COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – and Their Cargoes and Crews December 18, 2020 By K. Oanh Ha and Bruce Stanley From the deck of their tanker, Captain Samig Nabiyev and his crew could see the smoke and fire rising over...
Insurers, Regulators Warn About Safety of Jets Reactivated After Pandemic Storage December 15, 2020 By Jamie Freed SYDNEY – Regulators, insurers and experts are warning airlines to take extra care when reactivating planes left in extended storage...
Flight Attendants Say United Airlines Quarantine Protocols Are Unsafe December 14, 2020 By Tracy Rucinski United Airlines is telling some flight attendants whose colleagues test positive for COVID-19 to keep flying and monitor for symptoms,...
‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Help Stranded Sailors and Avoid Supply-Chain Risks December 10, 2020 By Alastair Marsh Fidelity International is calling for urgent action to address the humanitarian crisis and supply-chain risks caused by the more than...
Cathay Pacific Collaborates with AXA to Provide Free COVID-19 Insurance to Passengers December 7, 2020 Cathay Pacific is collaborating with AXA General Insurance Hong Kong Ltd. to provide free COVID-19 coverage to all passengers. Customers...
Momentum Is Building for Pre-Flight COVID-19 Airport Testing December 4, 2020 Even as the race to approve and distribute COVID-19 vaccines is entering its final stretch, parts of the travel industry...
An Emerging Risk of COVID-19 Pandemic: Rusty Pilots Making Flying Errors December 1, 2020 By Harry Suhartono and Anurag Kotoky On Sept. 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered...
COVID Passports Could Speed Up Revival of International Travel November 24, 2020 By Charlotte Ryan and Tara Patel Global airline lobby IATA is working on a mobile app that will help travelers demonstrate their coronavirus-free status, joining a...
CDC Issues ‘Strong Recommendation’ for Mask-Wearing by All in Travel Settings October 20, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued a “strong recommendation” that all passengers and employees on...
Children of Deceased Tyson Worker in Iowa Allege Lax COVID-19 Safety October 7, 2020 The children of a Tyson Foods worker who died of the coronavirus in April have filed a lawsuit claiming his...