All articles by Pilar Wolfsteller – Page 47
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NewsAir Canada exits government financial aid programme
Air Canada will soon be leaving a government-sponsored financial aid programme that was established to help it manage through the coronavirus-driven slump.
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NewsCopa to restore entire network in 2022
Copa Holdings, parent of Panama’s Copa Airlines, expects to restore the carrier’s full network next year as more countries discard coronavirus-driven travel restrictions and vaccination rates across Latin America inspire customers to travel.
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NewsAtlas transitions Southern Air onto a single operating certificate
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has completed the transition to bring its subsidiary Southern Air onto a single operating certificate.
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NewsUnited cut regional routes due to pilot shortage: CEO
United Airlines was forced to cut service to 11 secondary cities across the midwestern USA beginning in January due to the pilot shortage, the company’s chief executive officer says.
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NewsNew Canadian low-cost carrier Lynx Air set to launch in early 2022
A new Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier called Lynx Air is set to launch flight operations the first quarter of 2022.
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NewsBusiness travel patterns have shifted: American CEO
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker says the carrier has seen business travel patterns shift amid the pandemic, and that smaller companies are now on the leading edge of the return in corporate travel.
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NewsUS airlines prepare for busy Thanksgiving travel period
Major US airlines are preparing for an onslaught of passengers over the US Thanksgiving holiday long weekend later this month.
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NewsDominican Republic aviation regulator approves 30 routes for AraJet
The civil aviation regulator of the Dominican Republic has approved 30 routes for DW Dominican Wings SA, which will fly under the new brand name AraJet, formerly Flycana, as the first low-cost carrier based in that country.
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NewsSpirit Airlines’ ramp agents approve new contract
Workers at Miramar, Florida-based ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines have ratified a new agreement which increases wages and overall compensation for ramp agents.
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NewsAzul CEO confirms interest in acquiring LATAM
Azul’s chief executive doubled down on comments he made last week about a potential acquisition of LATAM Airlines Group, pending the outcome of the Chilean airline’s bankruptcy protection process.
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NewsAzul ‘bullish’ about future booking and revenue trends
Brazil’s Azul Airlines is “bullish” about booking and revenue trends after its revenue increased almost 60% from the second to third quarters of 2021.
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NewsFrontier in “strong financial position”; expects recovery by Spring 2022
Frontier Airlines says it is in a “strong financial position” to get to pre-coronavirus levels by early 2022 despite the coronavirus’ Delta variant that ate into the carrier’s revenues in the third quarter of 2021.
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NewsLATAM loses $692m in Q3, sees capacity hitting 65% by year-end
LATAM Airlines Group posted a third-quarter loss but says increased vaccination rates, fewer travel restrictions and pent-up demand will propel capacity to 65% of pre-pandemic levels by year-end.
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NewsGol reports wider Q3 loss, prepare to resume international flights
Gol reported a net loss of R$2.5 billion ($455 million) in the third quarter of 2021, but says that higher vaccination rates and the opening of borders across the hemisphere will boost travel in the coming busy summer holiday season.
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NewsNTSB blames Tamarack winglet malfunction for 2018 crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that a 2018 accident that killed three was caused by Tamarack Aerospace’s Atlas active winglet system.
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NewsEmbraer third-quarter revenue rises to $958m
Embraer remains optimistic about the recovery in the aviation industry after the carrier sold more of its new-generation D195-E2 commercial jets and more large executive jets during the third quarter.
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NewsAir Lease cancels three Boeing 787s this year; could deliver up to 16 next year
Air Lease Corporation says the company has cancelled three Boeing 787 Dreamliner orders due to the airframer’s ongoing issues with the type.
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NewsUS carriers prepare for influx of international travellers as entry ban is lifted
Major US passenger carriers are bracing for an influx of travellers ahead of the reopening of the country’s borders to fully vaccinated passengers from 33 countries, including most of Europe, scheduled for next week.
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NewsUS government pushes back vaccination deadline
The US government has pushed back its deadline for companies with more than 100 employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, from 8 December to 4 January 2022.
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NewsAtlas Air tops $1b in quarterly revenues for first time
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings reported strong third-quarter results as the demand for air freight transportation continues to outstrip supply, and problems with ground-based shipping networks are slowing down the global supply chain.