Delta Air Lines will consolidate service from 10 secondary airports into nearby metro hubs, as it looks to eliminate unprofitable flying while adhering to minimum service levels in the CARES Act stimulus law.
Changes in the global rankings of domestic air routes illustrate that Asia-Pacific markets are generally weathering the COVID-19 crisis better than those in other regions.
Gen. Charles Brown, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, says he would continue many of the same modernization efforts as his predecessor, but recognizes the service must adjust its strategy and priorities because of the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Frontier Airlines became the first U.S. carrier to announce plans to screen temperatures at the gate, as calls for a uniform screening policy gather steam across the industry and on Capitol Hill.
There are many airlines and private-fleet operators that have grounded their fleets during the COVID-19 crisis, but only one company is doing so for the fourth time in as many years: Jet Linx.
Italy plans to invest at least €3 billion ($3.2 billion) in relaunching newly renationalized Alitalia and is eyeing the long-haul market, according to economic development minister Stefano Patuanelli.
The UK’s plan to impose a 14-day quarantine on passengers arriving from abroad will force International Airlines Group (IAG) to rethink its post-lockdown plans, its CEO said May 11, echoing criticisms from across the UK aviation industry.
Avianca, which offered almost 40 million seats on routes across Latin America last year, has filed for bankruptcy protection after travel bans across the region forced the airline to ground its fleet.
Welcome to Routes’ look at how the North American aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) has remained profitable, even as mass aircraft groundings and disruptions plague the Singapore air hub amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The Indonesian government is in the process of helping Garuda Indonesia draft a $1 billion financing proposal as the state-controlled airline has a $500 million Islamic bond (sukuk) due in June.
Avianca Holdings, one of Latin America‘s largest airlines, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York after failing to secure a government bailout before the deadline for a $66 million bond repayment due this month.
SALZBURG—As part of its new program that reconfigures passenger aircraft for cargo operations in the age of COVID-19, Lufthansa Technik has signed its first agreement to convert an Airbus A380.
Along with other measures, such as 30-50% cuts to cash wages, the reduction in force should still mean the company at a minimum remains at cash breakeven.
