The Spanish flag-carrier's four-year plan will first focus on emerging from the COVID-19 crisis, followed by longer-term efforts to return to the ranks of the world’s leading airlines.
The EU COVID certificate will be a digital or paper document showing COVID-19 vaccination status and test results, the aim of which is to encourage a recovery in European travel.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to create a “Global Pandemic Radar” in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) to track emerging diseases and avert a repeat of the COVID-19 crisis.
Recovering passenger demand coupled with airlines’ push for more cost-efficient operations could soon drive narrowbody production rates past where they were before the 2020 downturn, Triumph Group President and CEO Dan Crowley said.
Attestor is investing €200 million ($244 million) in a 51% stake of the carrier and said it will provide funding for the much-needed renewal of the airline’s aging widebody fleet.
With all carriers competing for the same chunk of U.S. domestic leisure travelers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this summer season could be shaping up into a running battle for market share between ULCCs, traditional LCCs and the large legacy carriers.
A coalition of several dozen aviation organizations showed strong support for a recently introduced bill that would establish a blender’s tax credit for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
The airline is forecasting a better than expected cash generation performance in the second quarter as sales for its major markets continue to improve.
Should the LAX-Christchurch route proceed as planned, American will become the only carrier to fly nonstop from the U.S. to New Zealand’s South Island.
While UK LCC easyJet is preparing to increase capacity from June onwards, flying will remain at around 15% of 2019 levels for the airline’s fiscal 2021 third quarter (Q3).
The carrier intends to introduce five new domestic routes and increase frequencies on existing services by October, which will mean another 700 weekly flights in total.
Lufthansa has won an appeal against the European Commission’s (EC) decision to approve German financial aid to Frankfurt Hahn Airport that benefited Irish ULCC Ryanair.
UK vertiport developer Skyports plans to have an operational facility for passenger electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft in place in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture in time for the Osaka-Kansai World Expo in 2025.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is expecting its fiscal 2021/2022 financials to improve from a record loss as the flag carrier stabilizes its monthly cash burn to around S$100-150 million ($75-$113 million).
Qantas predicts its domestic capacity will exceed pre-pandemic levels for the fiscal year beginning July 1, and the growth it has been seeing in this sector is driving improvements in some financial measures.
Wisk Aero is seeking a court injunction to prevent Archer Aviation from using trade secrets the Kitty Hawk/Boeing joint company alleges were stolen by former employees hired away by the rival urban air-taxi developer. Archer described the lawsuit as “baseless.”
The agreement would clarify the manufacturer’s positions on using third-party alternatives such as parts repairs on its engines, and what, if any, ramifications such cost-saving moves have on warranties and other services.
The UK government has once again been accused of confused messaging over citizens traveling abroad for holidays, adding to uncertainty among current and future air passengers.
