All Airlines articles – Page 206
-
News
SIA says liquidity sufficient to ride out Covid-19
Singapore Airlines has expressed confidence that it has the cash to ride out the coronavirus pandemic, as it also seeks to lower its monthly cash burn.
-
News
Thailand’s watchdog completes review of Korean Air-Asiana merger
Korean Air has cleared another milestone in its planned acquisition of compatriot Asiana Airlines, most recently with Thailand’s competition watchdog.
-
News
Canadian airlines welcome recommendation to end federal quarantine mandate
Canadian airlines are welcoming a report published by that government’s health advisory board recommending an end to a mandatory quarantine requirement for inbound international travellers.
-
News
Iberia reconverts three A330s from freighters as demand rises
Iberia is taking 29 narrowbodies out of storage and retuning them to service this summer, and is reconverting three Airbus A330s from freighter aircraft back into passenger jets.
-
News
Canadian travel sector presses government for reopening strategy
Representatives from Canada’s airlines, airports and tourism sector have called on the government to quickly develop a national strategy to reopen the country to travel.
-
News
Hawaiian shutters Ohana regional subsidiary
Hawaiian Airlines has pulled the plug on its Ohana by Hawaiian subsidiary as the pandemic and ongoing risk mitigation measures have led to a sharp decline in neighbour island service demand.
-
News
Breeze Airways gets airborne with first flight from Tampa to Charleston
The first Breeze Airways flight took off from Tampa International airport at 10:44 local time on 27 May, marking the launch of a new US airline and another chapter in the start-up-studded career of founder David Neeleman.
-
News
AirAsia Group targets recovery in two years after Q1 loss widens
Ongoing travel restrictions have contributed to a 2.4% year-on-year widening of AirAsia Group’s first-quarter net loss, to MYR976 million ($235.8 million).
-
News
Ecuatoriana strives to revive aviation history, only better
The small Latin American nation of Ecuador is preparing for a new airline with a familiar name that promises to revolutionise the country’s domestic transportation network.
-
Airline Business
Why Icelandic start-up Play is taking measured approach to growth
Whilst the pandemic means Icelandic budget start-up Play has had to bide its time before launching, chief executive Birgir Jonsson says the carrier will remain patient in adding capacity in a bid to resist the pitfalls of over-expansion.
-
News
Gol expects second-quarter net operating revenues of $188 million
An improvement in Gol’s domestic flight sales in May has led the Brazilian carrier to revise its outlook for the second quarter, for which it expects to report net operating revenues of R$1 billion ($188 million).
-
News
Transat COO Guerard to succeed retiring chief Eustache
Transat AT chief operations officer Annick Guerard will become chief executive of the company on 27 May, succeeding current CEO Jean-Marc Eustache, who is retiring.
-
News
Norwegian exits bankruptcy after shedding two-thirds of its fleet
Norwegian has “successfully emerged” from bankruptcy protection with a much slimmed down fleet of 51 aircraft, all of which will be operated on a by-the-hour basis until the first quarter of next year, the airline has disclosed.
-
News
US-Mexico flights continue despite safety downgrade, Delta strips code from Aeromexico flights
US carriers will continue to operate flights to Mexico normally following the Federal Aviation Administration’s recent downgrade of the country following a safety evaluation.
-
News
Air traffic exchange shows Ryanair crew not ‘coerced’ into diversion: ministry
Belarus’s ministry of transport has detailed the circumstances of the Ryanair Boeing 737-800 diversion to Minsk, releasing a transcript of the air traffic control exchange, in a bid to demonstrate that the crew was not pressured into its decision to land at the airport. The ministry’s aviation division insists that ...
-
News
FAA downgrades Mexico's safety rating after evaluation
The FAA has downgraded Mexico’s rating for aviation safety standards, creating potential issues for Mexican carriers’ expansion of air links between the US and the popular vacation destination.
-
News
Post-summer US travel demand uncertain: American
At the moment, US airlines are riding a surge in demand for domestic leisure travel this summer.
-
News
Azul explores consolidation, LATAM nixes codeshare
Brazilian airline Azul is pursuing consolidation opportunities, which it views as a means of helping the airline sector recover from the ongoing pandemic-driven downturn.
-
News
Belarus diversion incident could ‘upend’ responses to security threats: pilots
Cockpit crew representatives are concerned that the forced Ryanair Boeing 737-800 diversion to Minsk has the potential to overturn the foundations on which responses to interception and security threats are based. International pilot federation IFALPA and the European Cockpit Association have jointly described the 23 May event – during which ...
-
News
Lithuania seeks Belarus airspace closure as EASA advises airlines to consider risks
Europe’s safety regulator is ensuring airlines are aware of the Ryanair diversion to Minsk, in order that carriers can make appropriate operational risk assessments, as Lithuania’s government seeks a closure of Belarusian airspace. The Ryanair Boeing 737-800, bound for Vilnius, was forced to divert on 23 May over a perceived ...