Delta Air Lines

The largest U.S. airlines slashed the bulk of their schedules for the next several months, forced to scale back to once-unthinkable levels by the total collapse in global air travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delta reduces systemwide capacity by 70%, United by 60%.

U.S. airlines stripped their international schedules to skeletal levels over the weekend, parking their widebody fleets and signaling difficult decisions ahead over reining in labor costs.

Demand for long-haul travel grounds to a near halt.

Carriers on both sides of the Atlantic are assessing the potential impact of the temporary travel restrictions to the US from more than two-dozen European countries in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Regional airline’s move comes on the heels of Trans States Airlines’ planned shutdown.

The airline will keep operating its service from New York JFK to Rome.

This week: Pegasus Airlines is adding more capacity into Israel; Viva Air Colombia is moving into a market vacated by Avianca; and Delta Air Lines is resuming service between Seattle and Dallas/Ft. Worth after a 14-year hiatus.

The carrier is slashing daily flying to Japan in response to COVID-19.

Delta is ramping up service from its Seattle hub in response to the new pact between American and Alaska.

The airlines reacted to the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus in northern Italy.

American Airlines and Delta Air Lines both suspended operations to Milan, as Europe’s worst outbreak of COVID-19 shows no sign of abating.

Delta Air Lines will further ramp-up its presence at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), signaling an intention to fight back against the revamped West Coast alliance between American Airlines and Alaska Airlines.

As COVID-19 coronavirus spreads globally, the number of international departure seats from China is set to drop by more than 5.5 million in March 2020 as airlines across the world continue suspending service.

The move is part of the strategic partnership the carriers are developing.

US major cites demand drop related to COVID-19.

Delta Air Lines became the first North American carrier to announce service reductions to South Korea on Feb. 26, citing plummeting demand caused by the largest outbreak of COVID-19 outside of China.

Lufthansa and United Airlines are seriously considering a plan to jointly acquire TAP Portugal in an effort to protect their position in the Europe-Latin America market and keep Delta Air Lines from investing in another European carrier.

The new codeshare agreement with Indian carrier Vistara will significantly expand United Airlines’ offering in India.

The agreement arrangement will allow Malaysia Airlines passengers to continue flying LATAM after the South American airline exits oneworld.

Weekly capacity between New York and Manchester during the summer is set to drop by a third compared with 2019, but United Airlines is awaiting price stabilization before deciding whether to expand.

Previously, Vietnam Airlines placed its code on Delta flights in what had been a one-way codeshare relationship.

Delta Air Lines plans to spend $1 billion over the next decade to “mitigate” all emissions from its business, investing in a wide range of initiatives to reduce or eliminate carbon emissions throughout its business.

United Airlines will expand service to Mexico City this summer after securing an additional slot pair.

CEO Jude Bricker has moved the carrier to a low-cost model that has lowered fares by an average of $35.