Qantas has pushed up its planned resumption of international service by two weeks, in line with the Australia and New South Wales governments’ border reopening plans. The carrier now will start service between Sydney and […]
Alitalia successor ITA Airways launches with new look
ROME (AP) — Italy’s new national airline, ITA Airways, flew its inaugural flights Friday and unveiled its brand and logo, recycling the red, white and green of its Alitalia origins as it tries to chart […]
Fiji reopening to vaccinated U.S. travelers
Fiji will reopen to vaccinated travelers from the U.S. beginning Dec. 1. The South Pacific nation, which has closed its borders to tourism throughout the pandemic, is making the move after achieving a vaccination rate […]
Southwest CEO explains cancellations on cable news show
Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street program on Tuesday, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly explained that the mass of flight cancellations from Oct. 8 to 11 stemmed from air traffic control delays in Florida […]
Air demand slowly coming back
Airline ticket transactions by U.S. travel agencies for the week that ended Oct. 10 were down 31.8% compared to 2019, the best performance relative to 2019 since mid-July, ARC data shows. However, the value of […]
Southwest Airlines cancels hundreds of flights
NEW YORK (AP) — Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend, blaming cancellations on air traffic control issues and weather. The airline canceled 1,019 flights, or 28% of its schedule, as of 5 […]
Delta launching facial-recognition program for PreCheck members in Atlanta
Delta Air Lines in the coming weeks will begin a facial-recognition program for TSA PreCheck members at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The program enables travelers to get through security and other checkpoints via a camera […]
Carbon offsets an option for AA's Business Extra members
American Airlines Business Extra program members now are able to redeem points for carbon offsets with the carrier’s carbon-offset platform partner Cool Effect. The offsets are one of three new options added this week for […]
Virgin Galactic cleared for further flights
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Virgin Galactic said that the FAA has cleared it to resume launches after an investigation into why its spaceship veered off course while descending during a July flight with founder Richard […]
Airlines will lose $51.8 billion this year, IATA estimates
BOSTON — Globally, airlines will lose $51.8 billion in 2021, with losses persisting next year, but dropping to $11.6 billion, according to a new estimate released by IATA. However, North American carriers will enjoy much […]