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American and JetBlue unveil strategic partnership focused on Northeast USA
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways have announced the formation of a “strategic partnership” under which they propose to operate codeshare flights and reciprocal frequent flier benefits.
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ACI Europe extends expected recovery timeframe to 2024
Airports body ACI Europe does not expect passenger traffic to regain 2019 levels until 2024 – a year later than in its previous projection.
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Creditors approve South African Airways rescue plan
Creditors have today approved a business rescue plan (BRP) for South African Airways.
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Airline Business podcast: Challenges as airlines return to skies
As airlines begin to ramp up operations, Graham and Lewis discuss the demand situation and the possible pitfalls ahead.
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Breeze applies for certificate transfer, presents business plans
Breeze Airways, the start-up passenger carrier headed by serial aviation entrepreneur David Neeleman, has applied to acquire the certificate of now-defunct Compass Airlines, and published plans for its first year of operation.
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Air China completes its maiden ARJ21 service
Air China has completed its maiden flight of a Comac ARJ21 regional jet on the domestic routing from Beijing Capital airport to Xilinhot.
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Emirates resumes flights to six further destinations
Emirates plans to restore services to a further six destinations from 15 July to 15 August, bringing the carrier’s network to 58 cities.
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JetBlue to leave Long Beach, shift flights to Los Angeles
New York-based low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways will leave Long Beach airport in October, shifting flights to Los Angeles International airport, which will become JetBlue’s primary West Coast operations centre.
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Volaris chief lauds flexible cost base but fleet will be flat to 2023
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris is weathering the coronavirus storm thanks to its variable cost base, but still expects its fleet size to be flat through to 2023 as demand inches back.
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Kenya to reopen international flights on 1 August
Kenya has become the latest African country to announce dates for the resumption of scheduled flights, amid reports that its flag carrier plans to make job cuts ahead of a possible nationalisation.
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Lufthansa halves new-aircraft intake and cuts jobs
Lufthansa will halve the number of new aircraft it takes through to end-2023 as part of a second set of restructuring measures announced today.
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HK Express pushes flight resumption back to August
Hong Kong low-cost carrier HK Express will not resume flights until the first week of August, over three weeks later than previously announced. The airline, which was purchased by Cathay Pacific Airways in July 2019, planned to resume flights on 11 July, but said yesterday it will postpone the resumption ...
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Helvetic pushes back seven E2 deliveries to 2021
Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways has deferred delivery of seven Embraer 190-E2s that were due to join its fleet this year.
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Ireland-based Ryanair pilots agree temporary pay cut
Ryanair’s Irish pilots have agreed to a temporary pay reduction aimed at saving under-threat jobs at the airline.
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Portuguese state takes control of TAP to prevent bankruptcy
Portugal’s government has agreed to pay €55 million ($62 million) to increase its stake in national carrier TAP to 72.5% in order to prevent the airline from going bankrupt.
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Governments must pay for virus health measures, say IATA and ACI
IATA and Airports Council International (ACI) have jointly called for governments to pay for public health measures relating to the spread of communicable diseases.
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Africa and Middle East need ‘layered’ measures for restart: IATA
African and Middle Eastern countries should adapt their quarantine measures to enable the aviation sector to begin a recovery while containing spread of the coronavirus, IATA has urged.
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Hawaiian reinstates flights to mainland US
Hawaiian Airlines will reinstate flights to the mainland USA in August, as the state of Hawaii begins to lift its draconian restrictions on movement within the islands as well as between the islands and the airline’s main destinations on the west coast of North America.
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Major US airlines announce schedule changes
The three US legacy passenger carriers have announced changes to their schedules after a four-month period in which capacity and demand had hit all-time lows due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Near-halving of EasyJet’s German operation in prospect: union
Trade union Verdi believes EasyJet is planning to almost halve its operation at its sole German base in Berlin.