Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, air cargo has taken on a more important role within the broader airline industry–and industry experts believe that it may continue to occupy a greater role than it did before the pandemic as the recovery progresses.
Austrian Airlines’ long-planned retirement of its De Havilland Dash 8-400 fleet has left the carrier with a capacity gap beneath its smallest jet aircraft, the Embraer E195, on short-haul routes.
Lufthansa has agreed to extend a special pro-rate agreement (SPA) with leisure carrier Condor in a bid to prevent Germany’s anti-trust authority Bundeskartellamt from formally intervening on Condor’s side.
A pair of U.S. senators penned a letter to seven airlines urging them to promptly issue cash refunds for flights canceled during the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of whether the flights were canceled by the passenger or carrier.
LATAM Airlines Group has reached a deal with Boeing to terminate orders for five widebody aircraft as it continues to restructure under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The travel bubble established between Australia and New Zealand may be groundbreaking, but two brief suspensions within the space of two weeks highlight the challenges facing such an approach.
Several industry players have voiced disappointment with the UK’s air travel reopening, labeling it as over-cautious, with just 12 countries being given “green list” status.
European air traffic has risen in recent days, Eurocontrol is reporting, as some countries in the region have begun easing their travel restrictions in time for the crucial summer tourist season.
Spanish transatlantic leisure carrier World2Fly has secured its air operator’s certificate (AOC) and will launch Airbus A330-300 and A350-900 operations this summer.
Bamboo Airways’ ambitions of serving the U.S. market have moved a step closer after the Vietnamese airline was granted takeoff and landing slots at two airports in California.
Taiwan’s health ministry said on May 10 that it will quarantine all China Airlines pilots as a stop-gap solution to curb the spread of new COVID-19 clusters on the island.
Although Air Canada’s major priority remains lobbying to reopen Canadian borders and restore passenger demand, the airline is taking its time to evaluate longer-term fleet composition, which could include adding the Airbus A321LR.
International Airlines Group (IAG) is confident that it can restore its operating margin over the next three years as it gets ready to cautiously ramp up flying.
Japan Airlines has revealed more detail on how it plans to prepare for the post-pandemic environment by strengthening its LCC portfolio while scaling back its widebody mainline fleet.
Swiss International Airlines is confronting the greatest challenge in its corporate history as management concluded that a significant restructuring of its business is unavoidable.
Most Europeans are willing to travel by the end of August, demonstrating the “significant amount of pent-up demand which has accumulated following months of travel restrictions,” a new report has found.
Copa plans to return to a six-bank operating structure at its Panama City Tocumen hub in June to drive greater efficiency as it continues to face an uneven recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
