COVID-19
The latest Coronavirus (Covid-19) airline and aviation industry news coverage.
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American, Delta, United now pursuing similar capacity strategies
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Convergence follows period during which American operated more of its network than rivals Delta and United.
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Recovery Tracker: the global market (w/e July 26)
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As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the...
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Ryanair warns of further base closures
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Ryanair expects to shut bases in Spain and Italy over the coming months, adding to closures already announced in Germany.
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Southwest cites 'abrupt' demand drop, slows capacity growth
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Carrier reports July load factors in the 40-45% range.
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American: Q3 system capacity to be down 60%
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Airline to retire four aircraft types this year as it copes with significant demand drop from COVID-19.
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Virgin Atlantic restarts service with LHR-HKG route
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Resumption of service comes after Virgin Atlantic unveiled a long-awaited restructuring July 14.
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Al Baker unmoved by low-cost threat
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Speaking on the latest Aviation Week Network webinar, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker says full service carriers will prevail in the Gulf region.
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COVID-19: US airline recovery 'choppy,' Delta says
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The stalled recovery has led many carriers to pause or scale back capacity growth planned for July and August.
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Air traffic in Europe expected to hit 60% of 2019 levels in August
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Travel ban remains in effect for US passengers.
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United trying to avoid involuntary furloughs
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Pilots' union agrees to programs designed to allow pilots to leave airline voluntarily in face of COVID-19 demand drop.
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Recovery Tracker: the global market (w/e July 19)
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As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the...
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Recovery Tracker: KLM, Qatar Airways, Virgin Atlantic and more
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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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LOT returns to Dublin
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Poland’s flag carrier will start scheduled flights to Ireland’s capital next month.
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American and JetBlue join forces
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American Airlines and JetBlue are forming a partnership that is designed to boost each other’s networks in the ultra-competitive US Northeast and...
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Recovery Tracker: Calls grow to ease Canada’s restrictions
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As capacity steadily returns to Canada’s market, the country’s flag carrier has reiterated calls for the government to help quicken the pace of...
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Delta puts brakes on planned capacity growth
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Alaska, American and United also slow pace of growth.
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Interview: Miami CEO outlines airport's path to recovery
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Routes speaks to Lester Sola, CEO at Miami International Airport.
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Recovery Tracker: the global market (w/e July 12)
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As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the...
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Interview: GRU on post-coronavirus network restoration in South America
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Routes speaks to João Pita, Head of Airline Business at GRU Airport – São Paulo International Airport.
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JAL domestic restoration going faster than planned
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International still sluggish: JAL to operate 10% of beyond-Japan flight schedule in August.