United Airlines said Sept. 24 that it will start a pilot testing program for exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) for passengers traveling to Hawaii, declaring itself the first U.S. carrier to make testing available.
Danish Air Transport (DAT) plans to cut back its domestic routes in the face of continuing weak demand and what the company’s boss said was the failure of the European Commission (EC) to provide adequate financial support.
United Airlines will delay the planned furlough date of nearly 3,000 pilots until Oct. 31, in a bid to buy more time for negotiators to hammer out an agreement to keep the entire workgroup in place until summer 2021.
IATA, which represents some 290 airlines globally, has changed plans to hold its 2020 AGM as a live event and is making it virtual for the first time in 76 years of annual meetings.
With international leisure travel still not on the horizon, high net worth Chinese travelers—and those with pent up desire to fly—are now looking to spend the “Golden Week” within China.
After a Colombian court blocked a $370 million government loan for Avianca, the airline has lined up $2 billion in financing in its bankruptcy reorganization.
While India’s domestic traffic is showing signs of recovery, the weakened state of the airline industry is exacerbating the government’s headaches regarding the sale of flag carrier Air India.
Wet-lease specialist WDL phased out the last of its six British Aerospace 146 regional jets on Sept. 22 as it replaces the fleet with Embraer E190-100LRs.
Airlines will most likely have to ask governments for more financial support as the COVID-19 pandemic deepens, IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said.
With European governments coming under sustained attack from airlines and passengers for their myriad quarantine rule changes, ULCC Wizz Air has introduced an interactive website map feature to show prospective travelers the health regulations covering their destinations.
JetBlue Airways reduced its planned capacity for the 2020 third quarter (Q3) below previously announced levels, despite observing a moderate demand improvement in recent weeks.
Lufthansa subsidiary SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) will focus on operating smaller scale Airbus A220 aircraft during the winter season as it expects demand to remain at very low levels.
Delta Air Lines will delay plans to furlough nearly 2,000 pilots until Nov. 1, as talks between management and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) continue over proposed cost-cutting measures.
Research provided by flight-search website Skyscanner has revealed that passengers are responding to the COVID-19 crisis by booking flights last-minute and remaining closer to home.
Icelandair has raised ISK23 billion ($167.7 million) through a heavily oversubscribed share offering, hitting the top end of its ISK20-23 billion guidance.
The Norwegian government has announced plans to further extend its loan-guarantee scheme for airlines to the end of 2020, as the COVID-19 crisis persists.
The airline industry will never return to its pre-pandemic state, Willie Walsh, the recently-retired former CEO of International Airlines Group (IAG) said.
With the U.S. Government’s Payroll Support Program (PSP) set to expire on Oct. 1, time is quickly running out for Congress to prevent mass furloughs across the U.S. airline industry.
IATA is now calling for systematic COVID-19 testing of all international passengers before departure as a key part of efforts to restart aviation during the coronavirus pandemic.
