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Airline BusinessAirline coronavirus recovery tracker: August 2020 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, airport passenger throughput, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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NewsCanadian regional Porter postpones restart to October
Porter Airlines is postponing its return-to-service date from 31 August to 7 October amid ongoing domestic travel restrictions and the closure of the border between the USA and Canada. The Toronto-based carrier suspended operations in March as the coronavirus downturn drove airlines worldwide to ground thousands of aircraft. Porter chief ...
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NewsRyanair and Wizz claw back more traffic in July
July traffic figures released today show Wizz Air operated more than 70% of its planned capacity, while Europe’s biggest low-cost operator Ryanair saw its first significant return of passengers since the global pandemic began.
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NewsSpiceJet secures Heathrow landing slots
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has secured landing slots at London Heathrow Airport, effective 1 September. The slots fall under the “bubble arrangement” between India and the UK, and are effective until 23 October, says SpiceJet. Source: SpiceJet SpiceJet’s fleet is comprised entirely of 737s and Dash-8 Q400s ...
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NewsImproving travel demand lifts NZ domestic networks
New Zealand carriers are adding capacity to their domestic networks in the coming months, even as international operations remain grounded due to pandemic-related travel restrictions. Moves by Jetstar and Air New Zealand to add back capacity come on the back of strong domestic travel demand. Low-cost carrier Jetstar ...
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NewsIAG Cargo sees large revenue gain after responding to freight crisis
IAG’s cargo arm has seen a surge in revenue and yield after quickly responding to the changing market conditions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsEurocontrol reports flattening in airline traffic recovery curve
Eurocontrol has observed a slowing in the growth rate of flight numbers in Europe since mid-July.
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NewsKLM to cut 15% of workforce amid ‘new reality’
Dutch carrier KLM is to cut up to 5,000 full-time positions to “adapt its size to the new reality” created by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAeroflot detects ‘gradual recovery’ in domestic flights
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot slipped to a net loss of Rb26.2 billion ($356 million) in the second quarter, from a profit of Rb2.73 billion a year ago.
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Airline BusinessAirlines left doubting if enough people can, or will, travel in 2020
The industry’s relief at being able to ramp up services as the second half of 2020 began is quickly being replaced by concern that the coronavirus is likely to weigh more heavily on demand than previously thought.
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NewsMyanmar further extends international flight ban to end-August
Myanmar has further extended a ban on all international flights to the end of August. “In order to continue to [curb] the spread of Covid-19 in Myanmar effectively, the National Central Committee for Prevention, Control, and Treatment of Covid-19 has decided to further extend the effective period of the temporary ...
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NewsHeathrow issues Covid-19 testing plea as losses mount
London’s Heathrow airport has reiterated calls for the UK government to introduce a Covid-19 testing programme as an alternative to quarantine for arriving passengers.
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NewsWizz Air chief claims ‘this is our time’ as carrier expands network
Wizz Air is taking advantage of the opportunities created by the coronavirus crisis to expand its footprint across eastern and central Europe with new bases and routes.
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NewsAir cargo decline narrows in June but market ‘exceptionally challenging’
Air freight traffic declines showed some signs of improving in June but business remains “exceptionally challenging”, according to the latest IATA market wrap-up.
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NewsIATA pushes airline recovery to 2024 amid ‘surprisingly weak’ restart
Demand for air travel is unlikely to reach 2019 levels until 2024, according to revised figures from IATA, which cites “unexpectedly weak” traffic during the current restart of services.
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NewsGermany warns against ‘unnecessary’ travel to parts of Spain
Germany has become the latest European country to warn against non-essential travel to Spain amid an uptick in coronavirus cases, although it appears to be taking a more targeted approach than the UK.
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NewsParis airports operator sees at least five years before full traffic return
Aeroports de Paris is projecting passenger traffic levels at the French capital will not return to last year’s high until the 2024-27 timeframe.
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NewsChina Eastern hints at cross-strait flights from new Xiamen base
China Eastern Airlines has opened a new base at Xiamen, as it hints at launching cross-strait flights into Taiwan, among other future international expansion plans. Explaining what it labels a “major strategic decision”, the carrier says the Xiamen base will — among other reasons — “promote the integrated development ...
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NewsDa Nang outbreak a blow to Vietnam air travel recovery
The appearance of coronavirus cases in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang has resulted in a major airlift effort, and will derail Vietnam’s air travel recovery. Vietnam has been a significant success story in dealing with the pandemic, having enjoyed over 100 days without a recorded coronavirus case. This allowed ...
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NewsLufthansa reinstates flights between Frankfurt and New York
Lufthansa Group’s flagship carrier Lufthansa has reinstated flights between Frankfurt International airport and New York City’s John F Kennedy International airport after four months of suspension due to the coronaviruas global health emergency.