Articles tagged “airline weekly”

Delta has tempered expectations for 2022 amid serious questions over the Omicron variant and when business travelers will return. But even a tempered forecast has a silver lining: Slower growth means higher fares, and a return to profits for the carrier after two years in the red.

Baltimore and Boston travelers are getting a new option for budget trips to Europe next summer. Icelandic startup Play named the cities as its first two U.S. destinations with flights set to begin in April.

Airlines on both sides of the Atlantic are expecting strong demand for travel between North America and Europe next summer. With Asia largely shuttered and its recovery expected to be a year behind, airlines are scrambling to add flights across the North Atlantic.

Hawaiian Airlines is making a big bet on Japan reopening for its 2022 outlook. And if there is one thing we've learned about Covid-19, it's that it is unpredictable at best.

Hydrogen-electric engine developer ZeroAvia is the latest to benefit from United Airlines Ventures' largesse. It's the carrier's latest bet on a new technology in an effort to be among the first airlines to go carbon neutral.

Virgin Atlantic got an early Christmas present to the tune of $530 million. Delta Air Lines and the Virgin Group are pouring more money into the airline to support its continued recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The C-suites of U.S. airlines will look quite a bit different when the pandemic recedes than it did before Covid-19. Gone or soon to be gone from the corner offices are United's Oscar Munoz, Alaska's Brad Tilden, and Southwest's Gary Kelly. And now another veteran has decided to peace out: American's Doug Parker.

After shedding its integrated travel company business, Canada's Transat is moving full speed ahead becoming a leisure carrier. The airline is banking on new jets, and an expanding portfolio of partnerships, to fuel its expansion in 2022.

Colombia's Avianca has ambitious plans for its post-bankruptcy future, not least of which is transforming itself into a low-cost carrier from a traditional full-service airline. But the sector has become crowded in Latin America, with the likes of Volaris, JetSmart, and Viva Air Colombia baying at the door to Avianca's home turf.

After being humbled by a series of operational setbacks this summer and fall, Southwest Airlines is taking a rightly cautious approach to 2022. But there is some good news: The largest U.S. discounter sees profits in the new year even with continued uncertainty around the virus.