French rivals Air Austral and Corsair are exploring the idea of a commercial joint venture (JV) on their Indian Ocean flights, triggered by the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
After piloting a number of health verification applications since the start of the year, China Airlines and EVA Air will now trial the IATA Travel Pass.
Qantas has become the latest airline to set a deadline for its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, although one of its unions is objecting to the requirement.
Air New Zealand is set for a period of significant disruption and uncertainty after a return of community COVID-19 transmissions prompted the New Zealand government to impose a nationwide lockdown.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new united front: a call for everyone to work together in a common quest for a global set of travel and health standards so that international borders can reopen.
Spirit Airlines said that its operational meltdown in recent weeks cost it $50 million in the 2021 third quarter (Q3) and warned that bookings for the rest of the quarter will come in weaker than expected.
As Aeromexico works to exit bankruptcy and Volaris and Viva Aerobus continue to capitalize on opportunities in the marketplace, Mexico’s domestic market is now comprised of one full-service operator and two ULCCs.
Aeromexico has announced its third new route in the past week with plans to launch a seasonal service between the Mexican vacation destination of Cancun and São Paulo in Brazil.
The 20-strong orderbook comprises two A321P2Fs that have already been converted and redelivered to UK-based Titan Airways, plus 18 new commitments, including two A321P2Fs for Lufthansa Cargo.
As the Bank of Thailand revised the country’s economic growth downwards from 1.8% to 0.7%, the Kingdom’s two major carriers Thai Airways and Thai AirAsia continued to struggle during the first half of 2021.
German economic stabilization fund WSF plans to sell a 5% stake in Lufthansa from the 20% shareholding that it acquired as a COVID-19 crisis funding measure.
Airlines are scrambling to adjust their operations after essential air traffic to and from Afghanistan came to a standstill on Aug.15 as the Taliban declared victory over the capital Kabul.
Mesa Airlines said a shortage of spare parts is leading to elevated maintenance times across its Bombardier CRJ-900 fleet, causing knock-on difficulties across its American Airlines operation.
Embraer expects to deliver 90-95 business jets and 45-50 commercial aircraft in 2021, up from 86 and 44, respectively in 2020 as the market recovers to pre-pandemic levels and growth continues, the company reported.
AnadoluJet CEO Samil Karakas shared the LCC's expansion plans with Aviation Daily, noting that its current fleet will likely not be large enough for its 2022 ambitions.
The proposed network expansion comes just days after the Bogota-based carrier’s board approved the filing of its reorganization plan, a key part of its Chapter 11 restructuring process.
