Airline News

If there's one phrase that airline executives have repeated this year, it's "inflection point" (followed closely by "pent-up demand"). The pandemic's inflection point would mark when Covid-19 began to recede,…

In Skift's top stories this week, several U.S. airline CEOs argue that federal mask mandates are no longer necessary, Amazon is enabling travelers to make payments using their palms, and numerous pandemic travel myths are debunked.

Delta has tempered expectations for 2022 amid serious questions over the Omicron variant and when business travelers will return. But even a tempered forecast has a silver lining: Slower growth means higher fares, and a return to profits for the carrier after two years in the red.

Baltimore and Boston travelers are getting a new option for budget trips to Europe next summer. Icelandic startup Play named the cities as its first two U.S. destinations with flights set to begin in April.

That got ugly quick. A lovefest between U.S. senators and airline executives on the success of the federal Payroll Support Program quickly devolved into a shouting match over vaccine and mask mandates.

Airlines on both sides of the Atlantic are expecting strong demand for travel between North America and Europe next summer. With Asia largely shuttered and its recovery expected to be a year behind, airlines are scrambling to add flights across the North Atlantic.

As air travel continues to rebound, Expedia Group offers crucial insights into buyer behavior and consumer demand as the industry readies for 2022.

Hawaiian Airlines is making a big bet on Japan reopening for its 2022 outlook. And if there is one thing we've learned about Covid-19, it's that it is unpredictable at best.

Hydrogen-electric engine developer ZeroAvia is the latest to benefit from United Airlines Ventures' largesse. It's the carrier's latest bet on a new technology in an effort to be among the first airlines to go carbon neutral.

Virgin Atlantic got an early Christmas present to the tune of $530 million. Delta Air Lines and the Virgin Group are pouring more money into the airline to support its continued recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.