Aviation Daily Roundup: August 26

AirAsia Group Berhad is preparing to rely on its six airlines’ domestic markets for revenue in the remaining months of 2020 after the LCC group had “stabilized” in the second quarter (Q2) following the outbreak of COVID-19.

Fares for domestic U.S. air travel hit their lowest level since April in July, caused by a resurgence in COVID-19 that plateaued demand at around 25-30% of 2019’s level, a report from Bloomberg Intelligence shows.

Allegiant Air will continue to serve Owensboro, Kentucky, but is waiting on a U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) response to its request to change service in 10 other markets.

Until only a few months ago, John Slattery’s future career path looked well-defined.

Korean Air has reached an agreement to sell its inflight catering and duty-free businesses, valuing them at KRW990.6 billion ($835 million).

Nearly a quarter of staff at London Gatwick Airport could lose their jobs under a drastic restructuring plan, after COVID-related airline network cuts left the South London airport operating at just 20% of its peak-season capacity.

American Airlines and the Allied Pilots Association (APA) worked to limit the number of planned furloughs in response to lower demand, but the union says the airline opted for short-term financial gain over saving even more jobs by rejecting early-retirement requests from more than 200 pilots

Embattled African LCC fastjet is not expecting to resume scheduled operations until Sept. 30 at the earliest, but the group is now rethinking the sale of fastjet Zimbabwe and is strategizing to stay operational into December 2021.

American Airlines became the first carrier to deploy a new surface-cleaning solution that is claimed to kill 99.99% of coronavirus cells for up to a week after it is sprayed, as airlines look to persuade the public that flying is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ryanair plans to boost its operations between the UK and Portugal, following the British government’s addition of the popular vacation destination to its “travel corridors” safe list.

Swoop plans to start service at Toronto Pearson International Airport as part of its winter schedule with a mix of domestic and international routes, the airline said Aug. 25.

AirBaltic has posted a €184.8 million ($218million) first-half (H1) net loss, nearly seven times deeper than the net loss the Latvian carrier recorded for the same period in 2019.