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Biometric boarding will unlock seamless travel.

Look but don’t touch in the new era for airportsAdopt the brace position, the airport experience - from arrival to departure - is about to enter a new era.

Most aviation professionals believe digitalisation is expected to accelerate return to profitable growth.

Airline industry is looking at years to full recoveryCommercial aviation’s recovery from Covid-19 is underway with the number of airline flights starting to increase gradually, but...

Demand continued to be very weak in June with Cathay Pacific airlines operating just 4% of its normal passenger flight capacity.

Cathay Pacific suffers US$1.3 billion loss for 1HThe Cathay Pacific Group is expected to incur a substantial loss for the first half of 2020, the largest in its history.

Asia-Pacific countries account for 54% of the world’s total domestic flights in July.

Steady recovery puts China on par with US as world's largest domestic aviation marketAsia Pacific accounts for more than half of the world’s total domestic flights in July, with China showing particular strength...

Qatar Airways has further enhanced its onboard safety measures for passengers and cabin crew.

Qatar Airways resumes more global services, steps up onboard safety measuresQatar Airways has relaunched 11 more destinations from 1 July, in what it says was its largest single day of restarts, while...

May airline passenger demand shows improvement, according to IATA.

Slight uptick in May passenger traffic shows 'very early signs of recovery': IATADriven by recovery in some domestic markets, most notably China, passenger demand in May (measured in revenue passenger...

Lufthansa is offering Covid-19 testing to passengers flying to and from Frankfurt Airport with immediate effect.

Lufthansa offers Covid-19 testing for passengers to bypass quarantinesLufthansa is offering Covid-19 testing to passengers flying to and from Frankfurt Airport, allowing travellers to get the...

Unprecedented challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic have exacerbated NokScoot's demise. Credit: NokScoot

Coronavirus forces NokScoot out of businessThe board of directors of NokScoot Airlines has passed a resolution to terminate business and liquidate the Thailand-based...

April 2020 saw the biggest drop in global air traffic. Credit: 06photo/Getty Images

Potential domestic market recovery underway for Asia-Pacific airlinesSigns of aviation recovery are emerging in Mainland China and the Asia-Pacific region, after global air traffic suffered its...

Collinson has introduced a trio of airport lounge initiatives to boost traveller confidence in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

Collinson rolls out new airport lounge standards for contactless journeysAirport experiences provider Collinson, which owns and operates the Priority Pass, has unveiled a trio of health and safety...