, three ranks above junk. Photo: Reuters

Volkswagen gets outlook boost from Fitch on diesel clarity

1 min read . Updated: 28 Jun 2017

An aerial view of the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

SpiceJet buys 40 planes as Boeing tops Airbus in Paris Air Show haul

4 min read . Updated: 22 Jun 2017

IATA lifted its outlook for 2017 airline earnings by $1.6 billion Monday, forecasting that net income at European carriers would reach $7.4 billion. Photo: Bloomberg

Airlines say travellers may be growing accustomed to terror spree

2 min read . Updated: 06 Jun 2017

More than 3,000 flights are expected to arrive in the US from the European Union each week this summer. Photo: Mint

Airlines fret about laptop ban from Europe during peak season

5 min read . Updated: 12 May 2017

Etihad Aviation Group new interim CEO will take over from James Hogan, the architect of the carrier’s costly bets on ailing Alitalia SpA and Air Berlin Plc. Photo: Bloomberg

Etihad accelerates reset, names Ray Gammell interim CEO

1 min read . Updated: 08 May 2017

Qatar Airways is targeting an Indian foothold after Etihad Airways of Abu Dhabi took a 24% stake in Jet Airways. Photo:

Qatar Airways hastens India push, plans 100 new jets amid Modi’s aviation drive

2 min read . Updated: 28 Mar 2017

JLR CEO Ralf Speth with the new Range Rover Velar in London on Wednesday. The Velar joins the Evoque, Sport and Discovery in Range Rover’s SUV line-up. Photo: AFP

Range Rover Velar luxury SUV targets younger drivers with car-like feel

4 min read . Updated: 02 Mar 2017

Rolls-Royce last month agreed to pay £671 million in fines to the US, UK and Brazilian fraud agencies to settle bribery charges. Photo: AFP

Rolls-Royce profit beats estimates on cost cuts, Airbus boost

1 min read . Updated: 14 Feb 2017

Safran shares rose as much as 3.9% to €68.87 in Paris, while Zodiac gained 24% to €28.85, 62 cents shy of the offer price. Photo: AP

Safran to buy Zodiac for $10 billion in all-French aviation deal

4 min read . Updated: 19 Jan 2017

Singapore Airlines upgraded the flight to Airbus Group SE’s A350-900 jet, of which it has only 10 in the fleet, from Boeing Co.’s older 777-300ER. Photo: Reuters

Singapore Air backs two-stop trips as Manchester gets A350 boost

2 min read . Updated: 19 Jan 2017

The new runway will benefit the UK economy by as much as £61 billion and will create as many as 77,000 extra jobs over the next 14 years. Photo: AFP

London Heathrow gets approval to expand as Gatwick loses out

3 min read . Updated: 25 Oct 2016

Airbus has been seeking to broaden the A380’s appeal as orders from new operators dry up, and is keen to establish the jet’s credentials as a mass-market workhorse rather than a just a fleet flagship. Photo: Bloomberg

Airbus A380 gets lifeline with plan for 700-seat Hajj carrier

3 min read . Updated: 20 Oct 2016

As a serial innovator with a sharp eye for the latest technology and a knack for upsetting the status quo in any industry, Richard Branson’s interests span casinos to banking, gyms to phone networks and retirement care to high-speed trains. Photo: Bloomberg

Richard Branson’s Virgin empire shaken by spacecraft crash

4 min read . Updated: 06 Nov 2014

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