Airline News

The Boeing 737 Max returned to flight, ending a 20-month grounding that started in 2019 after two fatal accidents. Most people didn't even notice, and that's just how the airlines and Boeing wanted it. Despite that, the aircraft is a crucial piece of hardware that airlines are relying on to help them climb out of the pandemic.

A wave of CEO departures swept across the entire travel industry this year. But new names in the top office don't always translate to major changes in how some of these companies will operate going forward.

Just last week Delta Air Lines CEO asked the CDC to cut quarantine times, saying the "Omicron surge may exacerbate shortages and create significant disruptions.” That has certainly proven to be true in the past four days, and now U.S. health officials seem to get the message by cutting isolation time for the asymptomatic in half.

Even if people are less likely to contract Covid on board a plane than in other environments, airline executives would be enormously foolish to downplay any risks Omicron provides — especially as they don't know how much more the variant could cripple the industry.

The pilot shortage United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby warned about is here. The airline is cancelling 14 routes to smaller cities from Washington, D.C. in the spring because it can't find enough pilots to operate those flights.

About four out of every ten passengers boarded worldwide have their trips touched by tech from the vendor PROS. The company's recent win in selling more enterprise software to United, along with this year's new products, acquisitions, and R&D spending, may catch the eye.

Embraer's air mobility startup Eve is the latest to cash in on the SPAC craze. The developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOLs, aircraft plans to list in New York with a $2.4 billion valuation, and more than 500 commitments for its aircraft.

With airline and hospitality industries set for a strong recovery in 2022, the smartest companies are positioning themselves to attract a pool of global talent in an ever more competitive environment, embracing the opportunities and challenges that come along with it.

Aircraft lessors — which rent airplanes to the world's airlines — are doing relatively well during the pandemic, as airlines seek to shift the financial burdens of owning expensive assets off their balance sheets. But the shift in aircraft ownership didn't come soon enough for Nordic Aviation Capital, which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Frankfurt Airport is ahead of many other airports in offering passengers home delivery of retail goods, abandoning its unnecessary mobile app, and unifying its customer databases for savvier marketing.