Singapore Airlines, hobbled by the near disappearance of international and business travel, bowed to reality and said it would eliminate 4,300 jobs. Of these 2,400 will be lay offs and…
The answer is "maybe." The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the airline industry could be ready to air ship billions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines, when they're ready to…
In this week's Airline Weekly Feature Story, Senior Analyst Jay Shabat asks the question: What could come next after this pandemic? The Covid pandemic is the worst crisis in commercial…
By now, airlines hoped the Covid crisis would be over. Or at least that the world would be a lot further along in the recovery. September has arrived, almost nine…
A U.K. court has signed off on Virgin Atlantic's restructuring plan, paving the way for the troubled carrier to "emerge from the Covid-19 crisis a sustainably profitable airline."
United Airlines warned staff that more than 16,000 employees could face involuntary furloughs on Oct. 1 when federal CARES Act payroll support expires. The good news? This is down from…
In this time, for any airline to report traffic growth is news. But Pobeda, Aeroflot's low-cost carrier, did in July. Traffic rose 2%, compared with the 72% decline for the mainline carrier.
But it's not time to break out the champagne. IATA reported that air travel demand in July rose by seven percentage points from June but still is historically bad. How…
American Airlines said it will cut its October flight schedule by 55%, compared with October last year as demand for air travel remains depressed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. American's…
Airline Weekly is taking its annual summer break. Our next weekly issue will be published on Sept. 8, and we will resume updating AW Daily with airline industry news and…