A White House spokesperson has confirmed on Twitter that the Biden administration is ending the pre-departure Covid-19 testing requirement for travellers flying to the USA. CNN, Bloomberg and other media outlets reported on 10 June that the Biden administration would that day accede to US carriers' entreaties and end the testing requirement. White House spokesperson Kevin Munoz later confirmed on Twitter that the USA will "end [the] Covid-19 testing requirement for air travellers entering the country". Nicholas Calio, chief executive for US airlines' trade group Airlines for America (A4A), stated on 10 June that "the airline industry appreciates the administration’s decision to lift the pre-departure testing requirement in accordance with the current epidemiological environment". He adds: "Lifting this policy will help encourage and restore air travel to the United States, benefiting communities across the country that rely heavily on travel and tourism to support their local economies." In a 23 March letter sent by A4A to US president Joe Biden and signed by chief executives from seven US commercial carriers, the organisation said that pre-departure testing for incoming international travellers was “no longer aligned with the realities of the current epidemiological environment”. The airline chiefs argue in the 23 March letter that the testing requirement in particular “creates a competitive disadvantage for US travel and tourism by placing an additional cost and burden on travel to the US”, and point out that the UK, EU and Canada have lifted international travel restrictions. Details about the timing of the testing requirement's cessation have yet to be disclosed by the White House.

South African carrier Comair is to be liquidated after failing to secure enough capital to enable it to restart flights. Comair suspended all British Airways- and Kulula-branded flights on 31 May due to a shortage of funds. It had hoped to raise sufficient capital to restart operations, but the airline's business rescue practitioners (BRPs) said on 9 June that they "had been unable to secure the capital required for the airline to recommence operations". The BRPs have therefore lodged a court application to convert rescue proceedings into liquidation proceedings. "We did our utmost to secure the funding, but when we were unable to do had no option but to lodge the application. It is an extremely sad day for the company, its employees, its customers and South African aviation," say the rescue practitioners. Comair says it faced "unforeseen headwinds" in the form of Covid-related travel restrictions and the suspension of its air operator's certificate in March while the South African Civil Aviation Authority carried out an audit. Comair operates franchise services on behalf of British Airways and the kulula.com brand.

Air New Zealand expects a loss before other significant items and taxation of less than NZ$750 million ($479 million) for the financial (FY) year ending 30 June, versus its previous estimate of a loss of less than NZ$800 million as announced on 30 March. “The airline continues to see strong passenger booking activity on short-haul and international services following the opening of the New Zealand border,” it says in a disclosure to New Zealand's Exchange today. Domestic demand has also improved in recent weeks with business-related demand returning to approximately 90% of pre-Covid levels, it adds. Air New Zealand states: “The airline remains mindful that the macroeconomic environment continues to be uncertain with disruptions caused by the impact of Covid-19 variants, continued travel restrictions in some markets, and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine contributing to high jet fuel prices.”