The broader transpacific partnership is particularly crucial for Virgin Australia since it is no longer offering its own flights to the U.S after restructuring in 2020.
GOL believes that Brazil’s domestic market has nearly recovered to 2019 levels, and the airline is starting to see some encouraging signs in business travel trends.
Delta Air Lines doubled down on its strategy of investing in foreign carriers by committing $1.2 billion in fresh funding to partners Aeromexico, LATAM and Virgin Atlantic.
Air France-KLM Group has paid back €500 million ($566 million) of the €4 billion loan guarantees provided by the French government during the COVID-19 crisis and said discussions on further capital strengthening measures are taking place at the group level.
The air cargo industry is justifiably proud of what it has achieved since those first COVID-19 vaccines took to the skies last December, but operators know the challenge is far from over and the vaccine effort will continue in 2022 against the backdrop of many broader challenges for the industry.
The LCC’s prospects of restoring its international network have been boosted after the Vietnamese government approved plans for the resumption of commercial flights to “safe countries” starting from January.
Mesa Airlines said its profitability was hampered by inflationary pressures stemming from labor shortages and maintenance bottlenecks, the latest sign that rising costs and a dearth of trained staff are wreaking havoc on regional carriers.
With expectations that its cargo business revenue for 2021 will be double that of 2019, Azul Linhas Aereas believes there is no shortage of opportunity to grow in the sector.
American Airlines said it will reduce its international flying in summer 2022 as a result of continuing Boeing 787 delivery delays, according to an internal memo viewed by Aviation Daily.
Twenty Airbus A350s have been grounded by the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, turning one of the manufacturer’s most important customers, Qatar Airways, into a very unhappy one for the time being.
Spanish carrier Volotea is seeking an equity loan of up €185 million ($209 million) from a government fund, in order to balance its accounts affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says it is seeing large engine flying hour increases as airlines restore long-haul flights, but the pace of recovery is uneven.
After losing its wet-lease contract with Austrian Airlines and with parent Eurowings not operating a Vienna base, Eurowings Europe is looking to pastures new.
Southwest Airlines said it expects to return to profitability in the 2021 fourth quarter (Q4) and remain profitable throughout 2022, indicating the impact of the omicron coronavirus variant on travel demand may not be as severe as initially feared.
Start-up carrier Connect Airlines has unveiled plans to become the first zero-emissions U.S.-based airline following the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with new propulsion company Universal Hydrogen.
Alitalia successor ITA Airways has added two new codeshare partnerships with Etihad and KLM, building on other recent agreements with Air Europa, Air Malta, Air Serbia and TAP Air Portugal.
South African Airways (SAA) is pressing ahead with rebuilding its network and has signed a new interline agreement with privately owned South African regional carrier CemAir.
The airline portfolio includes HNA's flagship carrier Hainan Airlines as well as Air Changan, China Xinhua Airlines, Fuzhou Airlines, Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines, Lucky Air, Shanxi Airlines and Urumqi Air.
The Biden administration is skeptical about the benefits of immunized joint ventures (JVs), but even it will be hard-pressed to deny the merits of the proposed tie-up between Allegiant Air and Viva Aerobus.
