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Quarantine moves prompt Cathay to flag higher cash burn and capacity cuts
Cathay Pacific Group expects monthly cash burn to increase by around HK$300-400 million ($38.7-51.6 million), following the Hong Kong government’s decision to impose mandatory quarantine measures on all flight crew entering the city for more than two hours.
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Stage set for battle royale among Australia’s domestic carriers
With international borders likely to be shut for most of the year, Australia’s airlines are focusing their energies on capturing domestic market share. This year, new entrant Rex enters the domestic trunk network, while a rebooted Virgin Australia takes flight after exiting administration. How will this battle shape out, and will there be casualties?
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US travel industry pushes back on potential quarantine
The US air transport and travel industries are pushing back on a potential quarantine requirement for international travellers arriving in the US, currently being weighed by the administration of President Joe Biden, in order to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
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JetBlue complains it is being locked out of London slots
JetBlue Airways has complained to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) that it is being locked out of securing slots in London for its planned transatlantic expansion.
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European air travel ’collapses’ as focus shifts to summer recovery
ACI Europe now expects passenger traffic at the region’s airports to be down 56% against 2019 levels this year – a significant deepening from the 43% decline it forecast in October last year.
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Biden requires masks on flights, pursues quarantine for international arrivals
The US government is mandating travellers wear face coverings on all public transportation, including on commercial airline flights and in airports, and is moving to require quarantines for inbound international passengers.
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United expects expanded profit margins by 2023
United Airlines expects to exceed its 2019 profit margin by 2023, executives say a day after the airline reported a $7.1 billion full-year loss for coronavirus-plagued 2020.
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‘Complete stop’ in European air travel as Covid testing wipes out demand
Aircraft movements in European airspace are collapsing towards the low levels seen during the first wave of the pandemic in April, as more travel restrictions hit demand for airline operations, according to Eurocontrol.
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Changi Airport’s full-year passenger traffic nosedives 83%
Singapore’s Changi Airport reported a staggering 83% year-on-year plunge in passenger movement in 2020, amid a pandemic-driven collapse in international travel demand.
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US President Biden to sign order mandating masks on aircraft
The new US administration of President Joe Biden will require face coverings be worn on flights in a more rigorous attempt to contain exploding coronavirus case counts across the country, according to reports.
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United posts $1.9b Q4 loss ahead of ‘transition year’
United Airlines lost $1.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020 but is preparing for a “transition year”, following the devastating effects of the global coronavirus pandemic on the airline’s business and the industry as a whole.
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KLM temporarily suspends 270 flights
Dutch carrier KLM will reportedly suspend 270 flights to the Netherlands after the country’s government imposed new requirements to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
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Uncoordinated approach to Covid quarantines a ‘disaster for aviation’: EASA chief
Patrick Ky, the executive director of Europe’s aviation safety regulator, has become the latest senior industry official to hit out at the lack of a coordinated approach to coronavirus testing and quarantine measures for international travel.
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Pandemic forces lessors to rethink risk: panel
The pandemic has upended lessors’ market assumptions more than any crisis in the history of aviation, forcing them to reevaluate their approach to risk, an industry panel of lessors, lenders and remarketers has observed.
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Biden team says US travel restrictions will remain
The administration of US President-elect Joe Biden has no intention of immediately lifting the USA’s entry ban on travellers arriving from certain coronavirus-affected countries.
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Singapore kicks off vaccination exercise for aviation sector
Singapore has rolled out an ambitious drive to get staff in the aviation sector inoculated against the coronavirus, as it hopes the exercise will provide a shot in the arm for the battered industry.
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South Korea’s Eastar Jet files for court receivership: reports
South Korea’s Eastar Jet has filed for court receivership as a means to restructure, according to local media reports.
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US airlines begin tapping into government aid
The US government has begun disbursing $15 billion in payroll assistance to airlines, which have been eagerly awaiting the financial relief ever since an earlier programme expired in September.
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Canadian airlines’ coronavirus anguish far from over
Canadian airlines continue to struggle as the coronavius forces more job cuts, smaller networks and louder calls for government assistance.
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United waives fare change charges for US-bound customers
United Airlines is waiving fare difference charges for international passengers who choose to travel to the United States before the nation’s blanket coronavirus testing requirement begins on 26 January.