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Delta to Avoid Most Furloughs Even as It Reports Staggering $2.6 Billion Quarterly Loss
Delta Air Lines expects to be a much smaller carrier, at least for the next couple of years when it expects demand to start to return to pre-pandemic levels. The…October 13th, 2020 at 12:36 PM EDT
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What the Ouster of the British Airways CEO Tells Us About the State of European Airlines
European airlines' dark autumn cost another executive his job. British Airways CEO Alex Cruz will step down immediately, to be replaced by Aer Lingus CEO Sean Doyle, International Airlines Group…October 12th, 2020 at 2:10 PM EDT
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Wild Week in Washington Ends With No Relief for Airline Workers
Even by the standards of this administration and the 116th Congress, it has been a wild week, one that whipsawed the airline industry and its workers between hope and despair.…October 9th, 2020 at 12:50 PM EDT
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EasyJet Warns of First-Ever Annual Loss — $1 Billion
U.K.-based low-cost carrier easyJet warned it's on track to report a loss of more than $1 billion for the year, its first-ever full-year loss. In an update to investors, CEO…October 8th, 2020 at 12:17 PM EDT
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Airlines Hold Out Hope for More Aid After Mnuchin, Pelosi Talk
Update: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held a second call on Wednesday on a standalone airline relief bill, signaling that the industry is a priority.October 7th, 2020 at 2:11 PM EDT
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Next 10 Years Could Be a Lost Decade, Boeing Forecast Suggests
The coronavirus pandemic could result in a significantly smaller airline market for the next decade, Boeing's annual Market Outlook says. Although the market will recover, Boeing says, it could take…October 6th, 2020 at 12:58 PM EDT
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Is Spirit Right To Think It Will Recover First?
Earlier this year, when the pandemic first started its rampage, how it would affect the airline industry wasn't clear, other than dire predictions of a total collapse. By the late…October 5th, 2020 at 2:43 PM EDT
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House Speaker Pelosi Calls on Airlines to Delay Furloughs as Congress Weighs More Aid
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) today urged airlines to stop furloughing employees and said new funds from Congress could be imminent, either as part of a larger coronavirus-aid package or…October 2nd, 2020 at 2:34 PM EDT
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Airline Furloughs Begin as Congress, White House Remain at Impasse
More than 30,000 airline employees face furloughs today after the CARES Act payroll support program expired yesterday. Washington remains deadlocked on further airline aid, although there is bipartisan support for…October 1st, 2020 at 12:25 PM EDT
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Missing a Meal on an Airplane: Singapore Airlines Has a Tray Table for You
Pining to eat airline food? Singapore Airlines has a deal for you! On October 24 and 25, the airline will make one of its Airbus A380s into a restaurant on…September 30th, 2020 at 12:34 PM EDT
