American Airlines and JetBlue Airways announced a major expansion of service from hub airports in Boston and New York City, as the two carriers proceed with the next phase of their Northeast Alliance (NEA).
Etihad Airways plans to step up its environmental sustainability initiatives, making them a regular part of flights rather than individual research flights.
The recovery of air traffic in India is going backward as the country experiences a second wave of coronavirus cases that is proving more rampant than its first outbreak in 2020.
Kuwaiti LCC Jazeera Airways anticipates that passenger demand will return to pre-pandemic levels by 2021 fourth quarter(Q4), Chairman Marwan Boodai said April 21.
New aircraft orders and some delivery-position shuffling has helped Boeing cut the number of unsold 737 MAXs in its inventory to about 60, an Aviation Week analysis shows.
Groups representing smaller and low-cost carriers say federal lawmakers would be wise to lay off any potentially costly rules—at least for the time being—to allow airlines a fighting chance to get back to their pre-pandemic financial status.
The EU law-making process is approaching a key step for an acceleration of the Single European Sky initiative—a joint effort to harmonize Europe’s airspace—and IATA is losing patience.
IATA expects the global airline industry to post higher losses in 2021 than it forecasted in December 2020—but the organization is optimistic about a strong comeback in 2022 and 2023.
As some major airlines from Latin America and Caribbean are now operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, several airports in the region risk losing connectivity as carriers remove unprofitable routes.
Chinese carrier Juneyao Air and its subsidiary 9 Air remain committed to expanding their collective fleet, despite recording a CNY485.5 million ($74.7 million) net loss for 2020.
Virgin Atlantic should be flying its full fleet again by October or November, according to its CEO, who predicted yields would start to stabilize from the start of 2022.
Emirates Group is entering into talks with the government of Dubai about further financing options to shore up liquidity in case the recovery of air travel continues to be much slower than expected.
EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren believes summer 2021 trading conditions will be better than summer 2020, based on the vaccine rollout and more reliable coronavirus data.
The Australian Federal Court ordered Garuda Indonesia to pay a fine of A$19 million ($14.7 million) to Australia after dropping its appeal for a price-fixing case.
The airline industry is keeping and, in some instances, raising its commitments to the environment through technologies, sustainable aviation fuels and improved operations and infrastructure.
Turkish Airlines has cut 50 aircraft from its firm commitment for 75 Boeing 737 MAXs, canceling 10 aircraft outright and reverting a further 40 to options.
