United Airlines became the first U.S. legacy carrier to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees, as the delta coronavirus variant sweeps through North America and threatens the ongoing recovery in air travel demand.
Copa Airlines will retrofit its Boeing 737s with Honeywell’s air separation module (ASM), becoming the first announced customer for the fuel tank safety system component.
LCC Air Arabia plans to remain focused on further cost-control measures and supporting business continuity during the second half of 2021, the airline said Aug. 9.
The organization, whose 46 members account for more than 85% of total international traffic carried by African airlines, warned that in the first half of 2021, African airlines incurred estimated cumulative revenue losses of $5 billion.
The prevalence and evolution of flight data collection and analysis programs means they are ideally positioned for another role that operators are quickly deeming essential—becoming more eco-friendly.
Qatar Airways further increased its presence in southern Africa with the launch of a service from Doha to Lusaka, Zambia, and then onward to the Zimbabwean capital Harare.
The company director of Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) has said the Hong Kong-based startup is hoping to commence operations on Oct.1 with a charter flight from the city territory to Beijing.
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said that airports can help combat instances of unruly and intoxicated passengers by cracking down on concessionaires who sell “to-go” alcohol, which some passengers have been bringing on to flights.
American Airlines took the opportunity of the enforced downturn to invoke systematic changes and modernization programs that looked beyond sheer survival.
LATAM Airlines Group is the latest operator in Latin America working to strike a fleet balance and has asked the bankruptcy court overseeing its restructuring to approve the purchase of 28 new Airbus narrowbodies.
The group’s director general Subhas Menon said countries should look at sustainable ways to maintain air traffic corridors instead of the “start-stop” measures seen so far.
DAE CEO Firoz Tarapore said that since early May the company had seen “a very robust trading environment;” he also commented on the huge merger between rivals AerCap and GECAS.
South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority has granted the country’s flag-carrier a new air operator’s certificate (AOC), though a restart date for South African Airways (SAA) remains uncertain.
Frontier Airlines said emergence of the delta coronavirus variant has dampened demand for air travel in the third quarter, marking the latest setback in the recovery from the pandemic.
Despite facing lingering headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic, Copa Airlines has opted to keep six Boeing 737-700s, and is in talks with Boeing about advancing some 737-9 deliveries.
AirAsia has taken another step towards reaching its target for raising liquidity, after receiving MYR240 million ($56.8 million) for its share in leasing company Fly Leasing.
