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Private Russian Airlines Open to Returning Leased Aircraft
Some of Russia's private airlines appear open to returning their Western-owned aircraft to lessors despite a new law that allows them to seize the planes.March 17th, 2022
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Dominican Republic’s Arajet Aims to Be Caribbean’s First Low-Cost Airline
Startup Arajet has ambitious plans to knit the Caribbean together from its home base in the Dominican Republic, and eventually connect Central America and North America over Santo Domingo.March 16th, 2022
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U.S. Airline Executives Unconcerned by Rising Oil Prices — For Now
U.S. airline industry executives largely brushed off concerns that rising oil prices will put a dampener on their still-nascent recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, confident in the resilience of summer…March 15th, 2022
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Why Brazilian Airline Gol Actually Likes Higher Fuel Prices in 2022
Gol is optimistic about 2022, betting that high commodity prices coupled with capacity discipline in Brazil will accelerate its financial recovery to at or above pre-pandemic levels.March 14th, 2022
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SkyWest Drops Flights to 29 Small Cities as Pilot Shortage Worsens
SkyWest Airlines notified the U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday of its intent to end flights to 29 cities within 90 days. All of the destinations are served under the…March 10th, 2022
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Transat Completes Transformation to an Airline as Canada’s Market Heats Up
Canada's Transat has completed its rapid transformation from a travel company to a national airline, but is emerging from the pandemic to a rapidly changing Canadian airline market.March 10th, 2022
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The U.S. Pilot Shortage May Not Peak Until 2023
The pilot shortage in the U.S. will get worse before it gets better, according to a the second-largest regional airline in the country, Republic Airways.March 9th, 2022
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Airbus, Boeing Aircraft Delayed by Supply Chain Woes: Udvar-Hazy
Air Lease Corp.'s Executive Chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy is frustrated with Airbus and Boeing. The lessor faces delivery delays for "every one of our single-aisle" aircraft from the two major airframers…March 8th, 2022
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Russia Looks to Seize Hundreds of Planes Before Air Lessors Can Repossess
Aircraft lessors face the potential loss of hundreds of aircraft in Russia as the country moves quickly to prevent lessors from repossessing Western-owned planes at Russian airlines amid Western economic…March 7th, 2022
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End of Federal Aid Gave Airline Startups a Boost: Avelo Exec
Generous federal aid to U.S. airlines during the pandemic delayed and deferred the industry restructuring that had just started as the crisis began, startup Avelo's new chief financial officer says,…March 4th, 2022