Airlines in the U.S. carried 58.4 million passengers in September, or around 80% of 2019 levels, continuing a strong recovery from earlier in 2021 but down considerably from levels seen in July.
Swiss-based aircraft manufacturing supplier Montana Aerospace raised almost $164 million in a stock sale, the company announced Nov. 17, with proceeds going toward the acquisition of Belgium-based Asco Group.
ITA Airways has signed codeshare agreements with Air Europa and TAP Air Portugal as the new airline—and successor to Alitalia—pushes ahead with growth plans a month after its launch.
While the long-haul, low-cost business model was firmly established in the Asia-Pacific region before the COVID-19 crisis, it had yet to fully prove its long-term profitability.
European air traffic reached 77.4% of 2019 traffic in the week to Nov. 16, Eurocontrol said, with an average of 20,727 daily flights, as the network manager also highlighted the impact of the U.S. reopening on flight numbers.
The upsurge in conversions of passenger aircraft to freighters shows no sign of slackening, according to the CEO of Boeing Global Services, Ted Colbert.
There can be few passengers who have felt the uncomfortable effects of air trouble with sore dry eyes etc. Paradoxically, you are more likely to feel it if you are travelling in the premium cabins such as business class or first class.
Starting at the end of 2022, Emirates will begin a significant retrofit program, adding premium-economy cabins to 105 of its twin-aisle aircraft, the airline said at Dubai Airshow.
Following the Nov. 8 re-opening of traffic to the U.S., European network traffic reached an average of 20,727 flights per day Nov. 10-16, or 77.4% of 2019 levels during the same timeframe.
Union leaders representing frontline transportation workers urged Congress to work with the FAA to implement a national database of unruly airline passengers, following a recent spike in assaults against flight attendants and transportation security officers.
