Air Travel
Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws: Canada report
Middle East
December 16, 2020
Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws: Canada report
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Iran is not conducting its investigation into the downing of a civilian airliner in January properly and…
Qatar: Police face 3-year sentences over invasive searches
Middle East
November 24, 2020
Qatar: Police face 3-year sentences over invasive searches
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prosecutors in Qatar said Monday that the airport police officers who ordered forced vaginal…
FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again
World
November 18, 2020
FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again
After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max for…
Japan opens airport coronavirus test lab for departing travelers
World
November 2, 2020
Japan opens airport coronavirus test lab for departing travelers
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s largest airport opened a novel coronavirus testing facility on Monday as it takes steps to reopen…
Pandemic air travel milestone; 1 million passengers screened
World
October 20, 2020
Pandemic air travel milestone; 1 million passengers screened
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The number of passengers screened in a single day for flights in the US topped…
Hard hit by virus, airlines push for tests over quarantines
World
October 18, 2020
Hard hit by virus, airlines push for tests over quarantines
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — What will it take to get people flying again? International air traffic is down 92 percent…
Syria’s Damascus airport resumes commercial flights after COVID-19 halt
Middle East
October 2, 2020
Syria’s Damascus airport resumes commercial flights after COVID-19 halt
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria on Thursday reopened Damascus airport for regular international commercial traffic after a six-month halt due to…
Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle
Travel
August 17, 2020
Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle
In a bid to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a wary public that measures like mandatory face masks…
Egypt to require negative coronavirus PCR test for non-Egyptian travelers starting tomorrow
Egypt
August 14, 2020
Egypt to require negative coronavirus PCR test for non-Egyptian travelers starting tomorrow
Starting Saturday, Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation will begin implementing the decision to require all non-Egyptians entering the country to…
Death toll from Indian passenger aircraft accident rises to 18
World
August 8, 2020
Death toll from Indian passenger aircraft accident rises to 18
KOZHIKODE, India (Reuters) – The death toll from an Indian passenger aircraft accident has risen to 18, while 16 people…