Willie Walsh
FILE - In this June 2, 2014 file photo, Willie Walsh, chief executive officer for International Airlines Group, speaks during a panel discussion of the 70th International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Doha, Qatar. The airline industry's main trade group, the International Air Transport Association, said Wednesday, June 2, 2021 that governments should use screening measures, such as testing passengers for the virus, rather than imposing quarantines and other restrictions. The group's leader, Willie Walsh, says some risk needs to be accepted in order to revive travel and tourism. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)
Airlines urge the G7 nations to help international travel

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 07:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 1, 2020 file photo, Marcel Schmetz raises the US flag next to a WWII American Sherman tank at his Remember Museum 39-45 in Thimister-Clermont, Belgium. Tourists from the United States who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 could be able to travel across the European Union this summer, officials from the 27-nation bloc said on Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
Continental Europe could allow US tourists back this summer

By Samuel Petrequin Apr. 26, 2021 09:03 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 2, 2014 file photo, Willie Walsh, chief executive officer for International Airlines Group, speaks during a panel discussion of the 70th International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Doha, Qatar. The International Air Transport Association said Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, that Alexandre de Juniac will leave as CEO and director general next March 31. The group's governors plan to recommend de Juniac be replaced by Walsh. A resolution naming Walsh to the job is expected to be presented at the airline group’s annual meeting this week. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)
Ex-British Airways CEO poised to lead airline trade group

Nov. 23, 2020 03:02 PM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 file photo, retired British Airways Boeing 747-400 parked at Cotsworld Airport in Kemble, England. British Airways said Monday Oct. 12, 2020, that CEO Alex Cruz has been replaced after 4 1/2 years on the job as the COVID-19 pandemic pummels airlines around the world. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
British Airways CEO replaced as company fights for survival

By Danica Kirka Oct. 12, 2020 05:09 AM EDT

Passengers wearing face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus queue prior to departure to London at a British Airways check-in desk at Adolfo Suarez-Barajas international airport, outskirts Madrid, Spain, Sunday, July 26, 2020. Britain has put Spain back on its unsafe list and announced Saturday that travelers arriving in the U.K. from Spain must now quarantine for 14 days. The move by the UK taken without forewarning has caught travelers off guard. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
British Airways owner books loss as pandemic stalls travel

Jul. 31, 2020 05:56 AM EDT

Passengers in a queue at Stansted Airport, north of London, to check-in for a flight bound for Adana, Turkey, Wednesday June 3, 2020, as new quarantine rules for travellers arriving in the UK are to be set out by Home Secretary Priti Patel. The plans, due to come into force on June 8, will see people arriving in the UK told to isolate for 14-days to prevent coronavirus cases being introduced from overseas. (Nick Ansell/PA via AP)
Aviation, tourism groups protest UK's 14-day quarantine

By Danica Kirka And Sylvia Hui Jun. 08, 2020 07:54 AM EDT

A Bombardier plant is seen in Montreal on Friday, June 5, 2020. Bombardier Aviation is reducing its workforce by about 2,500 employees due to challenges caused by COVID-19. The company said Friday that it had to make the move because business jet deliveries, industry-wide, are forecast to be down approximately 30% year-over-year due to the pandemic. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Nations try to get back on their feet but job cuts continue

Jun. 05, 2020 10:03 AM EDT