A senior U.S. NTSB investigator and technical advisors from three key stakeholders will be among the U.S. representatives supporting the probe into the March 21
The largest U.S. pilot association called on the U.S. Transportation Department to block SkyWest Airlines from halting service to 29 small communities, calling the proposed cuts an “egregious miscarriage” of the Essential Air Service (EAS) program.
European carriers are moving cautiously when it comes to imposing fuel surcharges as a result of sharply rising oil prices, apparently wary of damaging the accelerating revival in passenger numbers.
Over the past year Latin American carriers have worked diligently to rebuild their fleets into competitive forces as COVID-19 moves from pandemic to endemic.
Lufthansa will base four additional Airbus A350-900s in Munich over the summer season, meaning the airline will be operating a total of 26 long-haul aircraft from the German hub.
Three months after terminating its takeover agreement for Air Europa, International Airlines Group (IAG) has provided a convertible loan to the carrier’s owner Globalia which gives the London-based group the option of buying up to 20% of Air Europa’s equity.
Royal Air Maroc canceled the two remaining Boeing 737-8s that it had on order amid the worst of the pandemic but the airline is now looking to press ahead with its fleet renewal program providing market conditions stabilize.
Oneworld says it is closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine but will not tell its constituent carriers how they should respond to the sanctions imposed on the alliance’s Russian member S7 Airlines.
Latvian flag-carrier airBaltic faced a 30% drop in bookings when Russia invaded Ukraine, but the carrier is confident it will compensate for lost revenue with other destinations.
Taiwan’s China Airlines is forecasting that demand for its air cargo services will benefit from increased congestion at sea ports and persistent labor shortages that continue to disrupt the supply chain.
Air Lease Corp. is maintaining “good communication” with its Russian customers and is confident that its leased aircraft will be returned, where necessary, and relationships with the carriers will leave room for future deals if the geopolitical environment permits such opportunities.
Emirates SkyCargo is reactivating its “dual hub” freight policy in Dubai, while Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and ground services company Dnata have begun work on a major new freight building.
South African airline Comair remained grounded for a fifth day March 16 as the country’s regulators continued to plow through paperwork intended to get the carrier back into the air.
Air Astana remains cautiously optimistic about being able to compensate customers for canceled flights to Russia as other destinations and markets open up.
Boosted by strong bookings momentum in March, major U.S. carriers raised their revenue outlooks for the 2022 first quarter (Q1) despite a recent surge in jet fuel prices to their highest levels since 2008.
