Technology firms Sabre and Amadeus will remove Aeroflot’s inventory from their respective global distribution systems (GDS) due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

Lufthansa group subsidiaries Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and SWISS all reported increased revenues and substantial reductions in annual losses as cost-reduction plans and fleet re-evaluations have taken hold.

Scott Laurence, who left JetBlue for Delta Air Lines in January 2022 only to depart the following month, will lead American Airlines’ partnership strategy.

Lufthansa is looking to place orders for additional aircraft, now that the airline is expecting a strong bounce-back in demand pent-up during the pandemic and despite new risks emerging as a result of the war in Ukraine.

Japan’s major airlines are canceling most of their flights to Europe due to the war in Ukraine, yet Korean Air’s Moscow flights are operating as normal for now and the carrier’s European services continue to overfly Russia.

Beyond removing passenger and routine air cargo links between Russia and the U.S., the ban will have aerospace supply-chain implications.

WestJet is attempting to initiate some consolidation in the Canadian market through a proposed agreement to acquire tour operator Sunwing.

Swiss International Airlines expects to take delivery of carbon-neutral aviation fuel produced using concentrated sunlight in 2023, under a strategic collaboration with Swiss startup Synhelion.