Networks – Page 33
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NewsKenya Airways warns flights could be cut if MRO supply chain woes persist
Kenya Airways has warned it may have to temporarily cut some frequencies if supply chain challenges continue to delay the return of its aircraft from scheduled maintenance.
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NewsSingapore to ‘carefully’ restore China air links, amid tepid global response
Singapore is to “carefully” restore air connectivity with Mainland China, following the latter country’s full border reopening, even as flights remain well below pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsAmerican pulls out of three small markets, citing regional pilot shortage
American Airlines plans to terminate service to three small markets in the USA, citing a lack of pilots and low demand for the routes.
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NewsUnited and Emirates file codeshare request with US government
United Airlines and Emirates Airline have applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for approval to put their airline codes on each other’s flights as per an agreement the two carriers reached last year.
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NewsJetBlue plans new daytime flights from New York to London
JetBlue Airways plans to boost its North Atlantic operations by launching new daytime flights from New York to London – and an alternative to its transatlantic red-eyes.
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NewsAir China, Hainan Airlines plan to expand schedules to USA
Air China and Hainan Airlines plan to expand their schedules between the USA and China after that country’s government relaxed Covid-19-driven entry requirements.
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NewsBritish Airways expands at Gatwick with new Euroflyer routes
British Airways’ London Gatwick-based BA Euroflyer operation is adding four new destinations this year on which it will compete with EasyJet, including flights to Montpellier in France.
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NewsEurocontrol warns fresh supply-demand challenges ahead
European air navigation body Eurocontrol sees “huge challenges” for the region’s air traffic network this summer to match capacity with demand, even as it projects economic headwinds are likely to prevent full recovery to pre-pandemic flight activity until 2025.
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Standout stories from 2022
Graham and Lewis discuss some of the most interesting developments from the past 12 months
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NewsCanadian government ‘concerned’ with Sunwing meltdown
The Canadian government is criticising leisure specailist Sunwing Vacations after an operational meltdown left hundreds of passengers stuck when winter weather disrupted the carrier’s operations earlier this week.
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NewsUS airlines weigh their options on returning to China
US airlines are weighing options to return to Mainland China after that country said it would eliminate quarantine requirements and ease other Covid-19-driven restrictions for arriving passengers.
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NewsStar Alliance names interim chief as Goh steps down
Star Alliance has named SAS executive Charlotta Wieland as its interim chief, after the decision by Jeffrey Goh to step down. Wieland is the vice-president for alliances and industry at the Scandinavian carrier. She has served on the Star Alliance management board for six years and is also a member ...
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NewsSAS to launch summer New York flights from Aalborg and Gothenburg
Scandinavian carrier SAS is to begin the first direct services from Gothenburg in west Sweden and Aalborg in Denmark with the USA after announcing summer flights from both cities to Newark airport next year.
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NewsUS airlines gear up for ‘major winter storm’ during busy year-end holidays
US airlines are expecting a “major” winter weather system to disrupt aviation across the country later this week, as millions of passengers are due to travel for year-end holidays.
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NewsEuropean airports body pushes back full traffic return hopes to 2025
ACI Europe has pushed back to 2025 its forecast for when passenger volumes across the region’s airports will return to pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsLondon City submits plan to boost passenger capacity to 9 million
London City airport has submitted an application to its existing planning permission which would increase the current cap on annual passenger numbers from 6.5 million to 9 million by 2031.
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: IATA profit hopes, Heathrow, Virgin, A380, United order and Air India
Graham and Lewis discuss IATA’s recent financial forecast for 2023, while also delving into tension over charges at Heathrow, Virgin Atlantic’s strategy, the surprise return of more A380s, and United Airlines’ bumper Boeing order
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NewsPorter Airlines’ westward expansion to include routes to Calgary, Edmonton
Continuing the westward expansion of its domestic network, Porter Airlines said on 15 December it is adding Calgary International airport to its list of destinations.
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NewsUnited Airlines expects to carry 8.3m customers over the end-of-year holiday period
United Airlines expects to transport 8.3 million passengers during the end-of-year holiday travel season, almost 2 million more passenger than last year.
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NewsLufthansa inches closer to pre-pandemic capacity with new short-haul flights
Lufthansa expects to reach 87% of its pre-crisis flights out of Frankfurt and Munich next summer after unveiling a flying programme featuring seven new routes including Belfast.