Articles tagged “airline weekly”

Southwest is paying the price for its meltdown earlier in October, which left thousands of passengers stranded all over the country. When once the airline saw profits for the rest of the year, now it sees only losses.

Alaska Airlines is decidedly more pessimistic about the recovery after suffering a severe Delta variant setback. Despite that, the airline is pushing ahead with its fleet renewal and plans to fully restore its schedule by next summer.

Alaska Airlines pilots worked with the carrier to get federal relief and help it through the pandemic. Now, they want more benefits as the travel recovery speeds up.

United Airlines' Washington Dulles hub may be getting a long-overdue refresh to the tune of a multi-billion dollar concourse replacement. But even with the possibility of federal funds, costs could derail the project that everyone agrees is needed.

Bankrupt Philippine Airlines will end service to New York and Toronto as part of a rejigging of its route map under a restructuring plan it filed with a U.S. bankruptcy court on Thursday.

The largest passenger jet is returning to the skies amid an eager return of long-haul travelers as countries slowly reopen their borders. Singapore Airlines joins others with reinstating the Airbus A380 in what may be a moment for the superjumbo jet.

Delta Air Lines is betting on a new recovery trend: premium leisure travelers. This new breed of flyers, who are willing to pay more to sit up front, is prompting Delta to invest in more premium seats with an eye on keeping this emerging segment even as corporate roadwarriors return.

Southwest was forced to cancel almost 2,000 flights during the Columbus Day weekend as it faced a perfect storm of weather, air traffic control issues, and staffing shortages. One thing not to blame: A pilot sickout that right-wing media speculated was the cause.

At long last, Los Angeles International Airport's board signed off on a much-needed terminal expansion at the country's second-busieset airport. This will stand the airport and city in good stead for when travel recovers and the city hosts the 2028 Olympic Games.

Avianca's CEO Adrian Neuhauser has a severe — but maybe realistic — outlook for business travel: it will only come back to maybe half its pre-pandemic levels. With that in mind, he is focused on rebuilding the airline for a more leisure-oriented future but in a way that sets Avianca apart from its discount competitors.