All articles by Pilar Wolfsteller – Page 52
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NewsBreeze snags another $200m investment
US start-up carrier Breeze Airways has secured another $200 million in funding less than three months after beginning flights.
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NewsPorter becomes first Canadian carrier to mandate coronavirus vaccine or negative test
Porter Airlines is the first Canadian carrier to require employees be vaccinated against Covid-19 or present a negative test result.
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NewsUS to extend mask requirement in airports and aircraft
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is reportedly preparing to extend its mandatory face covering mandate for airports and aircraft into January 2022.
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NewsSpirit’s operational meltdown cost $50m; expects Q3 loss
Spirit Airlines has cut its third-quarter revenue expectations after cancelling thousands of flights due to weather and staffing issues.
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NewsCanada to require air travellers be fully vaccinated
Canada will require all air, rail and marine passengers to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of October.
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NewsEmbraer’s Eve partners with Kenya Airways
Embraer-backed air taxi developer Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions has launched a collaboration with Kenya Airways to develop a market for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in that African country.
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NewsBrazil’s Azul optimistic about continued recovery
Brazilian airline Azul says business picked up markedly toward the end of the second quarter, and the airline remains positive that the country’s air transport recovery will continue in the coming months.
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NewsCanadian airlines welcome government plan for vaccination passport
Canadian airlines are welcoming the goverment’s plan to create a digital vaccination passport for international travellers, to be rolled out within weeks.
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NewsJetBlue set to launch inaugural transatlantic flight
JetBlue Airways is scheduled to launch its inagural flight to London on 11 August.
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NewsArcher Aviation seeks $1bn in damages from competitor Wisk
Archer Aviation is seeking $1 billion in damages from air taxi rival Wisk Aero in an increasingly acrimonious legal fight about stolen trade secrets.
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NewsAvianca submits reorganisation plan to US bankruptcy court
Colombia’s flag carrier Avianca has submitted a reorganisation plan to a US bankruptcy court.
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NewsUS charter carrier Global Crossing Airlines begins passenger operations
Global Crossing Airlines, a charter carrier based in Miami, has begun passenger operations.
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NewsUS Senate confirms Homendy as next NTSB Chair
Aviation lobby groups have welcomed the US Senate’s confirmation of Jennifer Homendy as the next and 15th chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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NewsSkyWest orders 16 new Embraer 175s for Delta
Regional carrier SkyWest Airlines will purchase 16 new Embraer 175s to operate for Delta Air Lines.
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NewsCanada open to fully-vaccinated US travellers
Canada has opened its border to fully-vaccinated US citizens after a 17-month closure.
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NewsFrontier joins United in requiring all employees be vaccinated
Following United Airlines’ lead, Frontier Airlines will require all employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus from 1 October.
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NewsSpirit says it will return to normal operations ‘next week’
Spirit Airlines expects to resume normal operations by the middle of next week after the airline was forced to cancel thousands of flights in the past six days due to staffing and weather issues.
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NewsUnited to require vaccines for all US-based employees
United Airlines is the first US passenger air carrier to require all US-based employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
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NewsLATAM to acquire 28 more Airbus narrowbody aircraft
LATAM Airlines Group will acquire 28 new Airbus narrowbody aircraft as it continues to work through its bankruptcy proceedings.
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NewsUS government ‘working’ on plan to allow foreign visitors
The US government is working on plans to re-open the country to foreign visitors – but travel entry bans remain in place for now.