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In depthHow far through the crisis are Americas’ biggest airlines?
While many international services remained heavily restricted for US carriers until November’s easing of travel rules into the country, access to the large domestic market had already helped give the travel recovery momentum..
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NewsWizz to base four more A321neos at Gatwick after acquiring Norwegian slots
Wizz Air has acquired 15 daily slot pairs at London Gatwick airport from Norwegian Air Shuttle, as carriers jostle for position at the UK facility.
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NewsJetBlue extends flights to London Heathrow through October 2022
JetBlue Airways has extended its daily flights between New York and London Heathrow airport through October 2022 after securing the required take-off and landing slots.
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NewsJetBlue and American forge ahead with alliance despite lawsuit
JetBlue Airways and American Airlines have expanded their collaboration, with plans to operate some 700 daily flights from New York’s John F Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports, and from Boston Logan International airport, by next summer.
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NewsUK regulator sticks with current thinking in lifting interim Heathrow price cap
UK regulators have stuck with their provisional proposal under which the cap on London Heathrow airport charges would be raised by a third from the start of next year ahead of its longer-term pricing decision.
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NewsBA’s and Qatar Airways’ joint business to broaden network access
British Airways is aiming to extend its joint business arrangement with IAG shareholder and Oneworld alliance partner Qatar Airways, to provide greater access to one another’s networks. BA has newly re-opened its Doha connection, with a Boeing 777-200ER service from London Gatwick, and the two carriers will jointly operate up ...
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NewsQantas expects stiff domestic competition, as international restart stalls
Qantas expects domestic competition to heat up over the next six months as state borders reopen, but has remained upbeat about its prospects.
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NewsGatwick underlines demand for changes to slot rules for next summer
London Gatwick airport has reiterated its call for a return to the 80:20 slot useage rule as it believes the current waiver scheme is hampering the sector’s recovery.
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NewsEurope lifts minimum slot usage levels to 64% for summer season
Airport and airline bodies in Europe have welcomed moves by regulators to lift the minimum airport slot usage threshold at 64% for the next summer season.
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NewsLufthansa to add St Louis as part of transatlantic summer push
Lufthansa is to begin the first direct transatlantic flights from St Louis for almost 19 years after unveiling plans to launch a service to the US city from Frankfurt next summer.
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NewsSAS chief uncertain of Omicron winter impact but optimistic on summer 2022
The chief executive of Scandinavian carrier SAS has described his ‘optimism’ over demand in summer 2022, despite the near-term uncertainty created by the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
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NewsBA mainline to operate Gatwick network until new subsidiary takes over
British Airways has unveiled the initial route network for its new London Gatwick short-haul operation, on which the carrier will commence services in March next year. The new subsidiary has yet to receive its air operator’s certificate and British Airways will serve the network with its mainline operation until the ...
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NewsUnited and Virgin Australia team up for codeshare
United Airlines and Virgin Australia Group are teaming up to offer codeshare flights between the US and Australia.
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NewsHeathrow passengers still under half of 2019 levels despite transatlantic lift
Heathrow Airport expects to handle around 45 million passengers next year, still only a little over half of pre-crisis levels as renewed travel restrictions relating to the Omicron strain of Covid-19 outweigh recent gains in the transatlantic market.
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AnalysisAirlines face Omicron with the WHO and consumers on side
As the world awaits hard data on the likely impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, airlines also face slim-pickings when it comes to indictors of how travel demand will respond.
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NewsAmerican cuts summer 2022 international flying due to 787 delivery delays
American Airlines has reduced international flying next summer due to delayed deliveries of widebody Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
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NewsIATA joins African airline body in calling for Omicron travel bans to be rescinded
Global airline association IATA has urged governments to drop the travel bans implemented in response to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, citing World Health Organization advice on the issue.
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NewsParis and Amsterdam airport operators start untying cross-shareholding pact
Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Schiphol airports’ operators have started unwinding their cross-participation share agreement, after opting not to extend it further. Groupe ADP and Royal Schiphol Group sealed the agreement in 2008, each company taking an 8% shareholding in the other. It reflected the combination of their main ...
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In depthAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: December 2021 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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NewsGovernments using aviation to ‘transmit Omicron fear’: IATA chief
The director general of global airline association IATA has accused governments of unfairly “hammering” the airline industry by introducing travel restrictions in response to the Omicron variant of Covid-19.