Recent examples show that airlines in Asia-Pacific are willing to devote resources to sustainability efforts at a time when they are also looking under every rock to cut costs.

Airlines need flexibility on slot rules to continue as long as pandemic-related restrictions remain in place, IATA slot experts said during an online briefing July 8.  

Lufthansa Cargo, Edelweiss Air and Brussels Airlines have all announced changes to their fleets.

A coalition of two-dozen trade associations representing the U.S. travel and hospitality industries released a blueprint for the safe restart of international air travel by July 15, urging the Biden administration to take quick action to lift restrictions on foreign arrivals.

Fast-growing Canadian ULCC Flair Airlines plans to launch non-stop service to the U.S. at the end of October.

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) will follow through on a proposal to mandate fee refunds for customers whose bags are significantly late, a White House spokesman confirmed.

An Air Astana lawsuit against Embraer seeks $12 million compensation for what the carrier claims was a necessary grounding of its leased E190-E2 fleet to address technical faults and suggests the manufacturer concealed differences between the current models and the original E-Jets. 

A desire to tap into capital markets and raise funding is the major factor behind plans between Romanian LCC Blue Air and UK “cash shell” company Ridgecrest for a reverse takeover of the Eastern European carrier.