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Air Canada Forecasts 2023 for Full Recovery, Longer Than U.S. Peers
Air Canada expects traffic and revenues to start matching 2019 levels by the first or second quarter of next year, with the full recovery now forecast for 2024, a sharp…April 26th, 2022
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Summer Ahoy!
It's easy to forget now, toward the end of April when mask mandates are falling and travel restrictions are easing worldwide, that the Omicron variant surged just a few months…April 25th, 2022
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Help Wanted
Staffing. That's the issue airlines in the U.S. are grappling with as they plan their summer schedules. The good news is that carriers are licking their chops in anticipation of…April 18th, 2022
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Pilots Union Sues American Airlines Over Training Practices
American Airlines faces a lawsuit from its pilots union over what the latter claims are labor law violations that speak to the airline's lack of preparedness for the upcoming peak…April 15th, 2022
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Delta Reaps Fuel Savings From Refinery Ownership
The rising cost of fuel is a concern for Delta Air Lines, but the Atlanta-based carrier enjoys a benefit few other airlines in the world can claim: Its own oil…April 13th, 2022
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EasyJet Plots Strong Summer Despite Continued Losses
EasyJet is predicting summer demand almost at 2019 levels, but the outlook is tempered by continued losses during the first three months of this year when the carrier grappled with…April 12th, 2022
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JetBlue Sets Sights on Spirit
Well, that was a surprise. JetBlue, seemingly out of nowhere, announced a bid for Spirit. JetBlue's offer of $3.6 billion is $700 million more than what Frontier offered and could…April 11th, 2022
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Flight Attendants Back Bill to Create National List of Unruly Flyers
The federal mask mandate on flights may be ending soon, but that won’t eliminate the threat of unruly passengers disrupting flights, the head of the largest U.S. flight attendants union…April 8th, 2022
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Airbus Can Meet Production Targets Despite Russian Titanium Constraints
Airbus' plans to aggressively ramp up aircraft production are on track, despite new constraints on the global supply of Russian titanium, a critical metal for aerospace manufacturing.April 5th, 2022
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Europe’s Promising Summer
European airline executives at last week's Airlines for Europe conference were remarkably bullish on summer demand. Bookings for summer travel are robust and trending higher. Airlines are planning scads of…April 4th, 2022