![Hong Kong has one of the most extreme travel quarantine policies - a soul-crushing 21-day hotel lockup awaits residents arriving from outside China [File: Justin Chin/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/360379098.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Tighter quarantine requirements due to mutant viruses is delaying the recovery in international travel, analysts say.
Aviation
Inspections are to focus on Pratt & Whitney engines of the type that failed during a United Airlines flight on Saturday.
![United Airlines flight UA328, carrying 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, was forced to return to Denver International Airport with its starboard engine on fire after it raised a Mayday alert on Saturday [Hayden Smith/@speedbird5280 via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-20T234055Z_1509480332_RC2NWL95TB5T_RTRMADP_3_COLORADO-AIRPLANE-DEBRIS.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
US orders scrutiny of 777s with same type of engine that failed on United Airlines flight forcing return to airport.
![There were no reports of injuries on the plane or the ground [Hayden Smith/@speedbird5280/Handout via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-20T234055Z_763065078_RC2NWL95GVEY_RTRMADP_3_COLORADO-AIRPLANE-DEBRIS.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The plane with more than 230 on board landed safely at Denver International Airport after the right engine failed.
![Clearance in the United Arab Emirates is important for Boeing because the country serves as an international air-travel crossroads via hub airports in Dubai and Abu Dhabi [File: Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/boeing-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Local airlines must outline a plan and address concerns before flying the Max in Emirati airspace, authorities said.
![Commercial planes have been the largest source of transportation greenhouse gas emissions not subject to rules [File: Mike Siegel/Pool via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-09-30T224205Z_710853965_RC2A9J9N6J2G_RTRMADP_3_BOEING-737MAX.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
In lawsuit against US environment agency, 12 states said the rule lags ‘existing technology by more than 10 years’.
![Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a COVID-19 pandemic briefing from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on November 20, 2020 [File: Lars Hagberg/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/000_8VK8KG.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Move could cause ire among ‘snowbirds’ – Canadians who spend colder months in warmer climates.
![Air Canada said it plans to reduce capacity by 85 percent in the first quarter compared with 2019, more than the 80 percent expected just a month ago, due to the government’s latest restrictions [File: Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/aircanada.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
The airline said it will burn more cash this quarter after reporting Q4 revenue that trailed analysts’ estimates.
![Family members pay their respects and scatter petals at the spot where Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 crashed into the sea last month [File: Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-10T023234Z_1874525285_RC2EPL9MJQGT_RTRMADP_3_INDONESIA-CRASH.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
One month after Sriwijaya Air crash, investigators say it is too early to determine exact cause of the accident.
![In an unsealed company filing, Boeing directors argued they had 'robust and well-established mechanisms' in place for evaluating the 737 MAX's safety profile before it ever left the ground [File: Lindsey Wasson/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/boeing.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Shareholders claim that Boeing’s board and CEO took part in a misleading PR campaign following the two deadly crashes.
![In January 2019, Boeing delivered 46 planes, but in January 2020, a safety ban on the 737 MAX led to just 13 deliveries. This January, the company landed right in the middle, with 26 deliveries [File: Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/b3e9756ad7d44d4b9ae576f34fd619ca_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
The 737 MAX jet was cleared to fly again after a 20-month ban, but orders have still lagged in the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Research firm Jefferies expects China’s domestic travel market to rebound if infections remain below 100 per day. New daily cases numbered about 30 last week [File: Yan Cong/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/367885982-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Some airlines offer cheap fares but about 10 percent of flights are cancelled over the coming two weeks, data show.
![With vaccination campaigns still in the early stages, domestic US airline passengers are at less than 40 percent of 2019 levels. Foreign travel is at only about 15 percent, according to the International Air Transport Association [File: Joshua Roberts/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Americanairlines.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Carrier says COVID-19 vaccines are not being distributed as quickly as expected, travel restrictions are hurting demand.
![Airline seat capacity in Thailand and Malaysia has dropped the most in the Asia Pacific region since the resurgence of the coronavirus late last year, according to flight data analytics firm OAG [File: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/367771776.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Full recovery in regional air travel may take until 2025, says data firm OAG, compared to its earlier 2024 forecast.
