Delta to cap flight capacity, blocking middle seats into January
The move contrasts with rivals American and United, which are booking flights to capacity if possible. Delta Air Lines continues… Read More »
Virgin Australia’s unsecured creditors to get 9%-13% return under Bain deal
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd’s (VAH.AX) unsecured creditors will receive an average return of 9%-13% of their funds as part of… Read More »
Finnair to cut up to 1,000 jobs, seeks further savings
Finnish national carrier Finnair (FIA1S.HE) plans to cut up to 1,000 jobs, or about 15% of its workforce, and seek… Read More »
Cheyenne, WY to regain scheduled services in mid-4Q20
SkyWest Airlines (United States of America) (OO, Salt Lake City) will restart daily services from Cheyenne to Denver Int’l on… Read More »
Croatia Airlines to cancel A320neo order
Croatia Airlines (OU, Zagreb) is in talks with Airbus about the cancellation of orders for four A320-200Ns and the use… Read More »
fastjet PLC heads for privatisation following delisting
fastjet PLC is set to become privately held following its delisting from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) AIM platform on… Read More »
Nauru Airlines boosts freighter fleet
Nauru Airlines (ON, Nauru) will add a third B737-300(F) which will see the state-owned airline operating more freighters than passenger… Read More »
Nepal to restart int’l flights, mulls ending foreigner fares
The Government of Nepal has announced that it will allow scheduled international flights from a number of countries effective September… Read More »
UPS to expand Kansas City hub
United Parcel Service (UPS) will expand its ramp space at Kansas City Int’l Airport after the Kansas City Aviation Department… Read More »
EC approves Brussels Airlines, Blue Air state aid
The European Commission has approved state aid packages granted to each of Brussels Airlines (SN, Brussels National) and Blue Air… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines warns of layoffs as quarantine extended
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) said that its redundancy notices to around 2,000 workers remain valid after Governor David Ige confirmed… Read More »
Turkish Airlines retires last B737-700, floats deferrals
Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul New) retired its last B737-700 on August 17, 2020, having ended the type’s scheduled operations in… Read More »
American Airlines to leave 15 US cities as support expires
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) has said it would suspend services to 15 regional airports in the United States effective October 7,… Read More »
Latvia’s airBaltic defers A220 deliveries
airBaltic (BT, Riga) has reached an agreement with Airbus to defer the delivery of 28 outstanding A220-300s, which are now… Read More »
Wizz Air to increase operations from Vilnius, Lithuania
The continuation of Wizz Air’s expansion of routes continues with the announcement of an increase of its Lithuanian operations, by… Read More »
Ryanair and Spanish Pilots settle on a 20% pay cut
Ryanair and the Spanish Union of Airline Pilots (SEPLA) have agreed on a 20% pay reduction restored over four years… Read More »
Abu Dhabi Airports welcomes passengers travelling aboard Middle East Airlines
Abu Dhabi Airports welcomed Lebanese travellers arriving at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) on 21 August with special gifts upon… Read More »
Air Canada to introduce its own COVID-19 tests?
Air Canada has stated that it wants to operate its own voluntary COVID-19 testing programme to encourage the reductions currently… Read More »
Blue Islands start flights to Exeter from Manchester
Flights from Manchester to Exeter with Blue Islands started on 1 September, a key regional service which has previously attracted… Read More »
China’s domestic airlines on the mend
Data collected by a leading travel firm ForwardKeys suggest that China’s domestic aviation market will have completely recovered to 2019… Read More »
Global Crossing Airlines signs for first Airbus A321
Global Crossing Airlines Inc. has announced the signing of a letter of intent for its first A321-200, under an operating… Read More »
In Five Weeks, Some 70,000 Airline Jobs Will Be at Risk
The date, unfortunately, has been circled on the calendar like a happy occasion – a birthday, an anniversary, a holiday,… Read More »
American Airlines Adds New Electrostatic Spraying Solution
American Airlines has upgraded its commitment to safety by adding a new, environmentally-friendly electrostatic spraying solution. Dubbed SurfaceWise2 and developed by… Read More »
Korea’s Eastar Jet eyes resale as judicial protection looms
As Eastar Jet (ZE, Seoul Gimpo) resets for a new attempted sale of a majority stake in the company, a… Read More »
Boeing 737 MAX gains first order for 2020 from Enter Air
Boeing and Enter Air have announced the Polish airline is expanding its commitment to the 737 family with a new… Read More »
airBaltic adjusts deliveries of remaining Airbus A220s
Airbus and airBaltic have approved an agreement that will reschedule deliveries of the 28 remaining jets that the airline has… Read More »