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NewsLufthansa’s reactivated fleet to reach 380 aircraft during summer
Lufthansa Group plans to have reactivated half of its fleet by October as it sees increased booking demand following an easing of travel restrictions in several countries.
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NewsPorter Airlines delays restart to 31 August
Canada’s Porter Airlines will restart its operations a month later than previously planned due to ongoing coronavirus-prompted travel restrictions that continue to make business difficult.
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NewsAir New Zealand details extremely weak May traffic
Air New Zealand’s May traffic statistics continue to highlight the extreme weakness confronting airlines amid the coronavirus pandemic. For the entire month, the airline carried just 67,000 passengers, down 94.8% from 1.3 million passengers in May 2019. ASKs fell 92.8% year on year and RPKs 97.1%. The airline’s load factor ...
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NewsUnited reinstates flights to Asia
United Airlines will resume flights between the US and several destinations in Asia next month.
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NewsIndia’s international flight ban to remain in place until 15 July
India is maintaining its suspension of international passenger flights until mid-July but will consider allowing certain routes to resume on an individual basis.
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NewsAlaska Airlines to bring E175s to Alaska
Alaska Airlines will be adding Embraer 175 regional jets to its fleet flying within the state of Alaska, bringing in the smaller-gauge aircraft on routes that would not be profitable using larger jets.
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NewsEmirates to return A380 to service on 15 July
Emirates will begin reactivating its Airbus A380 fleet in mid-July with the reintroduction of the superjumbo on flights to Europe.
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NewsDelta resumes flights to China this week
Delta Air Lines will resume flights between the US and China, the first US carrier to do so since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, as travel restrictions and regulatory sparring between the two countries’ aviation authorities ease.
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NewsKLM to reinstate 95% of European network by August
Dutch carrier KLM plans to operate 95% of its European network and serve 80% of intercontinental destinations by August.
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NewsEmirates adding 10 more destinations to its network
Emirates will resume flights to 10 more cities across June and July, increasing to 40 the number of destinations served. The Dubai-based carrier says new government protocols to ease travel restrictions have enabled it to further restore its network. Source: Emirates On 20 June, it will begin ...
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NewsUS DOT fines Copa $450,000 for flying passengers between the US and Venezuela
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Panama-headquartered Copa Airlines $450,000 for “unlawfully transporting passengers” between the USA and Venezuela.
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NewsALTA Leaders’ Forum postponed to 2021
The annual Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) Airline Leaders’ Forum, one of the premier events for Latin American aviation, has become the latest industry event to fall victim of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsWizz continues post-crisis push with St Petersburg base
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has continued its post-crisis base expansion by disclosing plans to open a single-aircraft operation from St Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport.
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NewsNorwegian to restore some European short-haul flights from July
Norwegian is to deploy a further a dozen aircraft from the start of July as it reopens short-haul European links from Scandinavia The restructuring low-cost carrier has been operating only a network of 13 domestic routes since the pandemic hit using eight aircraft. But it now plans to expand its ...
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NewsSingapore puts pause on Changi airport Terminal 5 project
Singapore Changi Airport’s mega Terminal 5 project will be pushed back by at least two years, with a possible redesign in the works, amid uncertainty over the pace at which air travel demand will recover from the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsIATA calls for extension of slot-rule waiver
A continued relaxation of the ‘use it or lose it’ regulations governing airport take-off and landing slots is essential to aid airlines’ restart of operations and ensure connectivity in the longer term, IATA has warned.
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NewsWestJet tests network demand with July schedule
Calgary-based WestJet in July and August will increase frequencies on its network and resume service to certain locations for a total of 39 destinations in Canada, five in the USA and one in Mexico as air travel slowly recovers.
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NewsLaGuardia Terminal B arrivals hall opens
A new arrivals and departures hall at LaGuardia airport’s Central Terminal opened on 10 June, marking another stage in the completion of the terminal’s overhaul.
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NewsRyanair unit Lauda reverses closure of Vienna base
Ryanair-owned Lauda has cancelled plans to close its Vienna base after the majority of pilots and cabin crew backed a new collective labour agreement.
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NewsJet2 postpones flight resumption to 15 July
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has again pushed back the date for restarting flight operations, as a result of Covid-19-related travel restrictions.