Air Transport

Windrose Airlines is seeking permission from the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to serve the market between Ukraine and the U.S.

Ultra Air plans to begin operations in summer 2021 with a fleet of either Boeing 737 MAX 8s or Airbus A320s, according to founder and CEO William Shaw.

Philippine LCC Cebu Pacific is adding capacity in December in a joint effort with the Philippines tourism department to promote domestic travel, as well as adding more international flights to support the transport of overseas Filipino workers (OFW).

Lufthansa Group subsidiaries Austrian Airlines and Eurowings have both announced several changes to their management teams.

Fifteen aviation industry groups have asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to suspend an auction of radio frequency spectrum near the band used for radar altimeters.

Starting from December 2021, the pan-European overnight train network Nightjet will expand as it targets younger climate-conscious airline passengers.

Virgin Australia has cut its Boeing 737 MAX orders by about half but remains focused on narrowbody operations, signaling that a return to widebody flying is still on the agenda but remains a long-term prospect.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said the recovery of passenger demand continued to be disappointingly slow in October.

Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has called for tenders for laying a fourth runway, part of a larger upgrade program for the facility made possible by the opening of another airport in the city last year.

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United Airlines passengers will soon have access to virtual, on-demand customer service at the Chicago-based carrier’s hubs, giving people a contact-free option to get real-time information and support.

Recovering from its worst-ever crisis while also focusing on reducing the environmental impact will be a 2021 air-transport challenge.

American Airlines announced plans to offer pre-flight COVID-19 tests to domestic travelers, in a bid to help customers avoid mandatory quarantines in more than a dozen states and territories.

United Airlines accepted delivery of its 15th 737-9 aircraft Dec. 8—the first 737 MAX-family aircraft delivered since the model was approved to return to service following a 20-month grounding.

Mexico’s ULCCs continue to benefit from the retrenchment of their competitors, taking advantage of U.S. transborder opportunities from the country’s largest airport in Mexico City.

Etihad Airways has taken what it describes as the first step on its journey to reduce CO2 emissions to 50% of 2019 levels by 2035 by committing to purchasing carbon offsets to neutralize the emissions of its flagship “Greenliner” Boeing 787-10 throughout 2021.

Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines plans to issue debt instruments of up to TRY2.5 billion ($319 million) to raise additional funding.

A new study by a group of travel experts set out to determine what percentage of business travel may be permanently lost in the post-COVID-19 era

Chinese and UK companies plan to come together in a joint venture (JV) to create advanced aerostructures for the growing Chinese commercial aviation industry.

Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound, died on Dec. 7. He was 97.

US DOT estimates US airlines carried 29.9m pax in October, down 62% vs October 2019 (smallest annual drop since March).

NORWEGIAN filed for reconstruction under Norway law to co-exist with the Irish Examinership process (SPNWS; Nov 20).

DHL EXPRESS leased (ACMI) three more 767-300ERs from Cargojet for operation between Hamilton, ON and DHL's hub in Cincinnati, with continuing service