Iran Airports Company registered a total of 9,249 takeoffs and landings during the first month of the current Iranian year (March 20-April 19) to register a 70% decline compared with the similar period of last year.

UK airlines respond to 14-day quarantine for arriving passengers announcement

On 10th May 2020, Latin America’s second-largest airline Avianca Airlines filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The airline expects to continue to operate under protection from creditors as it seeks bailouts from the Colombian and other governments.

Wizz Air, one of the biggest European budget airlines, has confirmed it is about to launch flights to Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, already in June, 2020.

an African Express Airways Embraer E-120 Brasilia (Kenyan registered as 5Y-AXO) was operating a domestic flight between Mogadishu and Baidoa, Somalia. During the flight – above Bardale – the aircraft was shot down, allegedly by a rocket missile.

Air transport is very strongly affected by the Covid-19 crisis. In the last few days, three companies have been unable to avoid bankruptcy – South African Airways, Norwegian and Virgin Australia.

Virgin Atlantic will operate over 90 cargo-only flights per week in May as it helps customers reopen vital trade lanes connecting the UK with prime freight markets in the US, Hong Kong and China, India, Israel and South Africa.

The new policy takes effect May 4; just one of many precautions the airline is taking to protect crewmembers and customers

In its communication of 9 April 2020, the Air France-KLM Group stated that, given the major impact of the Covid-19 crisis, which will weigh heavily on its EBITDA, and despite the significant measures taken to preserve its liquidity, it predicted that in the absence of additional funding, a liquidity injection would be necessary in the third quarter of 2020.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital’s first low-cost carrier, announced that it has received its Air Operating Certificate (AOC), which allows it to start operating from Abu Dhabi as the fifth UAE national airline.

Boeing today completed another COVID-19 transport mission, using a Boeing Dreamlifter to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) from Hong Kong to the United States. Working in partnership with Prisma Health, Atlas Air Worldwide and Discommon Founder Neil Ferrier, the company transported 1.5 million medical-grade face masks bound for healthcare professionals in South Carolina.

EUROCONTROL has produced two scenarios to illustrate the possible impact of the extent to which “COVID-compliant operational procedures” for airlines and airports are common across all European States. If airlines have to comply with one set of regulations on departure and another set when the flight arrives in another state, then this will be particularly onerous on the industry.

Belgium’s Federal Police is looking for a new and modern system to replace the current automated e-gates at Brussels Airport, Belgian newspapers Het Nieuwsblad and De Standaard report.

Eurostar started operating the London-Amsterdam route in 2018. However, until now, the return journey from Amsterdam required a change of train in Brussels-Midi in order to go through passport control.

Batik Air, the full-service wing of Indonesia’s Lion Group, marked the arrival of its first A320neo with a ceremony at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia.

an Air Canada Boeing 767 (C-GHOZ) departed Madrid, Spain for flight AC837 to Toronto, Canada. During take-off, however, a left-hand main gear tire burst caused damage to the aircraft’s left engine.

Qatar Airways has taken the decision to suspend flights to mainland China from 3 February until further notice due to significant operational challenges caused by entry restrictions imposed by several countries. An ongoing review of operations will be conducted weekly with the intention to reinstate the flights as soon as the restrictions are lifted.

On 1 February, a Saudia Cargo Boeing 747-400 (TC-MCT) operated flight SV919 between Dammam King Fahd Airport, Saudi Arabia and Zaragoza, Spain. During take-off, however, the aircraft scraped its tail along the runway.

Munich Airport recognised by the climate protection organisation CDP

On 27 January around 13:00 local time (UTC + 4:30), an aircraft (US Air Force Bombardier E-11A registered 11-9358) crashed in eastern Afghanistan. The aircraft came down in the Deh Yak District of Ghazni province, a provincial spokesman told local media.

Caspian Airliner Flight No. 6936 which had left Tehran for Mahshahr, southwestern Iran on Monday morning got out of runway in landing at Mahshahr airport with no casualties.

All Lufthansa Group airlines are suspending flights to and from Tehran, Iran until 28 March 2020, the end of Winter 2019/2020. Twelve days ago, a Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 was shot down by Iranian military.

Managing Director of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company Siavash Amir Makri said Iran’s revenue from overflight fees was about $300-350 billion a year.

Two-way air flight between Kish Island and Iraq's Sulaymaniyah was launched after first airplane carrying tourists from Kurdistan Region landed in the island on Sunday.

Boeing said on Friday it had discovered a new software error on its 737 MAX aircraft and that it had notified the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The return of this aircraft to the air could, therefore, take even longer.

South Korea's first locally-built satellite-carrying rocket is on track for a launch in early 2021, the state-run aerospace research institute said on Sunday, opening a new chapter in the country's space exploration program.

Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology said the new homegrown “Zafar” satellites are ready to be launched into orbit.

Islamic Republic of Iran unveiled “domestically-manufacturing” Airbus 320 flight simulator on Sat. in the presence of Vice-President for the Science and Technology Sorena Sattari.

Zarif warns against ‘politicization’ of plane tragedy

Canadian Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne today announced in London that Afghanistan, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom are asking that Iran pay them compensation for the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane that Iran shot down with two anti-aircraft missiles on 8 January. All 176 people on board, mostly Iranians and Canadians, died.