American Airlines said it plans to defer more than three-dozen Boeing aircraft deliveries, part of an effort to save cash while revenues remain depressed by the coronavirus pandemic.
JetBlue Airways has dismissed claims that it is coordinating flights and routes beyond what is allowed under its Northeast alliance with American Airlines as “baseless.”
UK LCC easyJet is only planning to fly up to 20% of 2019 capacity in its fiscal 2021 third quarter (April-June) but CEO Johan Lundgren believes “the summer can still be strong.”
The uncertain international air travel outlook is prompting China Southern Airlines to restructure its fleet plan, which could include changes to the carrier’s Airbus A380 fleet, a senior airline executive said.
Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways believes several airlines will utilize its fleet of Embraer E190/195-E2s for wet-lease capacity, especially when environmental requirements are attached to the financial support airlines receive from European governments.
British Airways plans to keep the Airbus A380 in its fleet and still sees an important role for the type in its network as the airline emerges from the COVID-19 crisis.
Long-haul startup Norse Atlantic Airways took a further step towards its planned launch of low-cost transatlantic services, raising a total of NOK1.4 billion ($166 million) in a listing on the Euronext Growth Oslo exchange.
Air Canada’s long-awaited federal financing package has several complexities the airline needs to address as the recovery in Canada’s air travel market remains more uncertain than ever.
JetBlue Airways and Qatar Airways announced plans to expand their existing codeshare partnership, offering customers more connecting options on flights between the U.S., Africa and Asia.
A surge in coronavirus cases and low vaccination rates in some of South America’s key markets are stalling the recovery of air travel in the region, creating uncertainty for some operators that just a few months ago believed the worst was behind them.
Australia’s competition watchdog has granted final approval for Virgin Australia to closely cooperate with Brisbane-based regional carrier Alliance Airlines, primarily on domestic routes.
Lufthansa subsidiary SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) is working on measures which will result in it becoming a smaller airline after it posted its first loss for 15 years.
South Tyrolean regional airline Sky Alps has leased a pair of De Havilland Dash 8-400s from Canadian lessor Chorus Aviation in preparation for a summer 2021 launch.
Air France-KLM and China Eastern Airlines are to extend the scope of their partnership following the approval of a recapitalization plan for the European group in which China Eastern, an existing shareholder, is taking part.
United Airlines said it expects to achieve breakeven cash burn in March, the first positive monthly result since the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020, driven by increased vaccinations and a surge in U.S. domestic travel.
Airline startup flypop, which plans to operate between the UK and secondary cities in India, has made a multiple aircraft Airbus A330-300 lease deal with Avolon.
Canada’s COVID-19-related uncertainties are keeping Porter Airlines in limbo, as the Toronto-based carrier has once again pushed back its planned restart date, this time to June 21.
Aegean Airlines is hoping for a meaningful recovery of air traffic in the second half of 2021 after disclosing a pre-tax net loss of €297 million ($354 million) for 2020.
