Mexico’s MasAir Cargo Airline has signed on to take the first two Airbus A330-300 converted passenger-to-freighters (P2Fs) from lessor CDB Aviation’s portfolio.
American Airlines and United Airlines are to increase service to Spain after the European country’s government confirmed that borders would reopen from June 7 to travelers who have been fully vaccinated.
Speaking at an online interview May 24 at the virtual version of the Arabian Travel Market exhibition in Dubai, Clark said he still had little visibility on either the performance of the 777X—of which Emirates has 126 on order—or when the carrier might start to receive them.
Indian airline IndiGo has announced an order for 620 CFM International LEAP-1A engines—a move that reinforces the LCC’s intention to take delivery of all of its massive orderbook of Airbus narrowbodies.
The Ryanair Boeing 737-800 with about 170 passengers was on a scheduled flight from Athens Airport in Greece to Vilnius Airport in Lithuania when it was intercepted by a MiG-29 fighter jet that escorted it to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was forced to land.
The Spanish flag-carrier's four-year plan will first focus on emerging from the COVID-19 crisis, followed by longer-term efforts to return to the ranks of the world’s leading airlines.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to create a “Global Pandemic Radar” in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) to track emerging diseases and avert a repeat of the COVID-19 crisis.
Attestor is investing €200 million ($244 million) in a 51% stake of the carrier and said it will provide funding for the much-needed renewal of the airline’s aging widebody fleet.
With all carriers competing for the same chunk of U.S. domestic leisure travelers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this summer season could be shaping up into a running battle for market share between ULCCs, traditional LCCs and the large legacy carriers.
The airline is forecasting a better than expected cash generation performance in the second quarter as sales for its major markets continue to improve.
Should the LAX-Christchurch route proceed as planned, American will become the only carrier to fly nonstop from the U.S. to New Zealand’s South Island.
While UK LCC easyJet is preparing to increase capacity from June onwards, flying will remain at around 15% of 2019 levels for the airline’s fiscal 2021 third quarter (Q3).
The carrier intends to introduce five new domestic routes and increase frequencies on existing services by October, which will mean another 700 weekly flights in total.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is expecting its fiscal 2021/2022 financials to improve from a record loss as the flag carrier stabilizes its monthly cash burn to around S$100-150 million ($75-$113 million).
Qantas predicts its domestic capacity will exceed pre-pandemic levels for the fiscal year beginning July 1, and the growth it has been seeing in this sector is driving improvements in some financial measures.
