Italian regional Federico II Airways is set for privatisation by the year end as its current owners, local authorities in Foggia, where it is based, seek new investment. The carrier aims to expand its Bari services to exploit flag-carrier Alitalia's move to scrap several flights from the town flown on its behalf by Minerva Airlines.
Source: Flight International
US airlines are working to get their operations back into gear after a global computer outage forced some carriers to halt all departures overnight.
Virgin Atlantic will drop its Shanghai service this winter after 25 years as it further cuts its Asia-Pacific network amid the longer flying times necessitated by not being able to overfly Russia.
Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding to create air taxi networks in and around cities in California served by the carrier.
