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Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines Names Its 6th CEO to Replace Gary Kelly
Southwest Airlines will get its first new CEO in nearly two decades next February when Gary Kelly passes the reins to Robert Jordan.June 23rd, 2021 at 10:40 AM EDT
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Air France
Air France to Streamline Air-Rail Connections as Move to Replace Short Flights Accelerates
There is growing momentum to replace short flights with train trips in Europe amid a renewed interest in reducing aviation emissions. France is using climate legislation to codify a ban…June 22nd, 2021 at 11:34 AM EDT
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American Airlines
American Airlines Forced to Pare Summer Schedules Due to Staff Shortages
Many American Airlines crews and frequent travelers have poor memories of the summer of 2019. The carrier faced operational issues that left a bad taste in pretty much everyone's mouth…June 21st, 2021 at 3:40 PM EDT
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Startup Breeze Airways Defends Plans to Hire College Kids Against Discrimination Claims
Breeze Airways fired back against unions and defended its controversial flight attendant hiring plans in the latest salvo of a war of words waged in the dockets between the startup…June 17th, 2021 at 12:46 PM EDT
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Eurowings Discover
Lufthansa Hopes New Subsidiary Eurowings Discover Will Gain Long-Haul Traction
The Lufthansa Group has long wanted to get into the long-haul leisure game. Efforts have ranged from flying high-density Airbus widebodies at Lufthansa Cityline and Eurowings, with neither generating hoped-for…June 16th, 2021 at 11:13 AM EDT
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JetBlue
JetBlue Prunes New Pandemic Routes as Recovery Accelerates
JetBlue Airways bucked convention when it began unveiling dozens of new routes early on in the coronavirus pandemic. The additions were widely seen as a play to fly where the…June 15th, 2021 at 1:32 PM EDT
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Air Canada
Shipping Bottlenecks Are Giving Air Canada a Big Cargo Boost
Air Canada, particularly hurt by stringent travel restrictions in its home country, continues to get a lift from its cargo business, aided by frustrations about bottlenecks and shipping delays for…June 14th, 2021 at 1:59 PM EDT
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Are U.S. Airline CEOs Too Optimistic About the Business Travel Recovery? Maybe Not
If you listen to United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby or American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, you'd think their rhetoric is a willful wish that business travel's recovery is imminent, starting…June 11th, 2021 at 1:47 PM EDT
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Air Canada
Canada’s Transat Walks Away From Hotels to Refocus on Airline
Canada's Transat is abandoning its vertically integrated travel company model to refocus on its core airline business, with plans to retool its network to ferry passengers from all over Canada…June 10th, 2021 at 12:53 PM EDT
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Azul
Gol Takes Lead in Brazilian Consolidation with $6 Million Deal for Map Transportes Aéreos
Gol taking the first step in the expected wave of Brazilian airline consolidation with a reais 28 million ($5.6 million) deal for regional carrier Map Transportes Aéreos.June 9th, 2021 at 8:12 AM EDT
