American Airlines drops LAX as international hub
Los Angeles passengers will no longer have nonstop American service to five key gateways. American Airlines has nixed Los Angeles… Read More »
United adding back capacity
The airline sees demand coming back despite COVID-19 pandemic in US. United Airlines will add close to 25,000 flights in August,… Read More »
Dominican Republic re-opens for flights
More than 290,000 departure seats are scheduled for July from the country. The Dominican Republic has re-opened for passenger flights… Read More »
Ryanair ramping up operations, restoring network
LCC to fly 90% of pre-pandemic network. Ryanair said it would operate over 1,000 daily flights across Europe from July… Read More »
Air Canada makes more cuts in face of COVID-19
Pandemic has led the airline into a state of hibernation, company says. Air Canada will suspend 30 domestic regional routes… Read More »
United Airlines ramps up Asia-Pacific flying
United had the biggest presence in China among US carriers before the COVID-19 pandemic. United Airlines will resume service between… Read More »
American Airlines takes heat for decision to book to capacity
Controversial move is in contrast to rival Delta Air Lines, which caps capacity at 60% on all flights. American Airlines… Read More »
Delta CEO: Aircraft cabin air is ‘7 to 10 times’ cleaner than typical grocery store
Ed Bastian says there is little risk of contracting COVID-19 aboard a Delta flight. Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian… Read More »
Australian regional Rex plans to operate ‘Golden Triangle’ flights
The carrier will go head-to-head with Qantas and Virgin Australia. Australian carrier Regional Express Holdings (Rex) is a rare example… Read More »
US airline unions push Congress to extend assistance
The CARES Act provided airlines with $32 billion in grants, but it expires on Sept. 30. Six unions representing a… Read More »
NokScoot becomes victim of COVID-19 pandemic
Singapore Airlines-Nok Air JV folds in face of passenger demand drop. The board of NokScoot has passed a resolution to… Read More »
Virgin Australia given new life, to be owned by Bain Capital
Virgin Australia’s current owners, including the UK Virgin Group, will have their stakes wiped out. The selection of Bain Capital… Read More »
KLM to resume UK network
KLM is restarting routes from a number of UK cities as it seeks to rebuild its pre-COVID network during summer… Read More »
Ryanair taking over most Lauda flights from Vienna
CEO O’Leary cites concerns over taxes that could be imposed by the Austrian government. Ryanair said it will take over… Read More »
50% of EasyJet’s flight network to return in July
EasyJet is this week operating about 33 routes to destinations in Europe, but a sharp network expansion is planned next… Read More »
Qantas to ground 100 aircraft for up to a year
Qantas will ground 100 aircraft for up to a year, with CEO Alan Joyce admitting that he does not expect… Read More »
India responds to complaints about US carriers being blocked from flying repatriation flights
The Indian government said it will consider reopening regular international flights when India’s domestic traffic reaches 50-60% of pre-COVID levels;… Read More »
Air Belgium plans Mauritius flights, eyes US flights
Air Belgium intends to open a new nonstop route to Mauritius from December and hopes to begin US service in… Read More »
SunExpress to focus on Turkish tourism
Leisure carrier SunExpress is closing its German division as part of a restructuring to focus on the Turkish tourism market…. Read More »
Iran Air to expand UK network
Iran’s flag carrier will open its second route to the UK next month when it begins service to Manchester. Iran… Read More »
Austrian Airlines’ network to reach 50 destinations in July
Austrian Airlines will fly to more than 50 destinations in July, with almost half of its fleet back in service… Read More »
Delta adds second South Africa destination and resumes US-China flights
More than a decade after suspending service to Cape Town, the South African city will return to Delta Air Lines’… Read More »
Hong Kong International finances third runway project
$4.5 billion loan will enable the building of a third runway and related improvements The Hong Kong Airport Authority (HKAA),… Read More »
Spirit Airlines plans to be at 80% capacity in July
Year-over-year, the airline will fly a solid schedule in July. Spirit Airlines is planning to operate around 550 daily flights… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic adding back a host of flights
London Heathrow will again be the airline’s base airport. UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic is to re-launch 17 more destinations… Read More »
Qatar Airways continues US network rebuild
Qatar Airways is expanding its services to the US, increasing the number of destinations served to six. Gulf carrier Qatar… Read More »