Aviation

Bloomberg Malaysia relaxed virus restrictions including mask mandates and testing at airports as the Southeast Asian nation adjusts to living with Covid. The country is scrapping mandatory virus tests on all incoming vaccinated travellers beginning from May 1, an exemption it had initially bestowed to Singapore alone. Wearing masks outdoors will also be optional and physical distancing is no longer ...

  Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc accused Poland of discrimination amid an ongoing dispute between the government and the country’s air traffic controllers. The airline filed a complaint with the European Union against Poland, saying that the local regulator is breaking the bloc’s rules by unfairly prioritising national carrier PLL Lot. According to Ryanair, its Polish competitor is favoured by route ...

  Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp, hammered by delays and cancellations this year, is cutting its summer schedule by more than 10% from original plans and reining in growth ambitions for the full year. The Long Island City, New York-based carrier is reducing flights for a second time this year as it now projects growth of between zero and 5% and ...

Bloomberg London Heathrow airport raised its passenger forecast but warned that demand is likely to drop off later in the year as a summer boom gives way to a “winter freeze.” The airport, Europe’s biggest hub before the Covid-19 pandemic decimated travel, raised its annual passenger forecast by 16%. Even so, it will remain unprofitable this year after total losses ...

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd flights from London to Hong Kong will go from as little as two a month to as many as three a day in June as the airline attempts a rebound of sorts from Covid-19. The airline’s schedule shows a jump in flights days after Hong Kong said it will open to non-residents starting from ...

  Bloomberg Urban-Air Port, a UK startup that’s developing hubs for flying taxis, is closing in on 20 million pounds ($25.4 million) in funding after attracting two new equity investors. Canadian services firm Dymond Group will invest in the infrastructure business while a European real-estate operator is also planning to back the company, founder and Executive Chairman Ricky Sandhu said. ...

Bloomberg Distressed flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia plans to undertake a rights issue to raise additional capital and will invite strategic investors to take part as it attempts to revive its ailing business. The airline expects to launch the equity issue after the Indonesian government makes good upon its plan to inject the carrier with fresh funds, Finance Director Prasetio ...

  Bloomberg New Yorkers looking to fly into the East Hampton Airport this summer will still be able to — but there will be fewer flights, and it’ll be costly. Blade Air Mobility Inc expects 60% of its typical volume to be diverted to neighbouring towns of Montauk, Southampton and Sag Harbor, according to the New York-based company. That’s because ...

 Bloomberg More people are looking to travel to Singapore as the city-state eases virus rules. Travel-related searches on Google for the island destination have jumped, particularly from neighboring Malaysia, as well as Indonesia, India and Australia, according to data tracked by economists at Maybank Investment Bank Bhd. Singapore has led other Southeast Asian nations in scrapping pandemic travel curbs after ...

Bloomberg US airlines are facing a pilot shortage that’s complicating efforts to ramp up flights, forcing them to step up training programs, recruit foreign pilots and even replace planes with buses. The industry needs to hire an average of 14,500 new pilots each year until 2030, according to federal labour statistics. But carriers say there’s no way they can bring ...