Italian regional start-up EGO Airways, founded in July 2019 by a few Italian entrepreneurs, introduced its domestic network. Two Embraer 190 will be based at Forli and Catania Airport. Three cabin classes (JUST GO, LOUNGE and PRIVATE) will accentuate the Italian hospitality, according to their website.

Qatar Airways has started rerouting flights to pass through Saudi Arabia airspace after the two countries agreed to lift the border blockade.

Iran will not receive passengers from Britain either by direct or by connection flights, according to Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Touraj Dehghani Zangeneh.

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Turkey’s national flag carrier Turkish Airlines announced on 2 January that flights from the U.K. to Turkey were suspended under travel restrictions due to the pandemic.

Qatar Airways was pleased to wrap up 2020 with the delivery of its 53rd Airbus A350 registered A7-ANS on the final day of the year.

The German carrier Sundair is starting operations from the Swedish market for the first time by launching a new non-stop service to the Lebanese capital from Stockholm Arlanda Airport.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and EgyptAir, the national airline of Egypt, announced the expansion of their codeshare partnership, bringing more travel opportunities for their customers.

The European aviation safety agency, EASA, is “certain” that Boeing 737 MAX is now ready to resume operation, as reported by BBC. In Europe, the recertified aircraft is expected to start flying in mid-January.

After the UK has reported a new variant of coronavirus, European countries have started imposing travel restrictions to and from the UK. Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, and others have been taking measures to prevent the spread of the mutating version.

Air Taxi India obtained the Scheduled Commuter Airline Permit issued by India’s aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on December 14, 2020.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) delivered the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to Singapore earlier this evening on board one of its Boeing 747-400 freighters registered 9V-SFM. This was also the first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shipment to be delivered to a country in Asia.

An official with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced on Sunday night that flights between Iran and the United Kingdom will be suspended for two weeks.

The organizers of the Paris Air Show - Le Bourget announced the cancellation of the next edition due to "the uncertainty linked to the health crisis of COVID-19." The event was to be held from June 21 to 27, 2021.

Gulf Air, the national airline of Bahrain, and El Al Airlines, the flag carrier of Israel, are preparing to launch Bahrain (BAH) -Tel Aviv (TLV) route. The measure came after Bahrain and Israel signed a political agreement to normalize diplomatic relations among the countries.

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Europe’s biggest short-haul airline Ryanair has placed an order for 75 additional Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, raising the total number of pending deliveries from 135 to 210. So far, it is the largest order since the jet’s grounding in 2019.

Trans-Atlantic partners Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are launching COVID-tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam, effective December 15, 2020.

Iranian Army's Air Force began the main phase of ninth maneuver of Modafe'an-e Aseman-e Velayat (Defenders of Skies under Guardianship of Supreme Jurisprudence) at an operational area in Isfahan, central Iran, on Monday.

ACI EUROPE today warned of such fundamental risks to business continuity that an estimated 193 airports face insolvency in the coming months if passenger traffic does not start to recover by the year-end. These airports between them facilitate 277 thousand jobs and €12.4 billion of European GDP.

Restrictions on travel introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hit global tourism hard, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) showing a 70% fall in international arrivals for the first eight months of 2020.

With the second wave of COVID-19 on the rise, some destinations require a negative coronavirus test result in order to enter the country. Instead of getting tested, some passengers are forging their certificates.

Emirates Airline has sent its first Airbus A380 into retirement as today, 27 October, the aircraft departed Dubai, U.A.E destination Tarbes-Lourdes, France.

ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu reiterated the UN agency’s call for national governments to assure the sustainable funding of their civil aviation authorities (CAAs).

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) has undergone all preparations for successful commissioning. All permits have been granted, all processes have been tested extensively and the airport is prepared for the opening on 31st October.

The UAE and Israel will a sign a deal on Tuesday to allow 28 weekly commercial flights between Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Israel’s Transportation Ministry said on Sunday.

ASL Airlines Belgium announced that the airline has entered into an agreement for two B747-400F with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA). The airlines will utilise the aircraft in a mutually beneficial relationship.

Middle East Airlines (MEA) has taken delivery of Airbus’ A320 Family aircraft with manufacturer serial number 10,000. MSN10,000 is the third A321neo to join the all-Airbus MEA fleet, taking the fleet size to 18 aircraft.

Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Johannesburg (1 October), Cape Town (1 October), Durban (4 October) in South Africa; Harare in Zimbabwe (1 October); and Mauritius (3 October).