United Airlines seeks to resume U.S. flights to Cuba
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United Airlines said on Wednesday it is working to resume flights to Cuba later this year that it suspended in March 2020 because of…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United Airlines said on Wednesday it is working to resume flights to Cuba later this year that it suspended in March 2020 because of…
MADRID (Reuters) – All the airlines owned by International Airlines Consolidated Group will end this year with a profit, CEO Luis Gallego said on Wednesday. IAG, which owns British Airways,…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration will expand U.S. flights to Havana, adding 13 weekly American Airlines departures from Miami and a weekly JetBlue departure from Fort…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday said it will add three Iranian cargo planes serving Russia to a list of aircraft believed to violate U.S.…
By David Shepardson and Rajesh Kumar Singh WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing will begin to remarket some 737 MAX jets earmarked for Chinese customers, as it cannot wait indefinitely while political…
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport has asked airlines to cancel flights between 4pm and 11pm local time on Monday due to labour shortages, it said in a statement. The…
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – El Al Israel Airlines plans to repay a $45 million loan that it took from the government during the COVID-19 pandemic by the end…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Transportation Department (USDOT) said Thursday the largest U.S. airlines had made “significant changes” to customer service plans with nearly all agreeing to offer passengers meals and…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co on Tuesday confirmed it has received an order for 787 Dreamliner aircraft from Taiwan’s China Airlines. “We are pleased that China Airlines has selected the 787 Dreamliner…
By David Shepardson and Alexander Cornwell WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) -United Airlines and Dubai’s Emirates are set to announce a codeshare agreement in the coming weeks, sources told Reuters. United on Tuesday…
BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) – China’s three biggest airlines posted on Tuesday a combined 28.4 billion yuan ($4.12 billion) second-quarter loss, wider than in the first quarter, due to major travel disruptions…
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Airlines using the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City have agreed to temporarily reduce flights at the hub from 61 per hour…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Two U.S. House Democrats on Tuesday proposed making it unlawful for airlines to offer flights if they know they lack sufficient staff or to cancel…
By Gigi Zamora (Reuters) – Staff shortages, airport chaos and higher fuel costs have caused earnings at U.S. airlines like JetBlue Airways to land below analysts’ expectations while hotel chains…
SEOUL – South Korea’s Korean Air Lines and Asiana Airlines are cancelling flights to Taiwan for one or two days because of Chinese military exercises in the area, local media…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday will add 25 Airbus airplanes operated by Russian airlines believed to violate U.S. export controls as part of the…
TOKYO – Japan Airlines on Monday posted a narrower 30.2 billion yen ($228 million) operating loss for the first quarter, aided by a recovery in travel demand as pandemic-related restrictions…
By Anirban Sen (Reuters) – Spirit Airlines Inc Chief Executive Ted Christie had been dismissive of the possibility that regulators would allow his low-cost U.S. airline to be sold to…
(Reuters) -Singapore Airlines (SIA) swung to a first-quarter net profit of S$370 million ($268 million), it said on Thursday, after a fourteenfold increase in passenger traffic year on year thanks…
By Jamie Freed (Reuters) – Taiwan’s China Airlines Ltd is “actively” looking at options to replace its ageing fleet of 22 Airbus SE A330 widebodies and is also starting to…
(Reuters) – United Airlines Holdings Inc and Air Canada on Friday expanded their code-sharing agreement, as the carriers look to accelerate their post-pandemic recovery and cash in on the growing…
By David Shepardson FARNBOROUGH, England – Azerbaijan Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Farnborough Airshow to acquire four more Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jets, its president Jahangir…
(Reuters) – United Airlines Holdings Inc and its pilot union are back at the negotiating table for a new contract, after reaching a tentative agreement last month, CNBC reported on…
By Tim Hepher (Reuters) – The head of a body representing global airlines hit out at new restrictions at London’s Heathrow on Tuesday, saying the airport had under-estimated the speed…
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS – The European Commission proposed on Tuesday to make the bloc’s “use-it-or-lose-it” airport slot rule more flexible in order to respond to unexpected developments in the…