Chinese airlines generally expect the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to withdraw its grounding order on the Boeing 737 MAX no later than March 2021, industry sources said.
Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson tells ATW correspondent Chen Chuanren about his return to the LCC and how the Singapore-based airline can see the light at the end of the tunnel after a tough year.
ERA (European Regions Airline Association) director general Montserrat Barriga tells ATW European bureau chief Victoria Moores about how her members have been coping with the COVID-19 crisis and what changes to watch out for in the regional airline sector.
Chris Zweigenthal, CEO of the Airlines Association of South Africa (AASA), talks to ATW's Victoria Moores about how COVID-19 has compounded the challenges faced by airlines in the region and what can be done to help carriers survive.
A team of credit analysts from Moody’s is downbeat about the airline industry’s prospects in 2021, predicting in a new report that carriers around the world will continue to face operating losses well into 2022.
The recent warnings by two major U.S. airlines that booking momentum for the upcoming holiday season is slowing gives credence to the industry’s conclusions that the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be choppy, and highly unpredictable.
The most effective way for airlines to cut emissions in the short term is to invest in more efficient new aircraft, though extra taxation of the sector threatens that, Air France-KLM Group CEO Ben Smith said.
The air transport industry will need $70-80 billion in additional state aid to avoid further failures as it attempts to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said.
AirAsia X has recorded more steep losses, as the airline continues to seek agreements to gain the funding and debt relief the carrier needs to survive.
Emirates Airline will expand service to the UK over the coming weeks following the establishment of an air corridor between the UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
London remains JetBlue Airways’ number one priority but other markets in Europe are under consideration as the U.S. carrier pushes ahead with its transatlantic expansion strategy, according to CEO Robin Hayes.
A4E leader Thomas Raynaert talks about improved testing and that quarantine concerns, not the risk of catching the virus on an aircraft, are keeping passengers from flying.
Copa Airlines plans to deploy 40% of its 2019 capacity during December, believing its hub at Panama City Tocumen (PTY) remains a strategic asset as many point-to-point markets in Latin America will remain too small to support direct flights.
Copa Airlines plans to have at least two of its Boeing 737-9s back in service by year-end, suggesting its regulator is poised to approve the grounded model’s return and position the carrier to be among the first airlines to return MAX-family aircraft to revenue flying.
The Russian government on Nov. 18 recommended Mikhail Poluboyarinov, the current CEO of the State Transport Leasing Corp. (STLC), as the new head of Aeroflot Group.
The North American launch customer for HAECO Cabin Solutions’ passenger aircraft interior stowage devices will now be able to carry an additional 13,500 lb. of cargo in the cabin.
Extending the temporary waiver on airport slot rules in Europe through the summer 2021 season will slow the recovery and prevent competition returning to the industry, according to the CEOs of Ryanair Group and Wizz Air.
