All Strategy news – Page 5
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NewsRomania’s Blue Air breaks new ground with Heathrow-Nice service
Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air is to launch services from London Heathrow to Nice, a move underlining its intent to both operate from primary airports and to expand outside of its home market.
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Korean Air’s operating profit rises on record cargo performance
Korean Air lifted its second quarter operating profit 31% to W197 billion ($174) million on the back of a record performance from its cargo business.
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Brazil’s Azul optimistic about continued recovery
Brazilian airline Azul says business picked up markedly toward the end of the second quarter, and the airline remains positive that the country’s air transport recovery will continue in the coming months.
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Canadian airlines welcome government plan for vaccination passport
Canadian airlines are welcoming the goverment’s plan to create a digital vaccination passport for international travellers, to be rolled out within weeks.
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Avianca submits reorganisation plan to US bankruptcy court
Colombia’s flag carrier Avianca has submitted a reorganisation plan to a US bankruptcy court.
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US charter carrier Global Crossing Airlines begins passenger operations
Global Crossing Airlines, a charter carrier based in Miami, has begun passenger operations.
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Southwest cuts third-quarter financial expectations as Covid-19 infections surge
Southwest Airlines has trimmed its third-quarter revenue forecast to reflect declining demand for air travel and a jump in ticket cancellations – both stemming from surging Covid-19 infections.
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Wake up: US airlines warn smelling-salt shortage could cause flight cancellations
US airlines are asking regulators to wake up to a shortage of smelling salts, also called ammonia inhalants.
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Virgin Atlantic eyes autumn IPO: report
Virgin Atlantic is preparing an initial public offering in London for this autumn, as it hopes for a return of transatlantic travel, Sky News reported on 8 August.
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Frontier joins United in requiring all employees be vaccinated
Following United Airlines’ lead, Frontier Airlines will require all employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus from 1 October.
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United to require vaccines for all US-based employees
United Airlines is the first US passenger air carrier to require all US-based employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
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Atlas Air’s Q2 profit rises as airfreight remains in high demand
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings boosted its second quarter earnings as demand for air cargo services remains high.
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Copa posts small Q2 profit despite travel restrictions
Copa Holdings, parent of Panama’s Copa Airlines, achieved a small profit during the second quarter of 2021 as operations began to normalise following the long Covid-19-driven disruption.
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Qatar Airways grounds 13 A350s over fuselage surface degradation concerns
Qatar Airways has grounded 13 Airbus A350s citing an order from the state’s regulator over concerns that the fuselage surface below the paint is degrading at an accelerated rate.
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SAA closes in on relaunch after operating licence renewed
South African Airways has taken a step closer to resuming operations after the country’s civil aviation regulator renewed the carrier’s operating licence.
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Transatlantic ‘already leading the recovery’ of Lufthansa long-haul business
The opening up of many European countries to non-essential travellers from the USA has kick-started a significant recovery in Lufthansa Group’s transatlantic passenger traffic.
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Frontier sees ‘softening’ demand due to delta variant
Frontier Airlines says more passengers returned to air travel during the second quarter, propelling the carrier to a small net profit, but that it is seeing “softening” in bookings as concerns about the rapid spread of the coronavirus’ “delta” variant grow.
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US start-up GlobalX aims to launch flights this week
US start-up carrier GlobalX Airlines hopes to begin passenger charter flights this week.
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Chorus Aviation agrees to lease two Dash 8s to hopeful US start-up Connect Airlines
Canadian aircraft lessor Chorus Aviation Capital has reached deals to lease two De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops to the company working to launch a US carrier called Connect Airlines.
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Spirit’s operational woes continue for fourth day
Spirit Airlines is struggling to complete flights for the fourth straight day amid system-wide disruptions due to inclement weather and staffing bottlenecks.
