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By Ben Goldstein
American Airlines said it plans to hire 300 new pilots by the end of 2021, part of an effort to absorb a surge in U.S. leisure travel demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Groups representing smaller and low-cost carriers say federal lawmakers would be wise to lay off any potentially costly rules—at least for the time being—to allow airlines a fighting chance to get back to their pre-pandemic financial status.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
IATA expects the global airline industry to post higher losses in 2021 than it forecasted in December 2020—but the organization is optimistic about a strong comeback in 2022 and 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
As some major airlines from Latin America and Caribbean are now operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, several airports in the region risk losing connectivity as carriers remove unprofitable routes.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese carrier Juneyao Air and its subsidiary 9 Air remain committed to expanding their collective fleet, despite recording a CNY485.5 million ($74.7 million) net loss for 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
SkyUp is to launch flights between Kyiv Boryspil and London Luton this summer as the carrier continues its ambitious European expansion.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Plans to start a new airline to provide flights from New Zealand to the Cook Islands have been suspended.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Australia–New Zealand air travel bubble will not be affected despite an Auckland Airport (AKL) worker testing positive for the coronavirus, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden confirmed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Albania plans to continue building new airports after the country officially opened Kukës International Airport on April 18.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Virgin Atlantic should be flying its full fleet again by October or November, according to its CEO, who predicted yields would start to stabilize from the start of 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Emirates Group is entering into talks with the government of Dubai about further financing options to shore up liquidity in case the recovery of air travel continues to be much slower than expected.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
An alliance has been launched with the goal of accelerating investment in sustainable aviation fuels by creating a certificate system that provides a standardized approach to verifying and tracking the emissions reductions from the low-carbon fuels.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Europe and Japan have launched a joint research program to advance the direct conversion of CO2 to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Emerging Technologies

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian aerospace supplier FACC has developed an antimicrobial surface coating for aircraft cabins that it hopes will boost its position in aftermarket services.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alan Dron
EgyptAir plans to help Sudan Airways get back on its feet as the latter airline emerges from a lengthy period of laboring under U.S. sanctions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
A trial installation of a biometric processing system at Istanbul Grand Airport (IST) has resulted in a 30% reduction in boarding times, according to SITA.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Growing U.S. domestic demand and elongating booking curves are pushing United Airlines toward achieving positive domestic leisure yields in June.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways has been granted regulatory approval in the UK, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has confirmed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
UK aviation and energy infrastructure group Esken has disposed of regional carrier Stobart Air and a small UK airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
It is official—Boeing has entered the Dave Calhoun era, and the U.S. aerospace and defense giant may never be the same again.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren believes summer 2021 trading conditions will be better than summer 2020, based on the vaccine rollout and more reliable coronavirus data.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has agreed to acquire 15 Boeing 737-8s, valued at $1.8 billion at list prices.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Morf3D, an additive manufacturing startup that once was the darling of Boeing new-investment efforts, has a new 90,000-sq.-ft. headquarters in Long Beach, California, and is now controlled by Japanese camera giant Nikon.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian Federal Court ordered Garuda Indonesia to pay a fine of A$19 million ($14.7 million) to Australia after dropping its appeal for a price-fixing case.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Electric aircraft propulsion will lead to the creation of electric low-cost carriers—eLCCs—flying sub-regional routes that are not economically viable for hydrocarbon-powered aircraft, proposes a report released by UK trade association ADS Group.
Airports & Networks