Bloomberg Ryanair Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary lashed out at governments over their handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying an ineffective response to the crisis had added to the difficulties of struggling airlines. Leaders in the UK and Ireland are focussed on the wrong data with the daily coronavirus case rate and should put more effort towards test-and-trace programs to …

Bloomberg China’s biggest airshow, which takes place every two years in the southern city of Zhuhai, has been canceled due to the coronavirus, according to a statement Wednesday. The China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition was due to take place from November 10-15 and feature industry giants including Boeing Co and Airbus SE. The biennial show first took place in …

Bloomberg US airline passenger traffic reached new heights over the Labor Day holiday, flirting with a daily total of nearly 1 million fliers for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic erupted. On September 4, 968,673 people passed through security screening portals at US airports, the Transportation Security Administration said. That was 44.1% of the equivalent day last year, the …