Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air believes the COVID-19 pandemic is creating opportunities to acquire used aircraft without huge capital outlays.

Alaska Air Group continues to bemoan the unattractive economics of its Airbus A320 family fleet, but the process of ridding itself of those airliners could take up to three years.

Canada’s travel restrictions are resulting in the country’s airlines losing significant share to foreign operators, WestJet’s CEO said, adding the airline does not realistically believe the Canada-U.S. border will open before the end of 2020.