Aviation

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. will operate only about 20% of its pre-pandemic cargo capacity this month, a sharp reduction in what has been a rare bright spot during the most challenging period in the carrier’s history. While the Hong Kong-based airline will resume some long-haul cargo services from Friday after a weeklong suspension, the January schedule is way ...

  Bloomberg The UK will no longer require vaccinated travellers to take a Covid-19 test before boarding a flight to the country, after airlines hard-hit by the Omicron variant lobbied for the rules to be eased. A lateral-flow test must still be taken within two days of entering England, but the requirement for a more-costly PCR assessment will be eliminated, ...

  Bloomberg President Joe Biden hailed an accord with AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc to delay by two weeks a new 5G service so airlines and safety officials can take steps to prevent interference with aircraft electronics. The companies issued separate statements agreeing to the delay two days before their planned Jan. 5 launch. The action came after a ...

  Bloomberg Hong Kong is banning flights from eight countries including the US and UK for two weeks from January 8, in a drastic tightening of rules as it rushes to plug holes that have seen the highly infectious Omicron Covid-19 variant break through the city’s defenses. The bans last until Jan. 20 and also apply to flights from Australia, ...

  Bloomberg Thousands of US flight cancellations cascaded into the first workday of the new year as ongoing Covid-19 issues among airline workers were compounded by winter storms hitting the northeast. More than 2,830 flights were canceled as of 2 p.m. New York time on Monday, according to data tracker FlightAware.com, the highest daily total in more than a month. ...

  Bloomberg Aviation trade groups have asked the White House to intervene in the standoff between airlines and telecommunications companies over a planned expansion of 5G service. “We respectfully call on President Biden to intervene and delay the full implementation of C-band 5G until proper risk assessments have taken place and crewmembers are fully briefed as to the extent of ...

  Bloomberg UK airline stocks surged as London traders played catch-up following Monday’s holiday while digesting data suggesting a milder impact from Omicron than prior Covid-19 variants. British Airways owner IAG SA soared as much as 11%, the most in more than three months, with short-haul peer Wizz Air Holdings Plc also gaining 11% as it reported a jump in ...

  Bloomberg Airlines warned of increased flight delays after AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. brushed aside a U.S. government request to postpone new 5G service that aviation interests say risks safety because it may interfere with aircraft electronics. The two wireless companies said the request from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Steve Dickson, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, ...

  Bloomberg Airlines greeted the New Year with more than 6,600 weekend cancellations in the US, closing out a bumpy holiday season as a winter storm swept eastward and carriers dealt with staff shortages caused by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Cancellations of flights into, out of and within the US reached 2,679 Sunday along with 9,002 delays, ...

  Bloomberg Airbus SE surpassed its 2021 delivery goal of 600 jets, according to people familiar with the matter, retaining the title of world’s largest planemaker for a third year running. The European manufacturer delivered about 610 aircraft in 2021, said the people, who asked not to be identified before the figures were announced. The final tally could vary by ...