An International Air Transport Association sampling of costs for PCR tests (the test most frequently required by governments) in 16 countries showed wide variations. Keep Reading
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) now offers COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests with results guaranteed in less than an hour with the addition of a new testing option at the Tom Bradley International Terminal. Keep Reading
A member of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's security detail tested positive for COVID-19 on February 8. The agent had been in close contact, as defined by the CDC, with Secretary Buttigieg, including immediately prior to the agent’s positive result. Keep Reading
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mesa Biotech, Inc., a privately held molecular diagnostic company, for approximately $450 million in cash. Keep Reading
IATA is encouraged by the flexibility shown by CDC, in terms of accepting both antigen and PCR testing and in providing passengers who have already had COVID-19 the ability to demonstrate they are immune. Keep Reading
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed deep frustration with Canada’s new COVID-19 testing requirement for all arriving air travelers due to come into effect as of January 7, 2021. Keep Reading