The approval of a European Commission plan aimed at rationalizing inconsistent travel restrictions through a color-coded COVID-19 risk map marks a small step in the right direction for Europe’s airlines—but unfortunately, the beleaguered industry says, it doesn’t go far enough.
Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) is seeking to recover around £1.7 billion ($2.2 billion) in lost COVID-19 revenues through changes to its regulated charging structure, triggering a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) call for industry feedback that will run until Nov. 5.
AirAsia X envisages operating a much smaller fleet of Airbus A330s in the long term following its planned resumption of flights with just a handful of aircraft early in 2021.
The announcement today that Cruz is stepping down from BA’s top role, though remaining as non-executive chairman through a transition period, is not really the surprise. The shock is that the leadership change was so long in coming.
Hawaiian Airlines will suspend its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian interisland passenger and cargo services effective Nov. 1, citing the “economic challenges of low travel demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine restrictions.”
Chinese airlines carried 13.3 million passengers over the week-long holiday between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8, with the domestic market seeing double-digit growth.
British Airways CEO Alex Cruz is to cede his role to Aer Lingus CEO Sean Doyle, as part of a management reshuffle announced by parent company International Airlines Group (IAG).
More than a year after the purchase was announced, the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced both sides to re-think how much airlines are worth.