KLM has reached an agreement with Dutch health authorities on air crew COVID-19 testing, averting the suspension of European night-stop flights and the airline’s entire long-haul network.
Greater Bay Airlines has applied to serve more than 100 cities across the Asia-Pacific region as the Hong Kong-based startup moves closer to launching commercial operations.
JetBlue Airways has filed a complaint with the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT), alleging its transatlantic expansion plans are being hindered because of difficulties obtaining slots at London airports.
The Australian government has temporarily closed quarantine-free entry from New Zealand citing concerns about a COVID-19 case detected in that country.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the temporary closure of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International (TLV) as the country looks to keep out more new variants of COVID-19 as it battles a spike in case numbers.
Cathay Pacific says the Hong Kong government’s plan to impose quarantines on airline crew would force the carrier to cut back capacity and also significantly raise its cash burn.
Nearly two years after Air Canada announced its plans to purchase Transat, Air Canada’s major rival WestJet has raised competitive concerns about the tie-up.
In approving the new Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) instructed both carriers to shed a series of slot pairs at crowded airports in New York City and Washington, D.C.
U.S. airlines and flight attendants have welcomed a presidential executive order requiring masks to be worn at airports and onboard commercial flights.
United Airlines is confident there will be an “inflection point” in the path of demand sometime in 2021, although executives are keeping mum about when exactly that might occur.
WestJet re-launched Boeing 737-8 services with a routine flight from Calgary to Vancouver Jan. 21, becoming the first Canadian carrier to operate a 737 MAX-family aircraft following a 20-month global grounding.
Air France is looking toward a second quarter recovery, with hopes to be operating around 70% of pre-crisis capacity by the end of 2021, CEO Anne Rigail said.
Over a year since the first COVID-19 cases were reported, airlines devastated by the pandemic are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel now that the rollout of long-awaited vaccines has begun.
LOT Polish Airlines has reached an agreement with its trade unions to reduce its headcount by up to 300 to improve efficiencies as it seeks to honor the conditions of state aid.
