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.
On April 17, Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced measures to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, including a requirement that airline passengers wear face masks throughout their journeys.
United Airlines will notify 36,000 frontline employees this week about possible involuntary furloughs, setting the stage for a massive downsizing that could result in the loss of as much as 45% of its total workforce this fall.
The number of airline passengers willing to travel within months of the COVID-19 pandemic ending has fallen significantly compared to two months ago, according to an IATA survey.
El Al Israel Airlines’ board of directors agreed to a state aid package on July 6, ending drawn-out discussions with the Ministry of Finance regarding an originally targeted $400 million state-guaranteed loan.
Portuguese wetlease specialist Hi Fly has created extra cargo capacity by temporarily removing economy seats from the main deck of its Airbus A380 to meet higher demand for freight services amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Trading of AirAsia Group Berhad stock was temporarily halted on the morning of July 8 after auditor Ernst & Young (EY) questioned the LCC’s ability to shore up its funds to stay afloat.
The European Commission has given the go-ahead for the governments of Latvia and Austria to provide financial assistance to their respective flag-carriers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways is deferring deliveries of its remaining seven on-order Embraer E190-E2s to 2021 and beyond, citing continuing doubts over the strength of the COVID-19 pandemic recovery.
Romanian LCC Blue Air has received permission from a Bucharest court to enter a form of protection from creditors as it restarts its flight schedule to European destinations.
Five more U.S. carriers agreed to tentative terms granting them access to an airline loan program set up by the U.S. Treasury as part of the CARES Act stimulus law.
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) vowed to introduce a bill blocking the sale of middle seats on domestic flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, following a viral selfie snapped by the lawmaker on a packed American Airlines flight.
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will start operations on July 14 with flights connecting the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Alexandria and Sohag in Egypt.
The COVID-19 crisis has shaken up the whole of the air transport industry—and for some of the major domestic markets in Europe, the changes in landscape could be permanent.
AirAsia Group has posted a net loss of MYR953.3 million ($223 million) for Q1 of 2020, the largest loss the company has recorded since its listing in 2004.
JetBlue Airways and its pilots struck an agreement that will remove the possibility of involuntary furloughs through May 1, 2021, the first deal of its kind at any U.S. airline during the COVID-19 crisis.
Flights between Sydney (SYD) and Melbourne (MEL), the world’s second busiest route in 2019 by number of departures, are to be scaled back following a spike in the number of novel coronavirus cases.
