United Airlines became the latest U.S. carrier to substantially ramp-up its domestic capacity in July, reflecting growing optimism about a summertime rebound in leisure travel demand.
The China-U.S. airline-service detente continued June 5 as the U.S. Transportation Dept. (DOT) scrapped a plan to ban Chinese passenger carriers in mid-June, approving a total of two weekly frequencies instead.
International Airlines Group (IAG) is considering a legal challenge to UK government plans to impose a 14-day quarantine on international arrivals as part of efforts to fight COVID-19, CEO Willie Walsh has said.
Most airlines canceled nearly all of their international flights following the outbreak of the coronavirus and have lost an enormous amount of revenue over the last few months.
Southeast Asia’s largest LCC AirAsia Group is reportedly looking to sell 10% of its equity to South Korea’s SK Group to raise funds as the ongoing COVID-19 crisis impacts cashflow.
Kevin McAllister, the former head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes until the 737 MAX program broke down, has joined AE Industrial Partners (AEI), a private equity investor specializing in aerospace, defense and government services.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) delivered a Boeing 777-300ER to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Tel Aviv for the prototype passenger-to-freighter conversion on June 4.
Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines is rapidly ramping up services on its domestic network, while UK-based long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic is to resume services next month, as the airline industry continues to piece back together its shattered schedules.
ULCC Wizz Air’s developing plans for a new base in Abu Dhabi indicate a larger operation than was originally envisaged when it was announced in December 2019.
Italy may have to review the plan to nationalize and relaunch Alitalia if the proposal does not obtain European Commission (EC) approval, Italian media reported.