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Britain to keep restrictions on overseas travel in place

Bloomberg The UK government signalled it will keep restrictions on overseas travel in place for now to control a surge in coronavirus infections and the risk of new variants of the virus taking hold. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said “normal” holidays were “never going to be the case” this year because of increasing Covid-19 cases. His comments indicate increasing concern ...

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‘FAA must regulate, not promote space industry’

Bloomberg The US government’s edict to both regulate and promote the rapidly growing commercial space industry is a conflict of interest and must end, a senior lawmaker said. Representative Peter DeFazio, the Oregon Democrat who is chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said he would introduce legislation to alter the Federal Aviation Administration’s mandate. The committee heard comments on ...

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Air New Zealand sees more losses due to closed borders

Bloomberg Air New Zealand expects to suffer at least three straight years of losses as the pandemic continues to keep international borders closed and severely restrict long-haul travel. The airline will post a loss before significant items and tax of as much as NZ$450 million ($315 million) for the year ended on June 30 and foresees a “comparable” result in ...

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