New DCA concourse on schedule to open early
American Airlines’ new concourse at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport may open as early as April 20, three months ahead… Read More »
Alaska Airlines commits to increase inclusivity
Alaska Airlines has pledged to increase racial diversity at the leadership level within the company to at least 30% by… Read More »
Air Canada names Airbus A220 after retired CEO
Air Canada has named a new Airbus A220-300 after former CEO Calin Rovinescu, who recently retired. The aircraft, the first… Read More »
Honor Flight veteran celebrates 100th birthday airborne
A Southwest Airlines Military Ambassador literally jumped at the chance to help a fellow veteran celebrate his 100th birthday skydiving…. Read More »
New Delta health officer will help shape pandemic response
Dr. Henry Ting, who recently joined Delta Air Lines as chief health officer from the Mayo Clinic, will be a… Read More »
Resurgent Via Airlines’ Alaskan plans run into difficulty
Ravn Alaska (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens) is opposing plans by resurgent carrier Via Airlines, Inc. to resume commuter air services… Read More »
Korea’s Eastar Jet may resume flight ops in late 2Q21 – CEO
Rising chances of an acquisition mean that Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) could resume flight operations in June, the indebted… Read More »
Gov’t to take part in Air New Zealand capital raise
New Zealand’s government will participate in a planned Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int’l) equity capital raise in June, confirming… Read More »
Businessman makes pitch as Air Canada-Transat deal shelved
Pierre Karl Péladeau, president and chief executive of the media and telecommunications company Quebecor, has said he still wants to… Read More »
ASL Aviation Holdings firms ten B737-800(BCF) options
ASL Aviation Holdings has firmed options for ten B737-800(BCF)s, increasing its total order for the converted freighters to 21 aircraft…. Read More »
Air Côte d’Ivoire receives its first Airbus A320neo
Air Côte d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast’s flagship carrier based in Abidjan, has taken delivery of its first A320neo, becoming the first… Read More »
Rolls-Royce annouces Totalcare® agreement with Uganda Airlines
Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare® agreement with new customer Uganda Airlines for their two new Airbus A330neo aircraft powered exclusively… Read More »
Air Canada recognises its heritage with retro scheme
Air Canada has introduced a new retro livery adorning one of its Airbus A220. The aircraft will now wear the… Read More »
Sochi Airport is one of the most customer-focused airports in the world in the context of the pandemic
Sochi International Airport named after V. I. Sevastyanov announces the award of the International Airports Council (ACI) in the “Voice… Read More »
Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air: Europe’s LCCs eye recovery after tough 4Q
Ryanair, easyJet and Wizz Air’s results for calendar 4Q2020 were not pleasant. The three LCCs have performed better than Europe’s… Read More »
Only a few airlines collapsed in 2020
What is surprising about 2020 is not how many airlines collapsed or entered bankruptcy of one kind or another. Only… Read More »
CAPA Live Outlook: The airline industry never the same again
CAPA’s Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Peter Harbison, has issued a stark assessment of the global airline industry – that it… Read More »
CAPA Live: Hawaiian Air successfully restructures its US govt loan
Airlines worldwide have built up unprecedented levels of liquidity during the COVID-19 crisis, and it is not yet clear how… Read More »
World aviation: back to the last century
It is no longer news to report that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive and devastating impact on the… Read More »
CAPA Live: Ethiopian Airlines cash positive. 50 flights/week to China
African airlines were grounded for the period from Mar- to Sep-2020, and with no aid forthcoming it has been difficult… Read More »
CAPA Live: easyJet CEO has positive outlook for summer
EasyJet’s CEO, Johan Lundgren, doesn’t estimate operating more than 10% of 2019 levels in the first quarter of 2021. Mr… Read More »
Lisbon Airport keeps on working, training resilience. Ready for the upturn
LIS_IAOP Project Within the scope of the Single European Sky – an initiative aimed to strengthen safety standards and the… Read More »
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines delivers first COVID-19 vaccines to Aruba
ORANJESTAD – On February 16, 2021 flight KL779 departed from Amsterdam Schiphol to Aruba transporting 11.700 COVID-19 vaccines for the… Read More »
N.H. airport to build terminal, hangar
Concord Municipal Airport in New Hampshire is planning to build a $2.5 million terminal that will provide additional space, meet… Read More »
Passenger airline traffic fell to lowest levels since 1984
The U.S. Department of Transportation reported that passenger airline traffic fell 60.1% in 2020 to the lowest level seen since… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines on the importance of Hawaiian language
Hawaiian Airlines communications specialist ʻIwalani Kualiʻi Kahoʻohanohano shared how her role allows her to highlight the Hawaiian language while connecting… Read More »