The maiden service into Australia by Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways touched down in Melbourne last Saturday [5 September, 2020] heralding the carrier’s future vision for scheduled flights to the Victorian capital.

Emirates has revealed it has returned over AED 5 billion (AU$1.9 billion) in COVID-19 related travel refunds to date, making strong and steady progress on its commitment to customers to complete pending refunds

The Lufthansa Group airlines, comprised of Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines, have announced general changes to its ticket fare structure until the end of December 2020.

Virgin Atlantic is now including COVID-19 global insurance coverage for all existing and new bookings, travelling from 24 August 2020 through until 31 March 2021.

Qantas has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) the future of its sole route between Australia and China will be in jeopardy if an extension of its alliance with China Eastern is not extended by 18 months.

Etihad Airways has expanded its partnership with AccessRail to permit its customers to book select rail options in Europe in conjunction with airfares using the airline’s online booking platform and GDSs.

Colorado-based semi-private charter-jet service, AspenJet, will begin offering non-stop flights to select major US markets beginning in 2021.

Air Canada has unveiled a new Aeroplan loyalty program that offers customers more personalised, flexible and easier-to-use features.

Qatar Airways will recommence services to Adelaide on 16 August 2020, making the airline the only international carrier currently servicing five major cities in Australia.

Virgin Australia will suspend long-haul international services to Los Angeles and Tokyo and dispose of its Boeing 777 fleet under the airline’s new “stronger, more profitable” business strategy.

First and business class guests of Etihad Airways will now be issued with a snood-style face mask for their journey as part of the airline’s new health and hygiene program.

The aerospace tech gurus at Virgin Galactic are not only busy preparing for the impending launch of commercial space flights on SpaceshipTwo, but they’ve also now revealed a vision for a new high-speed travel aircraft capable of speeds of Mach 3, or in layman terms, 3,700 kilometres per hour.