SpaceX Announces First All-Civilian Space Flight, And You Can Enter For A Chance For A Seat SpaceX has announced plans to send a four-man all-civilian crew into space by the end of the year as part of a charity effort. Feb 3, 2021
FAA Finally Cracking Down On Unruly Passengers The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has put in place a new order for a stricter legal enforcement policy regarding unruly passengers. Jan 14, 2021
China CAA Recommends Cabin Crew Wear Disposable Diapers On High Risk Charter Flights The CAAC has recommended that cabin crew members wear disposable diapers when on chartered flights to high risk COVID-19 countries. Dec 10, 2020
CDC Admits Airport Temperature And Symptom Screening Was Almost Useless The CDC has admitted that its airport screening program proved ineffective at filtering the majority of those who were COVID-19 positive. Dec 4, 2020
IATA In Final Stages Of Coronavirus Vaccine/Testing ‘Passport’ Development IATA is in the final stages of the development of its “Travel Pass”, which can be used as a means of testing and/or vaccine verification. Dec 1, 2020
Aviation And Travel Stocks Surge After Preliminary Results Show Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine 90% Effective Aviation and travel stocks surged in response to Pfizer announcing that preliminary results from their COVID-19 trials show 90% effectiveness. Nov 9, 2020
Some Passengers Providing Fake Negative COVID Results To Beat Air Travel Restrictions Passengers in the United Kingdom have resorted to faking negative test results in order to bypass airline and country entry restrictions. Oct 28, 2020
IATA Reiterates Call For Rapid Testing To Replace Quarantines And Border Closures The IATA is once again making a plea to various government organizations to re-open borders to revitalize the struggling travel sector. Oct 21, 2020
US Daily Travel Figure Crosses One Million The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has finally screened over 1 million passengers since the start of the pandemic. Oct 19, 2020
Peru Opens Machu Picchu Ruins For One Tourist For one Japanese tourist, waiting to visit Machu Picchu turned into an unexpected seven month adventure, thanks to the pandemic. Oct 15, 2020
Good News: U.S. Travel Numbers Edge Closer To One Million, Hitting New Record Since April In some good news, U.S. travel figures continue to rise, with 984,234 passengers TSA screening on October 11, 2020. Oct 12, 2020
Sneak Peak Photo Shows Latest British Airways 777-300ER First Class Featuring Sliding Doors A new photo of British Airways' 777-300ER first class suite shows sliding privacy doors much talked about in late September. Oct 5, 2020