Daily passenger throughput at U.S. airports has begun approaching the 2 million mark on peak travel days, the latest sign that pent-up demand is fueling a domestic travel recovery in the U.S.
The recently released report was the third from the COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel established by Canada’s Minister of Health in November 2020.
The European Commission and the Italian government have reached “a common understanding on the key parameters to ensure economic discontinuity between ITA and Alitalia.”
Iberia is converting three Airbus A330 “preighters” back to passenger configurations and returning 29 stored A320 family aircraft to service, while Lufthansa will return up to 50 more aircraft to service.
Japanese domestic carriers Air Do and Solaseed Air have confirmed they will be forming a partnership under a common holding company, although it appears both brands will continue.
Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) LCC subsidiary Scoot received two new Airbus A321neos May 29, the first of the type to complement its Airbus A320s and Boeing 787s.
As U.S. airlines gear up for an expected surge in travel demand for the summer season, operators in Canada are still waiting for their government to offer guidance toward easing its heavy restrictions, many of which have been in place for more than a year.
Ryanair Group airline Lauda Europe plans to not renew the leases of its 29 Airbus A320ceos, saying the aircraft are less efficient than Ryanair´s Boeing 737-800 fleet and the Group’s incoming 737 MAX 200s.
Hawaiian Airlines is terminating its Ohana turboprop operation, confirming that the service will not return after months of suspension due to the coronavirus crisis.
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) and Norse Atlantic Airways reached a pre-hire agreement that guarantees job protections for the aspiring airline’s future U.S.-based flight attendants.
Improvements in profitability are being driven by strong leisure travel demand, which has reached 2019 levels, as well as “modest improvement” in business demand, which is now at roughly 25% of pre-crisis levels.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has received a boost to its liquidity from two of its major shareholders, on the same day LCC Norwegian announced it had completed its reconstruction process.
A May 26 meeting in Brussels between the European Commissioner for competition and the Italian Minister of Economic Development has raised hopes that an agreement could be reached on the launch of Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA).
United Airlines sees a steady climb underway that will help continue the post-summer leisure travel surge and deliver positive earnings in the 2021 third quarter.
