Hawaiian Airlines is preparing to return most of its Airbus A321neo fleet to active service as the carrier ramps up flights between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland.
The total number of scheduled seats offered by airlines around the world is on course to break the 50 million barrier next week—the first time the figure will have been achieved in more than three months.
AirAsia has highlighted its efforts to raise new funds and cut costs as it seeks to reassure investors following an auditor’s report that questioned the carrier’s financial viability.
International Airlines Group’s (IAG) long-haul LCC LEVEL France will cease operations and start consultations with staff representatives on July 15, just weeks after sister short-haul carrier LEVEL Europe announced insolvency June 19.
Casablanca-based Royal Air Maroc will reduce its workforce by about one-third and shrink its fleet as it is reportedly losing MAD50 million ($5 million) every day because of the COVID-19 crisis.
Several widebody stalwarts are set to exit the global fleet post-COVID-19, but it is the relatively young Airbus A380 which could see a wave of anticipated retirements brought forward.