AirlinesPhilippine Airlines Gets $296M Cash Injection Philippine Airlines (PAL) has secured a $296mn cash injection from its owner and chief executive, Lucio Tan. The news comes as the airline racks up losses in the billions and considers deep cuts due to the coronavirus. Let’s find out more.
LinkQantas Replaces Boeing 747 With 787 Dreamliner Next Year It’s like letting go of your favorite ex-girlfriend. Qantas has written its 747-400 out of its schedules. Everyone knew it was coming, but its a sad day when the grand dame of the skies is to be replaced by a bland and charmless Dreamliner.
LinkAmerican Airlines Will Start Alerting Passengers Booked On Busy Flights American Airlines announced on May 27th that it would start rolling out a system to let people know if their flight is full or not. Then, if a passenger chooses, they can move to a more open flight when available without having to pay anything extra.
LinkAir Canada Plans Five Additional Cargo-Only Routes Air Canada has announced that it is planning on starting five additional cargo-only flights from June 1st. The new routes, subject to government approval, will expand the airline’s cargo-only flight schedule out of Montreal.
LinkWhy Did Deltas' Low-Cost Carrier 'Song' Fail? Delta Air Lines once operated a short-lived low-cost carrier. Called “Song,” the airline flew all-economy Boeing 757s on leisure destinations– primarily in Florida. However, the airline made its first flight on April 15th, 2003, and shut down in 2006 as Delta restructured through bankruptcy.
LinkSAS Has A Comeback Plan - Here's What You Need To Know Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has today revealed its plan to get back into operation. Having grounded most of its fleet in mid-March, the airline plans to gradually add services, starting on June 1st. While initial new routes will focus on intra-Scandinavian operations, international will soon follow, with routes to the US beginning on June 10th.
LinkBankruptcy Not On The Cards For American Airlines Bankruptcy is not on the cards for American Airlines. The airline’s CEO, Doug Parker, made the comments earlier today at a conference, confirming that the airline is not even considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
LinkThe Current Crisis May Set Latin American Airlines Back 10 Years The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) is expecting that the air industry in the region to go back a decade, due to the current pandemic. ALTA also expects that airlines in the area will reduce their size in the following weeks. Let’s investigate further.
LinkWhen Did Airlines Start Introducing A Business Class? Despite being a key factor for passengers across the globe, the business class is still relatively new in airline history. Previously, cabins were split between first and economy classes. However, towards the end of the 1970s, a new premium service started to emerge.
LinkBritish Airways Now Has 2 Boeing 777s Converted For Freight British Airways has finished converting a second Boeing 777 aircraft into a makeshift freighter. The British flag carrier is using the two jets to ferry PPE to the United Kingdom from China.
LinkLas Vegas Casino Giving Away 1,000 Free Flights The owner of two casinos and the Events Center in Downtown Las Vegas has launched a campaign to “Keep America Flying.” Derek Stevens announced on 27th May that he would be offering 1,000 American travelers the chance to fly to Las Vegas for free when casinos open up again.
LinkKuwait Airways To Cut 1,500 Jobs In response to ongoing financial issues caused by the virus outbreak, Kuwait Airways announced today it would be cutting up to 1,500 jobs. This amounts to 25% of its workforce of 6,000 employees. The airline has not specified which departments or roles are being considered, but it did clarify that Kuwaiti citizens would not be affected.
LinkUnited Airlines Creates Face Masks From Old Employee Uniforms United Airlines said yesterday that it had begun manufacturing face masks from old employee uniforms. The new face masks are an extension of United’s in-depth CleanPlus plan. The plan seeks innovative ways to keep United employees and customers safe.
LinkAustrian Airlines Will Finally Relaunch In Mid-June Austrian Airlines has announced that it will finally return to the skies from June 15th. The airline will focus on using smaller aircraft initially while planning to fly to almost 40 destinations by the end of June.
LinkNorwegian Posts Q1 Loss Of $332mn As Airline Remains In Hibernation Norwegian Airlines today released its results from the first quarter of 2020. According to the airline’s figures, it suffered a loss before tax of NOK -3.28bn ($332 million). The figures were affected by the current crisis for around one of the three months of the reporting period.
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