U.S. airline workers face a new round of anxiety with United and Hawaiian airlines warning almost 15,000 employees on Monday that they could be back on unemployment rolls come April. Chicago-based United has sent warnings to 14,000 staff, including 12,000...
Read MoreAmerican Airlines held on to its title as the largest U.S. carrier by passenger traffic during 2020, despite the ravages of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier expanded its lead over runner up United Airlines by zigging...
Read MoreJetBlue Airways is pressing ahead with its planned London launch in the third quarter, despite uncertainty over the trajectory of the pandemic and whether travel restrictions between the U.S. and the UK will remain in force. The UK has been...
Read MoreHawaiian Airlines is raising $800 million, backed by its loyalty program and other assets, that will help retire the debt it owes the federal government through a CARES Act loan. This move is part of the way the carrier plans...
Read MoreAlaska Airlines kicked the tires on its first Boeing 737 Max on Sunday, taking delivery of the jet that will define its future. The Seattle-based carrier took the 737-9, registration N913AK, on an aerial tour around Washington's Olympic Peninsula on...
Read MoreAlmost 16 million passengers passed through the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoints the first 21 days of the new year, 3 million shy of the total screened over the Christmas and New Year holiday rush and 63% fewer...
Read MoreIn a word, yes. President Joseph Biden signed an executive order mandating the use of facial coverings on all public transportation, including aircraft, for the next 100 days. This order is in stark contrast to the Trump administration's Transportation Department,...
Read MoreQatar Airways plans to resume flights to Dubai next week and says it expects to return to Bahrain soon without specifying a date. Flights between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) halted abruptly in 2017 after a row broke...
Read MoreTransport Canada, the country's transportation ministry, said it will lift restrictions on the Boeing 737 Max Wednesday, clearing the way for the aircraft to fly again in Canadian airspace. The ministry said it has completed its technical review and has...
Read MoreIn the midst of a pandemic and a near-shutdown of international tourism, a new airline is launching in the Bahamas. Coco Bahama Seaplanes expects to start operations next month, the company said in a statement. The airline has not published...
Read MoreJust a few years ago, Norwegian Air was launching new subsidiaries in Ireland, the UK, and even Argentina as it planned to remake intercontinental travel. Today, the struggling airline admitted its wings have been clipped. It will now focus on...
Read MoreTravelers will have to wait a few more weeks for United Airlines' much-awaited return to New York's John F. Kennedy airport. The Chicago-based Star Alliance carrier is delaying its return to JFK after a five-year hiatus by a month, United...
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