Articles tagged “airline weekly”

For Australia to reopen, the magic number was 80 — 80 percent of its population vaccinated. And when it crossed that threshold last month, Qantas saw bookings for long-haul international travel surge, to the point that the carrier expects to fly more than its 2019 capacity by April.

Aeromexico's exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection has become more complicated now that its unsecured creditors have objected to the plan the airline filed with a U.S. bankruptcy court. The plan undervalues the airline by $1 billion, the creditors claim.

Boeing's 737 Max has had a successful return to the skies in much of the world but not China. The last major holdout is now on track to clearing the jet's return in a matter of weeks.

Most trans-border joint ventures are between major airlines, like Delta and Aeromexico. But Allegiant Air and Mexico's Viva Aerobus are proposing a low-cost-carrier alliance that they say would boost brand awareness for both airlines and give travelers more options.

The airline industry is taking a wait-and-see approach to the new Omicron variant. But the new variant is the latest indication that rolling travel restrictions and dips in demand in the wake of endemic Covid-19 outbreaks could be just become another facet of the airline business.

Brazilian airline Azul dropped its plans to acquire bankrupt Latam after Latam filed its reorganization plan with the U.S. court overseeing its restructuring. Had Azul persisted, it would have created the largest airline group in South America.

Will a new Pan-African Airline Group save two loss-making state-owned carriers? Both Kenya Airways and South African Airways hope so, but significant obstacles remain in their path to the new group. And meanwhile, powerhouses like Ethiopian Airways aren't sitting still.

AirAsia received a strong endorsement of its "digital lifestyle company" strategy with digital businesses driving 60 percent of revenue in the third quarter. But flying remains key, with the group looking forward to a surge in pent-up demand as Southeast Asian countries — hopefully — begin easing restrictions.

Delta Air Lines will continue flying its aging Boeing 757s and 767s as it waits to see if either Boeing or Airbus will design a new mid-market airplane. Even if either manufacturer did, it could take up to 10 years for a new airplane to go from the drawing board to the runway.

Leisure travelers are coming back strong in Latin America, Copa Airlines CEO Pedro Heilbron confirmed this week. And the airline with no domestic market is unconcerned about any continued border restrictions with plans to fly more than 80 percent of 2019 capacity by year-end.