Air Canada believes it can return to 2019 capacity levels by 2023, sooner than it previously forecast, citing encouraging trends since Canada’s borders reopened to vaccinated travelers in September.
AirAsia has unveiled the first aircraft in its planned narrowbody freighter fleet, and in the longer-term the carrier is interested in the prospect of a freighter version of the Airbus A321neo.
Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines managed to top its 2019 third-quarter (Q3) revenues in the most recent quarter, despite the impact of the delta coronavirus variant.
Air Canada has opted to purchase two Airbus A220s from an order the company previously canceled now that it has a more informed view of its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Airlines (JAL) is seeing signs of financial improvement based partly on a strengthening domestic recovery, although it is still predicting a heavy loss for its full fiscal year.
The easing of many domestic border restrictions in Australia will give a welcome boost to the local airline industry as carriers ramp up their interstate networks again.
The airline said help in the form of new staff members is on the way. Some 1,800 flight attendants on leave started to return Nov. 1, and the airline said it will hire 4,000 total staffers by year end.
Irish LCC Ryanair is anticipating a deeper €100-200 million ($116-231 million) loss for fiscal 2022 because of low yields, despite narrowing its interim net loss from €411 million to €48 million.
When the delta coronavirus variant slowed the recovery of business travel for U.S. airlines, leisure passengers opting to buy premium travel experiences helped to backfill that demand.
AerCap announced its planned takeover of its main competitor in March 2021, laying the foundations for the creation of a mega-lessor, four times the size of its nearest rival.
The latest quarterly results from China’s big three state-owned airlines show the recovery of their balance sheets has slowed after sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks across the country.
CAE said it is buying AirCentre to expand its reach beyond pilot training and establish CAE as a technology leader in the growing marketplace for industry-leading, digitally enabled flight and crew-operations solutions.
Norwegian regional carrier Widerøe has launched a new sister-company to tackle what it describes as the regulatory, commercial and financing challenges facing airlines when purchasing and operating future non-fossil fuel-powered aircraft.
A virtual customer service app developed to provide socially distanced support during the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into an integral tool that helps United Airlines quickly re-book passengers during irregular operations (IROPS).
