JetBlue Airways plans double digit capacity growth in 2022, driven by its northeast alliance (NEA) with American Airlines, which has already generated millions in codeshare revenue for the New York-based carrier.
There are promising recovery signs for the Asia-Pacific region as the in-service aircraft fleet steadily rebuilds, although the growth rate has been quicker for narrowbodies than widebodies.
The number of international passengers carried by Asia-Pacific airlines totaled 16.7 million in 2021, representing just 4.4% of the volumes recorded in 2019 before the pandemic began.
EasyJet predicted a strong summer as it reported a reduced headline loss for the three months to end-December 2021 but said the emergence of the omicron coronavirus variant had hit its December activities.
China Airlines is acquiring four more Boeing 777 freighters as the Taiwanese airline looks to consolidate its market position amid the ongoing air cargo boom.
Ahead of Boeing’s latest financial results released Jan. 26, financial analysts knew Boeing would be reporting on another ugly quarter and another ugly year.
A technology demonstrator based on the Airbus C295 military transport and aimed at regional aviation sustainability has made its first flight in Seville, Spain.
Boeing’s 787 production-quality work required to satisfy FAA concerns and resume deliveries includes more extensive repairs than previously understood as well as some work on every aircraft.
New fractures in the supposedly uniform nature of European Union COVID-19 regulations have again drawn the ire of Airports Council International—Europe (ACI-Europe).
Boom Supersonic has announced plans to develop a production, test and delivery facility for its Overture supersonic airliner at Piedmont Triad International Airport near Greensboro, North Carolina.
The ULCC plans to add three routes to Salt Lake City International (SLC) in Utah, becoming the first airline to announce flights into the newly rebuilt airport since the first phase of a $4.5 billion overhaul was completed in 2020.
Wizz Air predicted the effects of the omicron coronavirus variant on travel would lead to a “slightly higher” operating loss in its fiscal 2022 fourth quarter (Q4), compared to the last three months of 2021, when it recorded an operating loss of €213.6 million ($241 million).
Lithuanian wet-lease and charter operator Jump Air has received its Type A commercial license and is preparing to operate up to four ATR 72s by year-end.
Hawaiian Airlines estimates the latest surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron coronavirus variant will delay the rebuilding of its international network by a few months.
Management at Changi Airport have managed to facilitate travel through the airport thanks to comprehensive coronavirus-prevention measures, but now they are looking to find ways to reduce friction.
Long-haul LCC AirAsia X has been contracted by French logistics provider Geodis to fly scheduled cargo flights within the Asia-Pacific region, giving the debt-laden airline a much-needed income stream as its restructuring continues.
Airlines in the U.S. are expecting inflationary pressures to delay their return to profitability in 2022, driven by higher fuel, labor and airport costs.
The rush of initial approvals clearing aircraft to operate near newly activated 5G wireless towers in the U.S. has slowed to a trickle, but many regional aircraft and a few mainline models still face significant restrictions at dozens of commercial airports.
A steady upward trend in demand for air travel toward the end of 2021 has the airline industry feeling optimistic for 2022 despite the effects of the omicron coronavirus variant, IATA said Jan. 25.
EASA has dampened hopes by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for a swift return of the airline’s Third Country Operator Authorization (TCOA) that would allow the resumption of PIA flights into European Union airspace.
