American, United to Furlough Over 32,000 Employees
As the United States government continues to work on a stimulus package, American Airlines and United Airlines announced over 32,000 employees… Read More »
Trump Administration Proposes $20 Billion in Aid for Airline Industry
United States President Donald Trump and his administration have proposed adding another $20 billion in aid for the airline industry in a… Read More »
New York’s Hopscotch Air finds new market gap
Fear of commercial flights during the pandemic has opened a market gap for New York-based air taxi firm Hopscotch Air… Read More »
Canada’s Air North warns of further job cuts
Canada’s Air North (4N, Whitehorse Int’l) has warned it may have to make further job cuts when the federal government… Read More »
Utah’s SkyWest enters $573mn CARES Act facility, draws $60mn
SkyWest, the holding company for SkyWest Airlines (OO, Salt Lake City) and SkyWest Leasing, has entered into a five-year loan… Read More »
Rolls-Royce says shareholders positive on $6.5 billion funding package
British engine-maker Rolls-Royce RR.L said a 5 billion pound ($6.47 billion) funding package announced on Thursday will take liquidity questions… Read More »
Utah’s Breeze Aviation to launch in 1Q21 with scheduled ops
Breeze Airways (MXY, Salt Lake City) has abandoned plans to launch as a charter operator first before venturing into scheduled… Read More »
Boeing courting Delta, others to take 737 MAX ‘white tails’ – sources
Delta Air Lines is among airlines Boeing Co has approached to buy dozens of 737 MAX jets built for clients… Read More »
Employees bear brunt of Caribbean Airlines’ cost cuts
Caribbean Airlines (BW, Port of Spain) is to save USD1.6 million a month by furloughing 33% of its employees and… Read More »
Reeve Air Alaska to launch scheduled commuter ops
The US Department of Transportation has tentatively granted Reeve Air Alaska (RVV, Anchorage Ted Stevens), an air taxi operator, scheduled… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines Offering At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Hawaiian Airlines announced that travelers visiting or returning to the Hawaiian Islands from the mainland will now have the option… Read More »
FAA Chief Completes Boeing 737 MAX Test Flight, Not Ready to Approve Plane’s Return
On Wednesday, September 30, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Steve Dickson, completed an evaluative test flight of Boeing’s persistently… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Pilot, Flight Attendant Retire Early So Their Kids Can Stay Employed
Alaska Airlines captain Lee Erickson and his wife, flight attendant Brenda Erickson, are like every other set of parents –… Read More »
New Data Says Many Americans Would Take ‘Flight to Nowhere’
The ‘Flight to Nowhere’ is becoming a phenomenon. As we previously wrote, the idea of getting on a plane with… Read More »
Treasury Department Offers Loans to Multiple Airlines
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced it has offered loans to seven major U.S. airlines to help defray expenses… Read More »
American Airlines Launches Pre-Flight COVID-19 Testing Program
American Airlines announced it is working with international governments to begin offering pre-flight COVID-19 testing for travelers flying to other countries. Starting… Read More »
Travel slump threatens 46 million jobs, aviation group says
The impact of the coronavirus on travel may cost as many as 46 million jobs globally, according to projections published… Read More »
House panel approves FAA reform bill after Boeing 737 MAX crashes
A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft certification… Read More »
US Treasury firms loans to seven airlines under CARES
The US Treasury has closed loan agreements with seven major carriers and expects the amount of funding available to each… Read More »
Malaysia Airlines defers sukuk payments by six months
Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has issued deferral notices to holders of MYR1.5 billion ringgit (USD361 million) in sukuk… Read More »
Air NZ taps $72.5mn of gov’t loan, to raise capital in 2021
Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int’l) has started to draw down on a NZD900 million New Zealand dollar (USD593 million)… Read More »
U.S. astronaut crew on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to cast ballots from space
Three NASA astronauts launching next month on SpaceX’s first operational Crew Dragon mission plan to vote in the upcoming presidential… Read More »
New Zealand’s Glenorchy Air adds maiden C208B
Glenorchy Air (Queenstown) has added its first Cessna (single turboprop) 208B Grand Caravan EX, local aviation blog 3rd Level New… Read More »
Japan’s ANA Holdings mulls ¥200bn public offering
ANA Holdings is considering a public offering of about JPY200 billion yen (USD1.89 billion), sources told Nikkei on September 25,… Read More »
Japan Airlines Dumps the Phrase ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ From Announcements
Japan Airlines has announced that, as of October 1, it will discontinue addressing its passengers as “ladies and gentlemen” during in-flight… Read More »
JetBlue Celebrating Holiday Season Early With Limited-Time Savings
JetBlue is kicking off the holiday season early this year, offering travelers $50 off holiday flights and $300 off of flight and hotel… Read More »