AirlinesTSA Records Over 3M Passengers Over July 4th Holiday The July 4th holiday was a good one for US airlines. There was strong passenger demand and, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) notched four days, where it screened over 700,000 travelers. Ultimately, it continues to show strong demand for leisure travel.
LinkVolaris Is Taking Full Advantage Of Aeromexico And Interjet's Crisis The ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris is taking full advantage of the crisis its two main competitors, Aeromexico and Interjet, are having. Before the pandemic struck Mexico, Volaris had a 29% domestic market share. By now, Volaris has increased its presence and has a 40% market share, and it is expecting to capitalize more on the opportunity.
LinkIn Photos: Hi Fly Reveals The World's First Cargo Airbus A380 Hi Fly has created the world’s first cargo Airbus A380. The airline debuted the aircraft’s new configuration, which sees all of the seats being removed to create additional storage space for light consignments. With the cargo deck included, freight can be carried across three levels.
LinkUnited Airlines Warns That Employee Furloughs May Be Coming In an internal presentation, United Airlines has prewarned thousands of employees that furloughs and layoffs may happen come October 1st. The airline has to give employees 60 days’ notice if they are affected. Although today’s warning is not the start of the official notice period, it is alerting staff that formal warnings may be issued soon. According to the terms of the CARES act, US airlines cannot lay off staff until after September 30th.
LinkNolinor Eyes The South With Startup Airline OWG Now might not seem to be the best time to launch a new airline, but Canada’s Nolinor aviation won’t let a little thing like a global health crisis derail its plans. Announced today, a new subsidiary of the airline, called OWG, is gearing up ready for launch later in the year. Here’s what you need to know.
LinkLufthansa Confirms Slowed Aircraft Delivery Rate The Lufthansa Group has today announced that it is expecting to receive reduced deliveries of aircraft through to 2023. The airline group won’t take more than 80 planes across the next few years. The measures come as the German flag carrier looks to cope with the fallout of the worst crisis to ever hit the aviation industry.
LinkFinnair's Passenger Traffic Doubles From May But Still Down 96% The green shoots of recovery have begun to poke through in the figures at Finnair. The airline has today revealed that its passenger traffic more than doubled in June compared to May. However, overall traffic figures are still down 96% from the same month last year, showing just how far there is to climb back up from this crisis.
LinkEl Al Rescue Plan Finally Approved Today, Israeli flag carrier El Al has announced that a bailout deal has been reached with the national Government. With border restrictions and lockdowns in Israel and many other parts of the world, the airline has faced a challenging financial situation. Now there’s a clearer path forward – one that may include the possibility of carrier-nationalization.
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