Air France-KLM Group has paid back €500 million ($566 million) of the €4 billion loan guarantees provided by the French government during the COVID-19 crisis and said discussions on further capital strengthening measures are taking place at the group level.
The carrier has halted flights to the West African country due to an ongoing dispute between the civil aviation authorities of Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates.
The air cargo industry is justifiably proud of what it has achieved since those first COVID-19 vaccines took to the skies last December, but operators know the challenge is far from over and the vaccine effort will continue in 2022 against the backdrop of many broader challenges for the industry.
The LCC’s prospects of restoring its international network have been boosted after the Vietnamese government approved plans for the resumption of commercial flights to “safe countries” starting from January.
Jazeera Airways took delivery of its ninth Airbus A320neo aircraft from Airbus in Toulouse over the weekend, bringing the airline’s fleet to a total of 17 aircraft.
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced that the suspension of most flights will be extended until midnight on Jan. 31, 2022.
Mesa Airlines said its profitability was hampered by inflationary pressures stemming from labor shortages and maintenance bottlenecks, the latest sign that rising costs and a dearth of trained staff are wreaking havoc on regional carriers.
With expectations that its cargo business revenue for 2021 will be double that of 2019, Azul Linhas Aereas believes there is no shortage of opportunity to grow in the sector.
Autonomous flight system developer Merlin Labs announced Dec. 10 that it has reached agreement with Ameriflight to equip the cargo carrier’s fleet with autonomous and semi-autonomous capability.
European airlines have criticized a lack of progress on the Single European Sky, warning that the delay could undermine the industry’s long-term sustainability targets.
