Ryanair is calling on the Republic of Ireland to withdraw its 14-day quarantine, which has triggered the Irish LCC to cut up to 1,000 Ireland-UK flights in August and September.
Dutch carrier KLM has secured EU approval for €3.4 billion ($3.9 billion) in government-support measures, which the European Commission (EC) described as “urgent liquidity support.”
China has condemned France’s decision to slash the number of Chinese airline flights to Paris per week from three to just one, which Paris said was in response to China’s "five ones" policy.
Allegiant Air will relax its pace of growth in the 2020 third quarter (Q3) citing deteriorating booking trends caused by a surge in COVID-19 cases across the U.S.
Canadian airline Air Transat has committed to buying sustainable aviation fuel from a Quebec-based consortium, the first such offtake agreement to be signed in Canada.
United Airlines backed out of a plan to close its Boeing 787 pilot base at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), citing a “changing competitive environment” at the major U.S. west coast hub airport.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) plans to follow up its new partnership with Japan Airlines (JAL) by forming similar arrangements with other international carriers.
New projections from IATA indicate steeper drops in demand, revenue and staff numbers than previously estimated for some of the key Asia-Pacific airline markets this year.
American Airlines and United Airlines both suspended flights to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), citing concern about a strict new COVID-19 testing protocol for international arrivals.
Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group have been given the green light by the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to operate codeshare routes between the U.S. and Chile.
Italy’s flag-carrier Alitalia plans to resume a further two-dozen routes in August, including reinstating flights from Rome to Tokyo and from Milan to New York.
Breeze Aviation, modifying its start-up plans in part because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, now plans to launch with six months of charter operations starting in October and has cut a deal with defunct operator Compass Airlines to obtain its operating certificate.
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).
