Several Star Alliance airlines have reduced their February capacity further after stricter travel restrictions designed to stem the spread of COVID-19 made air travel nearly impossible.

Sunwing Airlines has become the first carrier to receive financial support from the Canadian federal government since the COVID-19 crisis began.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has confirmed it will have to cut its workforce by almost a third as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Virgin Australia has pushed back its target for resuming short-haul international flights as prospects for a two-way travel bubble with New Zealand appear to be fading.

After losing nearly $35 billion in 2020, U.S. carriers are confident of a demand rebound. They are just unsure about the timing.

As U.S. airlines wait for the country’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make a firm decision on requiring domestic travelers to test negative for COVID-19 prior to travel, Hawaiian Airlines’ unique experience has resulted in the operator building up an exclusive testing network. 

Japan Airlines (JAL) now expects to record a net loss of ¥300 billion ($2.9 billion) for 2020 after its hopes for traffic recovery in the current quarter were dashed by a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country.

European countries including France, Germany and Portugal have introduced further restrictions to travel, with measures going beyond the updated travel restrictions the European Commission (EC) set forth in January.