Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plans to lease Airbus A220s from airBaltic over the European winter schedule period to help provide increased resilience for its schedules. 

Changes are underway in Canada’s aviation market as ULCCs Flair and Lynx continue to expand, and Porter prepares to launch service with its new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. 

International services operating to China with larger aircraft are now less likely to be temporarily halted.

Rather than release an updated standard that meaningfully moves the needle on airline refunds during a continued stretch of industrywide operational challenges, the DOT appears to want to to codify bare minimum expectations.

The New York-based airline has launched its first European route from Boston.

Lufthansa Group believes it is the right partner for ITA Airways, but the Italian government wants the two bidders in the running to improve their offers.

Supply side constraints, together with growing inflationary pressures, are likely to be continuing hurdles facing airlines as they progress toward pre-pandemic levels of activity, lessor DAE said. 

IATA has taken a further swipe at major European airports’ problems in handling resurgent passenger growth.