Hawaiian Airlines has formed an interline partnership with regional carrier Mokulele, enabling Hawaiian to offer some of the inter-island routes that it lost when it terminated its subsidiary Ohana during the coronavirus pandemic.
LATAM Airlines Group is projecting domestic capacity in the Spanish-speaking countries it serves—Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru—will reach 81% of its pre-pandemic capacity in October.
“Malta’s economic and regulatory framework will enable us to enter new markets as an attractive value airline and to compete successfully in our highly competitive environment,” Eurowings Europe MD Stefan Beveridge says.
Delta Air Lines said it expects continued sales growth in the fourth quarter (Q4), after posting a record quarterly revenue performance in the third quarter (Q3), signaling that passenger demand remains resilient despite fears of an impending economic slowdown.
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has committed to guarantee a $304 million loan from JP Morgan to cargo operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings to finance aircraft exports.
LATAM Airlines Group has firmed up plans to add Airbus A321XLRs to its fleet after forging a new agreement with Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for the lease of five aircraft.
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has raised the issue of LCC “fare dumping” with the European Commission and is considering further action.
As airlines begin to add back services to Hong Kong, it remains to be seen how extensive or rapid the capacity recovery will be—and whether there has been any permanent damage to demand.
Several European regional airline CEOs are taking new aircraft technology timelines with a pinch of salt—they are welcoming the eco push but are generally technology agnostic.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is in discussions with Indian conglomerate Tata Group over its shares of Vistara, presaging a potential integration of the latter with Air India, which Tata now fully owns.
