Two of Brazil’s major airlines continue to add back capacity despite the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country and Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s positive diagnosis for the novel coronavirus.
United Airlines and its pilot union reached two tentative agreements related to early retirement and voluntary leave packages, as the two sides look to limit the scope of involuntary furloughs this fall.
Japan Airlines (JAL) continues to see rapid growth in domestic demand, allowing the airline to restore its domestic network more quickly than expected.
Austrian Airlines plans to ramp-up operations from its current 20% level of 2019 flying to almost 40% by the end of October, although the carrier’s chief commercial officer said passenger demand is not easy to estimate.
The COVID-19 crisis has not stopped Japan Airlines (JAL) and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) from launching their long-planned partnership on routes between their home countries.
Thai Airways and the country’s major state-owned airport operator Airports of Thailand (AOT) are considering a joint venture to keep essential air transport services running.
French leisure airline Corsair is evaluating the launch of long-haul flights from Germany, provided negotiations with potential new shareholders have been completed successfully.
JetBlue Airways will pull out of southern California’s Long Beach Airport (LGB) as it looks to consolidate its greater Los Angeles area service at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Since the passage of the CARES Act in late March, labor unions have fretted over the possibility of a mass wave of layoffs as soon as the law’s ban on involuntary payroll reductions expires Oct. 1.
African countries are beginning to reopen their borders and allow airlines to resume flights, but carriers like Air Namibia, fastjet and South African Airways (SAA) are still facing stiff headwinds.
LONDON—Ireland-based ULCC Ryanair and cabin crew union Unite have agreed to temporary salary reductions in return for retaining jobs among the airline’s UK personnel.
European states are sowing confusion among travelers by failing to take a uniform approach to easing restrictions on pandemic-related air transport bans, warned representatives of the continent’s airlines and airports.
Hawaiian Airlines is preparing to return most of its Airbus A321neo fleet to active service as the carrier ramps up flights between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland.
The total number of scheduled seats offered by airlines around the world is on course to break the 50 million barrier next week—the first time the figure will have been achieved in more than three months.
AirAsia has highlighted its efforts to raise new funds and cut costs as it seeks to reassure investors following an auditor’s report that questioned the carrier’s financial viability.
International Airlines Group’s (IAG) long-haul LCC LEVEL France will cease operations and start consultations with staff representatives on July 15, just weeks after sister short-haul carrier LEVEL Europe announced insolvency June 19.
Casablanca-based Royal Air Maroc will reduce its workforce by about one-third and shrink its fleet as it is reportedly losing MAD50 million ($5 million) every day because of the COVID-19 crisis.
Although American Airlines has been more bullish than its peers about U.S. domestic air travel recovery, that optimism does not apply to its international operations.
Jiangxi Air, the airline part-owned by Xiamen Airlines, has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to start international operations.
