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NewsAlaska turns small Q4 profit despite Omicron disruption
“Disciplined” cost management and a “measured approach to bringing back capacity” helped Alaska Air Group grow revenue and turn a small profit during the fourth quarter of 2021, even while contending with a new coronavirus variant, the company reports.
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Southwest reports first quarterly profit since 2019
Southwest Airlines has earned its first quarterly profit since 2019, as demand for low-cost fares climbed in the last three months of 2021.
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Travel restrictions push Asia-Pacific airlines to dismal 2021: AAPA
Government-imposed travel restrictions pushed Asia-Pacific airlines to another dismal year in 2021, but cargo carriage proved to be a silver lining.
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Asian aerospace panel optimistic as Singapore Airshow approaches
An industry roundtable convened ahead of the Singapore Airshow expressed optimism that the Asia-Pacific aviation market will eventually return to strong growth.
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Hawaiian narrows Q4 loss; sees international recovery later in 2022
Hawaiian Holdings, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, says fourth-quarter losses narrowed as tourists returned to the Pacific Ocean archipelago in greater numbers toward the end of 2021.
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Business travel will not return to pre-pandemic levels: Avelo CEO
Avelo Airlines’ chief executive Andrew Levy says business travel will not return to pre-pandemic levels since new technologies have matured enough to make companies and employees think twice about corporate trips.
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US DOT suspends 44 flight segments served by Chinese carriers
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has suspended 44 flight segments operated by Chinese air carriers in retaliation for Chinese cancellation of flights by US carriers due to alleged violation of the Asian country’s Covid-19 rules.
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United expects to cut more routes due to pilot shortage
United Airlines will likely cut more routes to secondary cities in coming months due to an acute shortage of pilots for regional aircraft.
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United Airlines lost $646m in Q4 as Omicron delayed recovery
United Airlines lost $646 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 impacted air travel and delayed the airline’s anticipated recovery.
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Lessor Avolon forecasts continued aviation recovery in 2022
Lessor Avolon has painted an optimistic outlook for the aviation sector’s continued recovery in 2022, noting medical progress against the coronavirus pandemic and economic growth.
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US airlines face ongoing staffing issues due to Omicron variant
Numerous US airlines have reduced their schedules and continue to suffer under the Omicron variant of Covid-19, as thousands of workers call in sick, leading to flight cancellations and delays across the nation for the fourth straight week.
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China eyes international air travel recovery from 2023
China expects to restore international air travel, as well as expand its domestic air travel market, from 2023, in what is the clearest indication from the country’s aviation regulators about when its tightly-shut international borders could reopen.
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United cancels scores of flights on Christmas Eve due to Omicron
United Airlines has pre-emptively cancelled scores of flights scheduled for Christmas Eve due to a sudden increase of flight crew and operations personnel testing positive for the coronavirus, or being in close contact with someone who has.
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Lufthansa Group cancels 33,000 flights in January and February: CEO
Lufthansa Group will cancel 33,000 flights in January and February due to a sharp decline in bookings as a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant of Covid-19, the company’s chief executive has said.
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TSA screens more passengers than on same day in pre-pandemic 2019
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has screened more passengers than on the comparable day prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Omicron prompts Asia-Pacific governments to slow air travel reboot
Asia-Pacific governments have slowed the pace of the region’s air travel reopening, as they contemplate the risks associated with the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Singapore will effectively scale back its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) programme, whereby vaccinated travellers from certain countries need not serve quarantine, says the Civil Aviation Authority ...
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Canada again warns citizens to avoid international travel
Canada has once again told its citizens to stay home as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus begins to quickly spread across the country and around the world.
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India extends international flight ban to January 2022
India has extended the suspension of scheduled international flights through 31 January 2022 — days before it was due to reopen its borders — over concerns of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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Chinese domestic market ‘resilient’ despite resurgent Covid-19, closed borders: HSBC report
While China has seen recurring waves of coronavirus infections in recent months, analysts from HSBC believe domestic travel demand is still holding strong.
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USA tightens Covid testing requirements for international inbound travel
In response to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the US government has tightened its testing requirements for inbound international air travellers, and extended the federal mask mandate.
