International Airlines Group (IAG) believes it has turned a corner in its recovery and plans to restore over 100% of its pre-pandemic capacity on North Atlantic routes by next summer.
“You can get a significant share of passengers only if the train service leads directly into the airport and is considerably less than three hours traveling time,” he tells Aviation Daily in Vienna.
The tightening of regulations may help Cathay Pacific regain cashflow by opening up the mainland border and targeting the faster-recovering Chinese market.
Atlas’s earnings have been boosted by supply-chain bottlenecks, including challenges at ocean ports around the world, which CEO John Dietrich said are driving an “increased modal shift to air.”
There are more than 100 orders and commitments for the 767-300BCF, and the latest commitment builds on a record year of orders for Boeing’s family of freighters.
The startup needs to prove that low fares, convenience and customer service can convince locals to fly out of an underdeveloped airport on a carrier that currently has next to no brand recognition.
Talon 1 Acquisition Corp., headed by serial U.S. airline entrepreneur Ed Wegel of Eastern Airlines and Global Crossing Airlines, is eyeing a merger with an aerospace, aviation or related services company.
Finnair is planning to resume two of the shortest routes in its network during the summer 2022 season—but also intends to add bus connections to lower the carbon footprint of the services.
Collins Aerospace will be installing new business class cabin and galley features as part of the airline’s efforts to create a consistent passenger experience across its fleet.
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr is concerned about the number of new aircraft coming into the market in the coming years, mainly based on the production rates envisioned by Airbus.
Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Brussels Airlines have reported their first positive financial signs since the global pandemic took hold.
New Middle East freight carrier MENA Cargo aims to add “at least three to four” more aircraft for its fleet in the next 12 months and is aiming to have 15 to 20 aircraft in the longer term.
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.
