United Airlines became the latest U.S. carrier to substantially ramp-up its domestic capacity in July, reflecting growing optimism about a summertime rebound in leisure travel demand.
The China-U.S. airline-service detente continued June 5 as the U.S. Transportation Dept. (DOT) scrapped a plan to ban Chinese passenger carriers in mid-June, approving a total of two weekly frequencies instead.
International Airlines Group (IAG) is considering a legal challenge to UK government plans to impose a 14-day quarantine on international arrivals as part of efforts to fight COVID-19, CEO Willie Walsh has said.
Most airlines canceled nearly all of their international flights following the outbreak of the coronavirus and have lost an enormous amount of revenue over the last few months.
Southeast Asia’s largest LCC AirAsia Group is reportedly looking to sell 10% of its equity to South Korea’s SK Group to raise funds as the ongoing COVID-19 crisis impacts cashflow.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) delivered a Boeing 777-300ER to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Tel Aviv for the prototype passenger-to-freighter conversion on June 4.