United Airlines

U.S. airlines were battling a pilot shortage well before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the crisis has exacerbated the challenge with no short-term solution in sight.

The carrier noted that long-haul flying and business traffic, strengths for United, struggled during the pandemic.

Updated fleet plans from two U.S.-based Boeing 787 operators include some 2022 deliveries but continue to slide units into future years amid ongoing uncertainty over when the FAA will allow resumption of customer hand-overs.

The Californian airport expects 2022 passenger numbers to exceed 2019 levels.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in April 2022, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The investment is the third sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) deal in the portfolio of United Airlines Ventures, which is focused on investing in next-generation aviation technologies including SAF, hydrogen- and electric-powered aircraft.

The Atlanta-based carrier has pulled no punches in its response to United Airlines’ request to launch a second route to Cape Town in South Africa.

The carrier expects full-year 2022 capacity to be about 7%-9% lower than 2019 capacity.

United and Delta are both looking to acquire U.S.-South Africa frequencies, which are limited under the current air services agreement between the countries.

United hopes to begin flying between Washington and Cape Town from November but will face competition for the available weekly frequencies under the US-South Africa air services agreement.

American Airlines is likely to restore its widebody aircraft to “faraway places.”

Routes Americas 2022 will facilitate collaboration between key aviation stakeholders.

Flights to the South African city will operate year-round from June.

Routes takes a look at United Airlines during the pandemic.

United Airlines became the first major U.S. carrier to open its own flight school, part of an effort to address a looming pilot shortage that is expected to worsen in coming years.

United Airlines has revised down its flying program for 2022, now conceding its full-year capacity will be below 2019 levels because of the omicron coronavirus variant.

The Star Alliance member believes routes to Asia will be particularly slow to rebound.

United Airlines plans to start adding 52 parked Boeing 777s back into service in March, marking a milestone for the sub-fleet idled for nearly a year.

American, Delta and United have all been forced by the CAAC to temporarily suspend routes to China.

United’s US-Australia flights will serve as the basis for increasing the carriers’ access to each other’s domestic markets.

The broader transpacific partnership is particularly crucial for Virgin Australia since it is no longer offering its own flights to the U.S after restructuring in 2020.

The Denver-based startup is reportedly in final negotiations to develop a production facility for its Overture supersonic airliner at Piedmont Triad International Airport near Greensboro, North Carolina.

Passenger numbers in the U.S. reached their highest levels since Spring 2020, but new concerns about the omicron coronavirus variant could threaten momentum during the winter travel season.

Khan wants network planners to know that IST is more than just a hub for Turkish Airlines.

One of the farthest routes in United Airlines’ network will return in January with the restart of flights between San Francisco (SFO) and Singapore Changi (SIN).