American Airlines said it plans to hire 300 new pilots by the end of 2021, part of an effort to absorb a surge in U.S. leisure travel demand.

Groups representing smaller and low-cost carriers say federal lawmakers would be wise to lay off any potentially costly rules—at least for the time being—to allow airlines a fighting chance to get back to their pre-pandemic financial status. 

The EU law-making process is approaching a key step for an acceleration of the Single European Sky initiative—a joint effort to harmonize Europe’s airspace—and IATA is losing patience.

IATA expects the global airline industry to post higher losses in 2021 than it forecasted in December 2020—but the organization is optimistic about a strong comeback in 2022 and 2023. 

As some major airlines from Latin America and Caribbean are now operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, several airports in the region risk losing connectivity as carriers remove unprofitable routes. 

Chinese carrier Juneyao Air and its subsidiary 9 Air remain committed to expanding their collective fleet, despite recording a CNY485.5 million ($74.7 million) net loss for 2020. 

SkyUp is to launch flights between Kyiv Boryspil and London Luton this summer as the carrier continues its ambitious European expansion. 

Plans to start a new airline to provide flights from New Zealand to the Cook Islands have been suspended.