Delta Air Lines doubled down on its strategy of investing in foreign carriers by committing $1.2 billion in fresh funding to partners Aeromexico, LATAM and Virgin Atlantic.

Air France-KLM Group has paid back €500 million ($566 million) of the €4 billion loan guarantees provided by the French government during the COVID-19 crisis and said discussions on further capital strengthening measures are taking place at the group level.  

The air cargo industry is justifiably proud of what it has achieved since those first COVID-19 vaccines took to the skies last December, but operators know the challenge is far from over and the vaccine effort will continue in 2022 against the backdrop of many broader challenges for the industry.

The LCC’s prospects of restoring its international network have been boosted after the Vietnamese government approved plans for the resumption of commercial flights to “safe countries” starting from January.

Mesa Airlines said its profitability was hampered by inflationary pressures stemming from labor shortages and maintenance bottlenecks, the latest sign that rising costs and a dearth of trained staff are wreaking havoc on regional carriers.

The Zimbabwe government has allocated new funding to struggling flag-carrier Air Zimbabwe to help it acquire new aircraft.

With expectations that its cargo business revenue for 2021 will be double that of 2019, Azul Linhas Aereas believes there is no shortage of opportunity to grow in the sector. 

Royal Air Maroc has canceled all international flights to and from the country, a ban set to extend through Dec. 31.