JetSMART Chile plans to expand its operations by 25% this month compared with August, adding new routes as it works to craft an optimal network with the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing.
Airlines, airports and lobby groups have called on the U.S. and UK governments to start trialing COVID-19 testing programs at airports to help kickstart transatlantic traffic.
Eurowings said it continues to face weak demand, especially since Germany announced Sept. 2 it was extending its Spanish travel warning to cover the Canary Islands.
European airlines and airports have agreed on a set of conditions which they contend will allow for the waiver of the 80/20 slot rule to remain in place through the 2020-2021 winter season—part of a united effort to lobby the European Commission (EC) to decide on the extension.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) bondholders have now approved the conversions of hybrid notes and bonds into equity, a key step in the airline’s recapitalization that it needs to close to ward off the threat of bankruptcy.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Corporate Angel Network, which arranges flights for cancer patients to travel to and from treatment, was forced to make changes.
While Singapore has been a leader in reopening its borders to some international travel, most other Asia-Pacific nations are moving much more slowly, Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson said.
The air cargo sector’s volumes and yields continued to close the gap with pre-pandemic performance in August, analysis by air cargo sector specialist CLIVE Data Services showed, after IATA said July data had also showed improvements.
Turkish Airlines and the Turkish civil aviation union Hava-İş agreed to adapt the staff’s collective labor agreement resulting in temporary pay cuts between 30 to 50% for its employees, but will avoid layoffs.
Optimistic of a speedy recovery in the Chinese domestic market, Spring Airlines will continue to take delivery of new aircraft to bolster its marketshare in China’s tier 2 and tier 3 cities whilst maintaining a foothold in major trunk routes.
Hawaiian Airlines notified hundreds of employees of involuntary furloughs planned for Oct. 1, while previewing more than 1,000 additional job losses in coming weeks.
The COVID-19 crisis has heightened the need for more environmentally sustainable practices and the industry needs to “reinvent itself,” a senior easyJet figure has said.
Passenger numbers at Middle Eastern and North African airlines may not return to pre-COVID-19 levels before 2027 if worst-case scenarios come to pass, the body representing Arab airlines said Sept. 1.
Qantas will rely on its Boeing 787s to operate international services for the next three years, but in the longer term it still sees a role for its Airbus A380s and other types it plans to order, CEO Alan Joyce said.
The wide variety of national standards for closing borders or restricting flights due to COVID-19 is one of Qatar Airways’ main challenges in operating internationally, according to CEO Akbar Al Baker.
Canadian carrier WestJet announced Sept. 1 that it will increase the surcharges it collects from domestic passengers to offset rate increases by air navigation service provider (ANSP) Nav Canada.
Kenya Airways said it has to undergo substantial changes following the COVID-19 crisis to withstand any longer-term reductions in customer demand and any economic shocks or events that could affect the airline.
Taiwan’s EVA Air has come to an agreement with Boeing to swap seven of its outstanding 787-10 orders to three 777F freighters and four smaller 787-9 aircraft.
