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Europe unveils plan to ease travel restrictions
Regulators have outlined plans to ease restrictions into European Union states for travellers that are either fully vaccinated against the coronavirus or from countries where the pandemic has been controlled.
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Indonesian startup Super Air Jet ready to roar
A new Indonesian airline with links to the Lion Air Group is in the process of building a narrowbody fleet.
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Pandemic pushes Vietnam Airlines to first-quarter loss
Vietnam Airlines saw significant losses during the first quarter of 2021 owing to Covid-19.
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US extends mask mandate in airports, aircraft
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the government agency responsible for security screenings across 450 commercial airports, has extended a mandatory face mask requirement by four months.
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Pressured Mango to continue flights into May
Troubled South African low-cost carrier Mango Airlines has confirmed it will continue operations into May despite concerns over its ability to meet a reported end-April payment deadline set by creditors.
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Flybe secures Heathrow slots for Scottish services
Reborn UK regional carrier Flybe has secured 86 summer-season slots at London Heathrow airport that it plans to use for services to Edinburgh and Aberdeen in Scotland.
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JetBlue takes delivery of its first A321LR
JetBlue Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321LR aircraft, with which it intends to launch transatlantic service later this year.
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Profitability will return with business and long-haul travel: United’s Kirby
United Airlines’ chief executive Scott Kirby says that the carrier will not turn a profit until business travellers and long-haul international travellers return in greater numbers.
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Gol sees bookings rise as Covid cases recede
Brazilian airline Gol expects sales to pick up as the second wave of the coronavirus recedes in that Latin American country, and potential customers begin to once again make travel plans.
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Norwegian aims to fly 50 aircraft this year, once restrictions lift
Restructuring low-cost carrier Norwegian plans to ramp-up its operations to a peak of 50 short-haul aircraft this year once travel restrictions are lifted and to reach 70 aircraft next year.
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KLM aims to complete 737-800 cabin upgrades by March 2022
Dutch carrier KLM has debuted a cabin upgrade for the first of 14 Boeing 737-800, a fleet revamp it aims to complete by March next year.
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Lufthansa reducing cash outflow as it looks to possible capital increase
Lufthansa Group has repaid about half the €2.3 billion ($2.8 billion) it drew through German stabilisation measures and is seeking shareholder authority for another possible capital increase. “The timing and amount of a possible capital increase have not yet been decided. It will depend on various factors, not least of ...
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Transat secures C$700m in government aid
Transat, the parent company of Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat, has reached a deal to borrow up to C$700 million ($569 million) from the Canadian government.
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Lufthansa to operate 40% capacity this year after posting €1.1bn Q1 loss
Lufthansa Group expects to operate around 40% of pre-crisis capacity across this year after today disclosing an adjusted EBIT loss of €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) as the pandemic continued to hit traffic in the first quarter.
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APAC traffic in March reflects ‘dire operating conditions’: AAPA
Asia-Pacific carriers flew just 1.1 million international passengers in March, equivalent to 13% of passenger volumes in the year-ago period when travel began to sharply decline, preliminary figures by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show, a reflection of “dire operating conditions”.
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SriLankan aligns passenger network around cargo
SriLankan Airlines is rebuilding its passenger network in line with its cargo operations, after the carrier experienced a near-total collapse of its tourism sales last year as a result of Covid-19, chief executive Vipula Gunatilleka has disclosed.
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Scoot’s founding CEO returns to confront new realities
Campbell Wilson’s second stint as chief executive of low-cost carrier Scoot has proven to be very different from his first. In early 2020 Singapore Airlines announced an executive rotation. One surprise announcement saw Wilson named as chief executive of Scoot. Having founded what was then SIA’s long-haul, low-cost arm in ...
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Avelo launches operations with flight from Burbank to Santa Rosa
Avelo Airlines, a new US startup passenger carrier, has completed its inaugural flight from Burbank, in the Los Angeles suburbs, to Santa Rosa, north of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Struggling Mango cancels flights today over late payments
South African Airways low-cost carrier Mango Airlines suspended flights today due to payment outstanding to the country’s airports’ operator ACSA , though the latter has since lifted its block on the struggling state-owned airline operating.
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Cambodia considers allowing vaccinated tourists in fourth quarter
Cambodia is studying the feasibility of allowing vaccinated tourists from low-risk markets to enter the country by the fourth quarter. Tourism minister Thong Khon said his ministry will work with provincial authorities and the vaccination commission to vaccinate locals and tourism providers, according to a 27 April update on the ...