US regional SkyWest shows strength during COVID-19 storm
SkyWest posted a net loss of $26 million in Q2, a far better result than any US mainline carrier, aided… Read More »
SpiceJet secures Heathrow slots
SpiceJet has moved closer to launching low-cost flights between India and the UK. Indian LCC SpiceJet has secured slots at London… Read More »
Recovery Tracker: Global capacity creeps above 50%
Weekly scheduled airline capacity has risen to more than half of the level recorded this time in 2019—although the pace… Read More »
Europe air safety regulator gives no firm date for 737 MAX to fly again
Europe’s air safety watchdog has no firm date for Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX to resume flights, it said on Tuesday,… Read More »
Kuwaiti lessor halves Boeing 737 MAX order after ending legal claim
Kuwaiti aircraft leasing company Alafco has halved its order for 40 Boeing 737 jets after reaching an agreement to end… Read More »
Eurail Passes Go Digital
Eurail passes have finally begun to go digital. After being successfully tested during the month of June, the Italy Mobile Pass… Read More »
July marks inflection point in flight traffic recovery
Global air traffic rose in July as total and commercial flights both climbed, but trends in the second half of… Read More »
Emirates will deploy A380 for the Guangzhou run
Dubai carrier had relaunched flights to Amsterdam and Cairo using these supersized jets Emirates is taking its A380s back to… Read More »
JAL sees passenger traffic potentially returning to 50% of normal levels by March 2021
JAL is cutting costs by deferring aircraft deliveries, postponing route launches. Japan Airlines plans a significant cost-cutting campaign to offset… Read More »
Partnerships key to Air Canada’s recovery
Air Canada is seeking to develop new interline agreements to help boost traffic. Increasing the number of global partnerships to… Read More »
United Airlines Adding More Flights to Hawaii
United Airlines is adding to its service to the Hawaiian islands. The Chicago-based carrier has announced it will increase flights to Hawaii starting… Read More »
Spirit AeroSystems cuts 1,100 jobs due to coronavirus, 737 MAX rate reduction
Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings (SPR.N) said on Friday it was cutting 1,100 jobs in its commercial programs due to… Read More »
Cathay Pacific offers early retirement scheme to older pilots
Airline has already taken short-term measures including executive pay cuts Cathay Pacific will offer a voluntary scheme to its Hong… Read More »
British Airways pilots take pay cut to end row over job losses
Only just over one-fifth of the 1,255 redundancies initially planned will now go ahead British Airways passenger aircraft are pictured… Read More »
Allegiant CEO: COVID-19 is ‘the ultimate test’ of ULCC’s business model
Airline operated higher percentage of its schedule than any other US airline. Despite posting a $95 million net loss in… Read More »
United ends contract with regional carrier ExpressJet
ExpressJet will no longer be a regional affiliate for United Airlines after the Chicago-based carrier opted to consolidate its Embraer… Read More »
IAG to expand capacity but says recovery will take three years
International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh believes passenger traffic won’t return to 2019 levels until at least 2023. Capacity across… Read More »
Titan Airways 757 visits one of the world’s most remote and difficult airports
Aviation fans had a bit of excitement yesterday as the remote and notoriously tricky airport at St. Helena (HLE), a British… Read More »
Taking on SpaceX, Amazon to invest $10 billion in satellite broadband plan
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Thursday it will invest more than $10 billion to build a network of 3,236 satellites… Read More »
United to drop contract with ExpressJet, dealing potentially fatal blow
United Airlines said on Thursday it has decided to drop its contract with ExpressJet, and consolidate all of its outsourced… Read More »
COVID-19: Dutch airline KLM says to shed up to 5,000 jobs due to virus
A total of 4,500 to 5,000 positions in the entire KLM Group will cease to exist Air France-KLM received generous… Read More »
British Airways owner to go ahead with crucial $3.3b rights issue
But with extensive travel restrictions in place, it expects recovery only in 2023 British Airways will try and defer new… Read More »