All articles by Pilar Wolfsteller – Page 81
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In depthUS travel ban from Europe leaves airlines and passengers scrambling
After President Donald Trump announced a travel ban from Europe to the United States from the end of this week, there was some confusion as to what exactly the measure would mean for US carriers and their guests.
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NewsUS bans travel from Europe
The United States will ban all travel from Europe to the United States from later this week, US President Donald J Trump says in an address to the nation.
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NewsFAA grants slot waivers to help airlines hurt by coronavirus
The US Department of Transportation has granted airlines slot relief after carriers and industry group IATA complained it was unfair to maintain those rigid rules as fear of the coronavirus decimates passenger demand across the industry.
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NewsLos Angeles teacher sues Delta for fuel dump
A teacher at a Los Angeles area high school has sued Delta Air Lines following a fuel dump from a Delta jet experiencing engine troubles after departing Los Angeles International airport.
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NewsAir Canada cancels 11 737 Max orders
Air Canada says it has cancelled orders for 11 Boeing 737 Max aircraft as it reassess its needs in the wake of the troubled aircraft’s year-long grounding.
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NewsAmerican suspends numerous flights to Europe and Latin America
American Airlines has extended the suspension and cancellation of numerous international flights, including to regions that have not yet been severely impacted by the coronavirus, such as Latin America.
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NewsUnited Airlines paints dire coronavirus scenario for 2020
United Airlines is preparing for a dark scenario for the aviation industry in the coming months as the coronavirus decimates demand and customers stay away from travel in order to protect themselves from becoming infected with the fast-moving flu-like disease.
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NewsAlaska Airlines not yet cutting capacity due to coronavirus
Alaska Airlines doesn’t plan to cut capacity for March and April, unlike many other airlines. It is still considering options to respond to the coronavirus epidemic that has hit the travel industry hard in the past month.
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NewsHawaiian struggles with managing coronavirus crisis
Hawaiian Airlines is struggling with a dramatic decline in business due to the global COVID-19 epidemic, as passengers cancel both international and, increasingly, domestic travel in an effort to protect themselves from becoming infected.
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NewsAERO Friedrichshafen postponed
The organisers of the annual AERO Friedrichshafen aviation trade fair have postponed this year’s show to an undetermined date in the future due to fears about the global spread of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.
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NewsHawaiian suspends flights to Tokyo Haneda
After suspending its flights to South Korea in late February, Hawaiian Airlines now has halted flights from Hawaii to Tokyo’s Haneda International airport following declining demand for capacity to Asia amid the spiraling coronavirus scare.
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NewsDelta announces new routes from Seattle
Delta Air Lines is expanding its service on routes from its West Coast hub of Seattle-Tacoma international airport, bringing the number of destinations it serves from the northwestern US city to 56.
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NewsAmerican, Delta suspend flights to Italy
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines cancelled their flights to northern Italy as passengers become increasingly skittish about traveling to areas where the coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, has rapidly spread in the past few days.
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NewsUS airlines could experience short-term hit from coronavirus
While Asian airlines have borne the brunt of the coronavirus crisis so far, US carriers are closely monitoring the situation, and will likely take a short-term loss as the US government sends mixed messages and bookings begin to decline.
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NewsHawaiian Airlines suspends flights to South Korea
Hawaiian Airlines says it is suspending flights to Seoul Incheon International airport in South Korea, becoming the second US carrier to stop flying to the country since the outbreak of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, several weeks ago.
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NewsSilver Airways adds Florida-Charleston routes
Regional carrier Silver Airways says it is introducing new routes between its three Florida hubs and Charleston, South Carolina.
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NewsSilver Airways applies to fly larger aircraft to Caribbean
Silver Airways has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for permission to operate flights on larger-gauge aircraft between the United States and both the Dominican Republic and St Maarten.
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NewsKuwait suspends flights to and from Singapore and Japan
The civil aviation authority of Kuwait has suspended all air travel to and from Singapore and Japan, the first country to do so after the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) several weeks ago, the Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA reports.
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NewsTrans States Airlines to shutter operations as ExpressJet takes more United flying
United Express is consolidating its Embraer ERJ145 operations under ExpressJet as Trans States Airlines tells employees it is shutting down.
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NewsNew Swiss airline FlyBair partners with Helvetic
A partially crowdfunded Swiss airline named “FlyBair”, to be headquartered in Switzerland’s capital Bern, says that it has partnered with regional carrier Helvetic Airways ahead of beginning service to European vacation destinations from May 2020.