South African regional carrier SA Express’ future remains uncertain, as would-be buyer Fly SAX awaits a decision from the company’s provisional liquidators.
Air freight operators Atlas Air, LATAM Cargo and Chinese logistics operator Cainiao plan to launch a seamless flight operation program aimed at halving transport time from China to Latin America.
Japan Airlines (JAL) has advanced the retirement of its Boeing 777s in domestic configuration, phasing the aircraft out of its fleet a year earlier than expected.
Flybondi has started operating from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) serving Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires after transferring operations from the city’s Ministro Pistarini International (EZE).
Qatar Airways is preparing the next stage of its development for post-COVID flying by operating a special flight carrying only vaccinated crew and passengers on board.
The European Commission has approved a €4 billion ($4.7 billion) French government-backed recapitalization plan for Air France, but in return the flag-carrier must relinquish 18 daily slots at Paris Orly airport to alleviate Brussels’ competition concerns.
LATAM Airlines Group has suspended most of its international flights to and from Chile after the government instituted restrictions on international travel.
United Airlines said it plans to hire around 300 pilots who were slated to join the company prior to the coronavirus pandemic, as U.S. carriers scramble to accommodate a surge in domestic leisure travel.
Pent-up demand for leisure travel and progress on distributing vaccines is speeding U.S. domestic air travel recovery, putting 2019’s traffic levels within reach by early 2022, Oliver Wyman projects.
Now that its merger with Air Canada has been terminated, Transat is examining various options to secure C$500 million ($398 million) in working capital necessary to support its operations in 2021.
Milan-based startup EGO Airways has operated its first scheduled flight, with plans to fill out a network of Italian domestic services and fly to Mediterranean holiday resorts over the coming months.
Despite near-term challenges, cargo operators and technology specialists are looking further ahead to solve the longer-term issues that will shape the sector.
Romania’s flag-carrier TAROM will see its fleet and personnel trimmed as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, while the country’s privately owned LCC Blue Air intends to expand as its delayed Boeing 737 MAX aircraft start to arrive.
Turkish cargo specialist MNG Airlines plans to acquire two Airbus A330P2F (passenger-to-freighter) conversions from Germany-based Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW).
Kenya Airways and its low-cost unit Jambojet have suspended several domestic services as the East African nation experiences its third wave of coronavirus cases.
In attempting to replicate Norwegian’s transatlantic strategy, Norse Atlantic may also end up reigniting the same political battles that caused so many headaches for Norwegian in recent years.
Although Korean Air expects significant synergy savings from its merger with Asiana Airlines, there will be no large-scale redundancies or near-term fleet cuts resulting from the integration.
Two contradictory plans have been announced by the UK government that mean international travel from England would be simultaneously permitted and illegal for a full six weeks.
