All Networks news – Page 40
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NewsUnited cancels 50 daily flights from Newark
United Airlines is cancelling 50 daily flights from its East Coast hub at Newark Liberty International airport to alleviate airport congestion and minimise delays during the peak summer travel season.
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NewsHeathrow airport raises full-year traffic forecast 3%
London Heathrow Airport’s operator now expects passenger numbers to reach 54.4 million this year, 1.6 million more than it had projected two months ago.
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NewsAir New Zealand reactivates 777-300ERs, plans big international ramp-up
Air New Zealand is to return its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to service in July, amid a ramp-up of trans-Tasman and transpacific operations.
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NewsNew Pegasus chief hails tourism rebound and ‘game-changing’ A321neos
Turkish budget carrier Pegasus is on track to reach pre-Covid capacity levels for the full year amid strong demand for inbound tourism, according to the airline’s new chief executive Guliz Ozturk.
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NewsNorse Atlantic begins flights between Oslo and Fort Lauderdale
Scandinavian low-cost start-up airline Norse Atlantic Airways has launched service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport and Oslo, marking the return of a direct route between the airport in south Florida and Europe.
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NewsAirports chief tells IATA to stop ‘pointing fingers’ on charges and seek reform
The head of global airports association ACI World has described IATA’s expectations on airport charges as “unrealistic”, as he reiterated calls for regulatory reform on the issue and a joint approach to tackling industry taxation.
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NewsKorean Air eyes key Asiana merger approvals by year-end
Korean Air chief executive Walter Cho is hopeful of securing the necessary approvals from the US and European Union competition regulators for its merger with Asiana by the end of this year.
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NewsRisk of ‘massive travel disruption’ if 5G deployed in USA in July 2023: IATA
Airline association IATA has warned that carriers are unlikely to be prepared for the deployment of C-band 5G in the USA in July 2023 based on current progress, creating the risk of significant travel disruption if the rollout goes ahead as planned.
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NewsCathay plans hiring spree as airline anticipates network ramp-up
Cathay Pacific is looking to fill 4,000 roles across various sectors in the next two years, as the airline resumes flights to more points across its network with restrictions gradually easing up in its home city of Hong Kong.
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NewsAlliances have ‘lost founding discipline’ as airlines break rank: Qatar Airways chief
More carriers are today willing to break rank and look outside the airline alliances for partnerships, according to Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker.
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NewsPAL hopeful of China reopening as international capacity hits 60%
With China yet to reopen its borders, Philippines Airlines, which counts the Mainland among its key markets, is reallocating capacity to other parts of its network.
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News‘Nightmare is becoming reality’ on airport charges: IATA chief
IATA director general Willie Walsh has called on governments to ‘show backbone’ and reject airport requests to increase their charges to airlines.
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NewsQantas forecasts full international recovery by mid-2023
Qantas anticipates international capacity will return to pre-pandemic levels around the middle of 2023, amid “strong robust demand” as borders reopen.
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NewsGatwick airport caps summer flights amid operational woes
Gatwick airport will cap the number of flights operated from the facility in July and August, as it attempts to overcome the operational challenges that have dogged the air travel recovery in markets including the UK’s.
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NewsletterMood of cautious optimism as airline industry heads to IATA AGM
As the global airline industry gathers in Doha for this year’s IATA AGM, there is plenty to be positive about – and a growing list of headwinds
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NewsAeroflot ties up with long-distance rail service to increase domestic connectivity
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot is aiming to develop a more connected domestic network through a tie-up to enable combined air and rail travel. Aeroflot reached the agreement with Federal Passenger Company, which specialises in long-distance rail transport services, during a St Petersburg economic forum. The two sides will create a joint ...
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NewsEasyJet granted priority to take TAP remedy slots at Lisbon
Budget carrier EasyJet has been granted the priority position to negotiate the acquisition of up to 18 daily slots at Lisbon formerly used by Portuguese carrier TAP. The slots were made available under a €2.55 billion financial restructuring scheme for TAP agreed by the European Commission. EasyJet’s proposal for the ...
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ see tepid uptick in May traffic after April collapse
After bottoming out in April, China’s three largest carriers saw a marginal uptick in their domestic traffic in May, though demand remains weak despite a slight easing of onerous pandemic curbs.
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News‘Rejuvenated’ AirAsia X teases return to London
Malaysia-based long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X is to resume flying to London later in the year, about a decade after it exited the European market amid high operating costs.
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News‘We can’t wait for China’: As Mainland stays shut, airline chiefs eye India
While China’s closed international borders will impact recovery efforts, an airline leadership panel believes there are opportunities for growth and recovery elsewhere, including in India, which they tout as a market “everyone should watch” in the near term.