Airlines & Lessors

The carrier, based in the French overseas department of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, has been hit hard by travel restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

GE Aviation and Safran have defined the framework for developing their future technology as Pratt and Rolls prepare their own path.

Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines announced plans to increase their employee hiring targets, part of an effort to address staffing shortages amid a strong U.S. domestic summer travel season.

The carrier is now able to add points in the U.S. to its long-haul network.

TAP Air Portugal is making headway with its turnaround, phasing out five older aircraft and cutting its workforce by 16%, as it awaits a European Commission (EC) ruling on its restructuring plan.

Porter Airlines has upgraded and upgauged the cabins in each of its 29 De Havilland Dash 8-400s ahead of its restart next week, installing new, slimmer seats that enabled the airline to add a row in each.

The EU’s suggestion to remove the U.S. from its safe list, as COVID-19 infections among Americans rise, is yet another blow to airlines that have been hoping for a long-haul recovery to match their summer short-haul boost.

Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing have signed an MOU aimed at boosting aviation skills and capabilities in Addis Ababa over the coming three years.

Alitalia’s successor plans to launch four long-haul routes to the U.S. later this year.

Norwegian Air Shuttle is expecting a trend of increasing forward bookings to continue throughout the rest of 2021 and through 2022.

Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) appears to be delaying plans to expand the new narrowbody jet service that it introduced on Australian domestic trunk routes earlier in 2021.

Harbour Air, MagniX and H55 have completed the preliminary design review on their electric propulsion modification for the 1940s-vintage de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.

Airbus has scooped up UK leisure carrier Jet2 as a new customer after the Boeing 737 and 757 operator agreed to acquire 36 Airbus A321s.

The government-owned carrier made its first low-cost flight from Tashkent to Moscow on Aug. 30.

Air Canada is joining fellow Canadian carrier Porter Airlines in mandating COVID-19 vaccines for its employees.

Depressed international demand and competitive domestic travel choices are preventing China’s Big Three airline groups—Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines—from returning to profitability in the first half of 2021. Results generally have improved by double digits for most indicators, thanks to y a strong domestic recovery.

Virgin Australia intends to join the list of airlines requiring workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, although it will conduct employee consultations first.

Bangkok Airways said its information system was the target of a cyberattack resulting in a leak of personal customer information. The boutique Thai

SriLankan Airlines is preparing to boost its network in the key Indian market to take advantage of a relaxation of entry restrictions by the Sri

Carriers asked to mobilize for only the third time in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet’s history.

Kenya Airways is focusing on survival and cash conservation for the remainder of 2021, after narrowing its interim loss in the first half (H1) of the year to 11.5 billion Kenyan shillings ($103.9 million) from 14.3 billion shillings in H1 2020.

South African carrier Comair has confirmed it will resume flights Sept. 1, after South Africa’s third COVID-19 wave triggered it to voluntarily ground itself July 5.

American Airlines has adopted a different view of its hubs during the pandemic, pivoting away from having defined roles for its largest bases and instead using them to maximize itineraries for its customers.

Virgin Australia has agreed to lease another nine Boeing 737-800s, part of an effort to grow its fleet in anticipation of a strong upcoming summer season.

Two carriers look set to boost the presence of LCCs in the Hong Kong market, which has remained at low levels compared to other countries in the region.