Airline market watchers have been predicting that tourism and low-cost carriers will be the initial drivers for the return surge in passenger traffic, and easyJet’s holiday bookings seem to bear that out.

"The importance of air travel to society and the global economy over the long- term remains undiminished. Vaccines offer the spark that will reignite the recovery of the aviation industry," according to Avolon, an Ireland-based international aircraft leasing company.

Basic training exercises were planned to begin on Monday, 18 January, but 5,000 Swiss citizen recruits were instead told to do their training at home for the first three weeks to preclude the risk of spreading Covid-19 in the barracks.

Compiled from reports filed by Andy Smith, Halldale Group Publisher, Andy Fawkes, MS&T Editor, Dim Jones, MS&T Europe Editor, Rick Adams, CAT Editor and Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency on 16 December released Notice of Proposed Amendment 2020-15, “Update of the flight simulation training device requirements.” Comments due 31 March 2021.

In a good news / bad news cycle for US aviation, lawmakers proposed $15 billion in assistance to airlines to return more than 32,000 furloughed workers through 31 March, 2021.

Day 1 (30 November) 2020 vIITSEC highlights. Compiled from reports filed from the conference exhibition floor and briefing rooms by Halldale staff members: Andy Fawkes, MS&T Editor; Rick Adams, CAT Editor, Dim Jones, MS&T Europe Correspondent; and Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor.

It's good to report it has been a busy time, with our Global Airline Training & Simulation - Virtual event taking off in November. CAT Editor-in-Chief Rick Adams, FRAeS, picks out his highlights from the three-day event and discusses why he feels positive about the future in our new Halldale feature titled Rick's Picks.

Global Airline Training & Simulation – Virtual was 'on air' for more than 45 hours – 15 consecutive hours each day, from morning in Europe to early evening in North America.

If Day One was the appetizer of the Global Airline Training & Simulation – Virtual conference, Day Two was meat and potatoes.