All Networks articles – Page 109
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NewsHawaiian Airlines suspends flights to South Korea
Hawaiian Airlines says it is suspending flights to Seoul Incheon International airport in South Korea, becoming the second US carrier to stop flying to the country since the outbreak of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, several weeks ago.
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NewsSilver Airways applies to fly larger aircraft to Caribbean
Silver Airways has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for permission to operate flights on larger-gauge aircraft between the United States and both the Dominican Republic and St Maarten.
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NewsAirlines cut back Iran services on coronavirus fears
Several carriers are suspending their operations to Iran in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in the country. The United Arab Emirates has become the latest nation to ban flights to Iran. “All passenger and cargo aircraft traveling to and from Iran will be suspended for a period of one ...
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NewsCoronavirus outbreak puts new China-Europe routes at risk
New routes between mainland China and Europe are at risk as the coronavirus outbreak batters air traffic. Privately owned Juneyao Air has opted to postpone the launch of three new services from Shanghai Pudong to Dublin, Manchester and Reykjavik. These are to be operated as multi-leg, fifth-freedom routes, via Helsinki. ...
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NewsKuwait suspends flights to and from Singapore and Japan
The civil aviation authority of Kuwait has suspended all air travel to and from Singapore and Japan, the first country to do so after the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) several weeks ago, the Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA reports.
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NewsCoronavirus means air travel demand could fall for first time since 2009: IATA
The coronavirus could cause demand for air travel to fall for the first time since the global financial crisis, with operators in Asia-Pacific hardest hit, according to an initial impact assessment from IATA. Based on a scenario where the coronavirus has a “V-shaped impact” similar to that seen during the ...
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Airline BusinessHow Martin Gauss carved a European niche for Air Baltic
Walk into Air Baltic’s boardroom at its Riga International airport headquarters, and your eyes are immediately drawn to a table featuring dozens of tiny Airbus A220-300 models adorned with the carrier’s distinctive green livery.
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NewsFinnair explores pilot furloughs amid China pullback
Finnair has begun talks about temporary layoffs with its long-haul pilots following a reduction in its services to China because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsCathay flags ‘significantly’ lower first half results from coronavirus hit
Embattled Hong Kong-carrier Cathay Pacific has warned that its first half results for 2020 will be “significantly down” compared to the same period last year, as the outbreak of the coronavirus compounds an already challenging market.
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NewsAmerican cancels Max flights through mid-August
American Airlines says it expects it will not have the Boeing 737 Max in its schedule until mid-August, the last major US airline to plan through the lucrative summer peak travel season without the new generation aircraft, which has been grounded since March 2019.
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Airline BusinessCoronavirus tests fundamental weaknesses in Asia-Pacific airline market
As the coronavirus continues to affect airlines’ networks and demand for passenger travel and freight services, the spotlight is falling on Asia-Pacific’s airlines and their ability to weather the storm.
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NewsNorwegian yet to find profitable long-haul model: chief
Norwegian’s new chief executive Jacob Schram has acknowledged that the Scandinavian budget carrier has yet to find a way of making its long-haul operation profitable.
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NewsAlaska plans Oneworld entry by mid-2021
Alaska Airlines will join Oneworld alliance as a full member by mid-2021, allowing American Airlines to connect flights through the Seattle-based carrier’s West Coast network.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic to resume Cape Town flights after six year absence
Virgin Atlantic is resuming seasonal service to Cape Town, six years after axing the South African city from its network.
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NewsCathay details flight suspensions caused by coronavirus
London Gatwick, Rome and Washington Dulles are among a raft of international routes that are being suspended until the end of March by Cathay Pacific as it seeks to conserve cash during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsJAL looks to May launch of long-haul, low-cost carrier Zipair
Executives from Boeing, Japan Airlines and long-haul, low-cost offshoot Zipair are talking up the new carrier’s pending launch of passenger flights.
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NewsAmerican Airlines extends flight cancellations to Asia
Just five days after it extended the cancellation of flights between the United States and Hong Kong, American Airlines was once again forced to revise its schedule in light of coronavirus fears and subsequent customer cancellations.
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Airline BusinessHow low-cost carriers have capitalised on Italian airline failures
No European country’s carriers have struggled to secure or retain a leading presence in their own market more than Italian operators, as the collapse of Air Italy further illustrates.
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NewsWestJet offers 90 new connections in its summer schedule
Canada’s WestJet published an expanded timetable with 90 new connections between its Calgary hub and numerous other domestic and international destinations beginning in the summer travel season.
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Airline BusinessWhy South African Airways network cuts prove painful to implement
One thing perennial struggler South African Airways has not been short of over the years is restructuring plans. Its latest, proposed under formal restructuring, features a further retrenchment that continues the paring back of its network.