Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary thinks the UK brought its travel staffing issues on itself with an "inflexible" labor market since the country left the EU in 2020. While the discounter itself does not face staffing issues, O'Leary said during...
Read MoreSen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is said to be preparing to introduce legislation that would raise the retirement age for commercial airline pilots in the U.S. by at least two years, to 67. Two people familiar with the proposed legislation confirmed...
Read MoreCopa Airlines CEO Pedro Heilbron does not think the carrier needs to do anything differently following the announcement that Avianca and Gol plan to consolidate under a single holding company. "I won’t talk about whether we have to react or...
Read MoreRegional airline Southern Airways Express is bucking prevailing industry trends by expanding even as its peers struggle with pilot shortages and other issues. The Florida-based airline is on the cusp of bidding for the "vast majority" of government contracts to...
Read MoreA year ago, regional carrier Mesa Air Group was flush with profits, even as many of the mainline carriers staggered from the evaporation of demand during the pandemic. But while the major airlines are now optimistic about the the rest...
Read MoreThe pandemic is over for Azul. The Brazilian airline is one of the first in the world to herald the arrival of the new normal for travel, and one that looks very bright. "We are seeing a new, and greater...
Read MoreSun Country Airlines isn't interested in stimulating demand amid unprecedented demand for air travel. Instead, it is canceling flights and routes that do not book well, CEO Jude Bricker said May 5 on the airline's first-quarter earnings call. But with...
Read MoreLufthansa is buoyant about the summer ahead, with bookings for June and July already well ahead of pre-pandemic levels. But the optimism is tempered by a harsh reality: Staffing shortfalls across the airline industry that could result in less-than stellar...
Read MoreSpirit Airlines has a beef with United Airlines at Newark Liberty International Airport. The discounter has long sought 16 peak-hour runway timings that have gone unused since Southwest Airlines left the airport in 2019, and it's not taking the major...
Read MoreIn one of the most tangible demonstrations of the how geopolitics, economics, and the pandemic have affected airlines, AirBaltic will operate a Boeing 737-900 owned and crewed by Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) this summer. The arrangement, called a "wet-lease," will...
Read MoreQantas Airways has committed to the Airbus A350 for its long-delayed "Project Sunrise" ultra-long-haul Sydney-New York and Sydney-London flights. In one camp, there are the travelers who do not mind almost 20 hours in an aircraft if it means shaving...
Read MoreColombia-based Avianca embraced a low-cost model as part of its U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, and now has plans to acquire budget competitor Viva Air. Financial terms of the deal that was announced on April 29 were not released, but...
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