AirAsia Japan confirmed that it has ceased operation as of Oct. 5 after the COVID-19 crisis compounded the carrier’s challenges in the competitive Japanese LCC market.
U.S. airlines are continuing to push Congress to approve additional federal payroll support, even after initiating a mass round of furloughs that swept up tens of thousands of workers on Oct. 1.
Qatar Airways said it will boost its presence in Africa with the resumption of service to Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa. By the end of 2020, the carrier plans to rebuild its network to 124 destinations worldwide.
Breeze Airways now plans to lease Embraer E-Jets from sister operator Azul after previously explaining to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) it was sourcing aircraft elsewhere.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) is hoping its owner, sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional, will bail it out as the flag-carrier will otherwise run out of cash to pay lessors and suppliers after November, according to a Reuters report.
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has decided to cancel its annual general assembly that was planned for Nov. 12 in Fukuoka, Japan, taking the event online instead.
The number of flights in European airspace continued to decline in September, Eurocontrol data showed, as industry groups renewed calls for the introduction of an EU-wide COVID-19 testing program to spur demand.
The Faroe Islands’ national carrier Atlantic Airways has received a license from the U.S. Port Authority to launch services from the archipelago’s capital Vágar to New York.
Air Canada has finalized an order for an initial batch of 25,000 rapid-response COVID-19 test kits, as it looks to convince the Canadian government to relax its 14-day quarantine rule for international arrivals.
AirAsia Japan’s shareholders are reportedly preparing to shut down the carrier, as the AirAsia Group focuses its attention on its Southeast Asian operations.
Airlines will have to use some of the money they receive from governments to get them through the COVID-19 crisis to continue to pursue environmental initiatives, JetBlue Airways’ CEO said Sept. 30.
Delta Air Lines announced tentative plans to introduce the Airbus A220-300 into scheduled service beginning in November, setting it up to become the first airline in the U.S. to operate the stretched variant of the smaller A220-100.
Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has released a report, detailing specific actions to hit industry sustainability targets by 2050, but the analysis also predicts that COVID-19 will have a 16% impact on traffic 30 years from now.
American Airlines will offer passengers pre-departure COVID-19 tests on select routes to Hawaii, Jamaica and the Caribbean beginning in October, as carriers look to passenger testing as a means to stimulate demand amid the ongoing pandemic.
Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air has postponed the launch of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi by another month, marking a third delay to the project, while rival start-up Air Arabia Abu Dhabi presses ahead with its own network expansion.
The Government of Mauritius announced the phased easing of travel restrictions from Oct. 1, allowing financially troubled flag-carrier Air Mauritius to resume international operations.
