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The C-suites of U.S. airlines will look quite a bit different when the pandemic recedes than it did before Covid-19. Gone or soon to be gone from the corner offices are United's Oscar Munoz, Alaska's Brad Tilden, and Southwest's Gary Kelly. And now another veteran has decided to peace out: American's Doug Parker.

The C-suites of U.S. airlines will look quite a bit different when the pandemic recedes than it did before Covid-19. Gone or soon to be gone from the corner offices…

After shedding its integrated travel company business, Canada's Transat is moving full speed ahead becoming a leisure carrier. The airline is banking on new jets, and an expanding portfolio of partnerships, to fuel its expansion in 2022.

Colombia's Avianca has ambitious plans for its post-bankruptcy future, not least of which is transforming itself into a low-cost carrier from a traditional full-service airline. But the sector has become crowded in Latin America, with the likes of Volaris, JetSmart, and Viva Air Colombia baying at the door to Avianca's home turf.

After being humbled by a series of operational setbacks this summer and fall, Southwest Airlines is taking a rightly cautious approach to 2022. But there is some good news: The largest U.S. discounter sees profits in the new year even with continued uncertainty around the virus.

Silicon Valley sometimes mocks travel companies for not being as nimble as tech startups. So it's refreshing to learn that JetBlue Airways was a valuable mentor to Tomorrow.io, a tech startup that is now being valued at more than $700 million.

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker is out come March. While not everyone agreed with his decisions, credit where credit’s due: He built and led the world’s largest airline, changing the industry in the process.

For Australia to reopen, the magic number was 80 — 80 percent of its population vaccinated. And when it crossed that threshold last month, Qantas saw bookings for long-haul international travel surge, to the point that the carrier expects to fly more than its 2019 capacity by April.

This has happened before, and now it seems like a pattern. Just when the airline industry says the worst of the pandemic is over, a new virus variant emerges. It…

Aeromexico's exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection has become more complicated now that its unsecured creditors have objected to the plan the airline filed with a U.S. bankruptcy court. The plan undervalues the airline by $1 billion, the creditors claim.