China’s first aircraft with high-speed IFEC takes off
Qingdao Airlines A320 first to use the Ka band satcom based IFEC
Melbourne Airport’s new hygiene and wellbeing measures
Includes 420 hand sanitiser units
oneworld launches customer information portal in commitment to health and well-being
Information on measures on the ground and inflight
Norwegian airports to roll out contactless check-in and bagdrop
Using contactless to limit impact of COVID-19
British Airways reopens some Heathrow T5 lounges
Opens Galleries First, Galleries South Club and Arrivals lounges at Heathrow, Terminal 5
Finnair’s passenger “ Clean Kit ”, onboard service changes and Helsinki lounge reopens
The kit contains hand sanitiser and surface wipes
COVID-19 test for passengers at Frankfurt and Munich airports
59€ incl. VAT – to receive results within 6-8 hours
Thai low-cost carrier NokScoot to close
More than 420 jobs to go
Air China, China Eastern and China Southern get ARJ21
First deliveries to China's three largest airlines
LAX trials thermal camera checks to screen for COVID-19
Checks temperature of departing and arriving passengers
SkyTeam announces SkyCare&Protect health pledge
Pledge comes on 20th anniversary of the founding of SkyTeam
Korean Air launches baggage notification for its app and back-to-front boarding
Boarding system helps minimise contact between passengers
AirAsia India launches door to door baggage service for passengers
For its passengers in Bengaluru, New Delhi and Hyderabad
United touchless bagtag printing now in use at most US airports
Now at over 200 US airports
Abu Dhabi Airport elevators are now contactless
53 elevators have contactless keypads
