Battered consumer confidence to slow airlines’ recovery
Faltering consumer confidence will slow the recovery of air travel once coronavirus restrictions end, the sector’s main global body IATA… Read More »
America’s airlines prepare for a very painful fall
The world’s largest carriers are on a one-way trip from pandemic to contraction, and more than 100,000 employees could pay… Read More »
San Francisco Airport (SFO) cyber-attacked by Russian hackers
A cyber-attack on San Francisco International Airport (SFO) last month was carried out by state-sponsored Russian hackers, according to Eset…. Read More »
Korean Air adding back suspended domestic flights in May
Korean Air plans to add back some previously suspended domestic flights in May, a sign that domestic demand is beginning… Read More »
US airlines will not get relief for free
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is not budging on strict repayment guidelines for airlines wanting taxpayer aid, dashing the industry’s… Read More »
Covid-19 has nearly shut down world’s busiest airport
The departure board at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson international airport’s updates with cancellations while a nearly vacant Plane Train shuttles back and… Read More »
Emirates to operate limited passenger services to U.S., Asia, North Africa
Dubai’s Emirates said it planned to operate limited passenger services to Algiers, Tunis, Jakarta, Manila, Taipei, Kabul, and Chicago. It… Read More »
Southwest plans to continue to serve every city in its network
The LCC plans to continue to serve every city in its network. Southwest Airlines has said it will slash its… Read More »
JetBlue and Spirit seek minimum service order exemptions
JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines have applied for emergency exemptions to the minimum service order outlined in the US government’s… Read More »
IATA report finds 25 million aviation-related jobs endangered due to COVID-19
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) maintains that 25 million aviation industry jobs could potentially be lost in the aftermath… Read More »
Wuhan Tianhe Airport reopens in China after 76-day closure
The airport serving the city located in the Chinese province where the coronavirus outbreak started sees scheduled domestic flights again…. Read More »
European ATC charges deferred because of COVID-19
Eurocontrol’s member states have agreed to let airlines defer the payment of up to €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) in air… Read More »
Thailand extends international flight ban to April 18
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand extended its temporary ban on all international flights to Thailand to April 18 as… Read More »
Alaska Airlines will explore new destinations after RavnAir shutdown
Alaska Airlines says it will explore the launch of new services to support communities within the US state affected by… Read More »
American joins United and others in suspending more NYC flights on coronavirus spike
American Airlines said it would suspend more flights in and out of New York City’s three main airports for about… Read More »
COVID-19 airside safety and operations guidance published by ACI World
Airports Council International (ACI) World has issued guidance for airports – titled ‘Airside Safety and Operations under COVID-19’ – on… Read More »
Singapore’s Changi Airport consolidating terminal ops amid demand drop
Low demand gives the airport the opportunity to move ahead with upgrade work ahead of schedule. Changi Airport Group (CAG) will… Read More »
airBaltic cuts 50% of flights through October
Latvian carrier airBaltic has announced further deep cuts to capacity over the next six months, as well as delaying the… Read More »
Russia to halt all flights
Russia said it was temporarily suspending all flights in and out of the country from midnight, including those for repatriating… Read More »
Emirates to resume five routes from April 6
Emirates has received approval to restart passenger flights in the coming days, initially operating to five destinations from Dubai (DXB)…. Read More »
China’s airline market slowly recovering
International flights remain limited. Each foreign airline can maintain only one route to China and operate only one flight a… Read More »
Airline industry braces for lengthy recovery from coronavirus crisis
International seat capacity has dropped by almost 80% from a year ago and half the world’s airplanes are in storage,… Read More »
Volaris cuts capacity following Mexico’s health emergency
Mexico’s Volaris said it will significantly reduce its April schedule following the declaration of a health emergency by the Mexican… Read More »
Turkish Airlines suspends all international flights
The flag carrier will still fly domestic routes after the Turkish government banned international flights. The Turkish government has announced… Read More »
O’Hare Airport closes 2 runways as air travel plummets over COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced flights so significantly at O’Hare Airport that the Federal Aviation Administration closed two of its… Read More »
China’s domestic aviation recovers mildly from virus shutdowns
China’s domestic flights rose by about a fifth in March from the previous month, the aviation regulator said, but that… Read More »