Demand, costs in focus as U.S. airlines report earnings
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO – Major U.S. airlines are poised to post their strongest earnings since the start of the pandemic when they report quarterly results starting on Wednesday.…
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO – Major U.S. airlines are poised to post their strongest earnings since the start of the pandemic when they report quarterly results starting on Wednesday.…
By Angelique Chen, Anirban Sen and David Carnevali (Reuters) – The bidding war for Spirit Airlines Inc between Frontier Group Holdings Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp may leave the acquirer…
SANTIAGO – Shareholders of LATAM Airlines, Latin America’s largest air transport group, approved Tuesday a bankruptcy reorganization plan, following last month’s approval by the U.S. bankruptcy court for the southern…
(Reuters) – Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) said it expects passenger capacity to reach about 81% of pre-pandemic levels by December as flyers rush to the skies after the easing of…
BRUSSELS – The Belgian subsidiary of Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines, is cancelling close to 700 flights over the summer holiday period, around 6% of those scheduled, to reduce workload and avoid…
BEIJING/SYDNEY -China’s “Big Three” state airlines pledged on Friday to buy a total of almost 300 Airbus jets, the biggest order by Chinese carriers since the start of the COVID-19…
CHICAGO – Frontier Group Holdings Chief Executive Barry Biffle said on Monday the company’s revised offer for Spirit Airlines Inc will be enough to secure a merger deal with the…
FRANKFURT -German airline group Lufthansa plans to fly the Airbus A380 again from summer 2023, it said on Monday, joining other carriers to announce a comeback for the superjumbo. Lufthansa…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday asked the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct a safety review of Russian airlines and alert Americans to the…
DOHA – A senior airline industry official criticised a decision by Airbus to revoke a plane order from Qatar Airways, saying the move would encourage airlines to take their own…
By Jamie Freed DOHA – Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to make a decision in a year or two on the replacement of its ageing fleet of Boeing Co 767s and…
DOHA – United Airlines expects fuel prices to stay high in the long-term, its chief executive said on Monday. Scott Kirby, speaking to reporters in Doha, also said that based…
DOHA – Qatar Airways’ chief executive said on Monday the industry’s net-zero 2050 target, which was set last year, would be difficult for airlines to achieve. It is going to…
Yesim Dikmen June 20 – Turkish Airlines is considering joint ventures and initial public offerings for its cargo business and regional carrier as it weighs up options to grow both…
PANAMA CITY – Panama’s Copa Airlines announced on Friday it is launching a route from Panama City to Mexico’s recently inaugurated Felipe Angeles International Airport, becoming one of the first…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday pushed airline chief executives to scrutinize whether they can reliably operate flight schedules amid rising demand, a source briefed on the…
BRUSSELS – Pilot and cabin crew unions of Brussels Airlines plan to strike on June 23-25, coinciding with a summit of European Union leaders in the Belgian capital next Thursday…
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has vetoed a Congress-passed measure that would block airlines from charging for checked baggage on their flights, his office said on Wednesday, sending…
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO – United Airlines said on Monday searches for international travel have increased after the United States ended a 17-month-old requirement that air travelers arriving in…
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – LATAM Airlines Group SA, the largest air transport group in Latin America, on Monday asked a bankruptcy judge to approve $2.75 billion in new loans…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co cannot force a baggage handler’s class action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in…
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co said on Friday it reached a tentative agreement with Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) for the carrier’s Aircraft Appearance Technicians. The agreement, the details of…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Two U.S. senators on Thursday urged airlines and regulators to take steps to reduce flight cancellations and delays after more than 2,700 Memorial Day weekend…
CHICAGO – United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby on Wednesday said air fares are returning to normal levels following the pandemic lows and there is “not a hint of evidence”…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – U.S. airlines, which are still rebuilding flight crews after the COVID-19 pandemic travel slowdown, canceled more than 2,500 flights over the four-day Memorial Day holiday…