Japan Airlines (JAL) plans a significant cost-cutting campaign to offset the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, and the carrier has signaled this will include aircraft delivery deferrals.
Compared to the $84 billion airlines globally are projected by IATA to lose in 2020, Vietjet said its losses were “modest” as it awaits a potential aid package from the state.
Pratt & Whitney will retrench around 400 jobs—or 20%—of its 2,000 employees in Singapore as demand for engine-related MRO has disappeared amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
British Airways (BA) pilots have reluctantly accepted a new pay and conditions deal that will mitigate job losses at the cost of cuts to their salaries.
A group of 18 U.S. House Democrats led by the chairman of the Transportation Committee introduced a bill to mandate face coverings on airplanes and in airports, as debate continues over whether the federal government should issue new regulations or voluntary guidelines on masks.
United Airlines plans to operate 37% of its September schedule compared to 2019, resuming service on 30 international routes as well as adding service between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii, the carrier said July 31.
U.S. ULCCs capitalized on a modest rebound in domestic air travel demand during the 2020 second quarter (Q2), but sentiment has soured as top leisure destinations became COVID-19 hotspots in recent weeks.
