Edward Russell

Edward is Skift's Washington, D.C.-based editor of Airline Weekly, and transport reporter. He's covered the airline industry from the American-US Airways combo to the Boeing 737 Max grounding and through the Covid-19 pandemic. He enjoys bikes, trains, and runs with his dog, Heathrow.

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United Airlines Joins Delta Citing Air Traffic Control for Delays

More U.S. airlines are placing blame on the Federal Aviation Administration for the flight disruptions that are plaguing the industry this summer. On Tuesday, United Airlines Chief Operating Officer Jon Roitman called out the regulator, saying: "There are just more flights scheduled industrywide than the ATC staffing system can handle (particularly in [New York] and…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

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SAS Joins List of Airline Failures and Bankruptcies Since Pandemic’s Start

The list of pandemic airline bankruptcies keeps growing even as travel bounces back faster than anticipated. But hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars in government aid didn't save SAS, which became the latest victim Tuesday.

Jay Shabat, Skift | 2 years ago

SAS Joins List of Airline Failures and Bankruptcies Since Pandemic’s Start

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Spirit Airlines Wins More Newark Flights After More Than 2 Year Fight

Spirit Airlines' two-and-a-half year saga to expand at Newark Liberty International Airport has a happy ending. Late on Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the discounter 16 peak "runway timings" — in short, rights to takeoff and land at an airport during a given hour — that Spirit sued for in December 2019. The…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

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British Airways Cancels At Least 1,000 More Summer Flights

Flying in Europe is a mess this summer. British Airways has cancelled more than 1,000 additional flights through October amid increasing flight delays and cancellations across the continent. The Oneworld Alliance carrier is cancelling roughly 1 percent of its schedule from July though October, which equals a little over 1,000 flights according to Cirium schedules.…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

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SAS Airlines’ Bankruptcy Follows Months of a Showdown Over Aircraft Leases

The pandemic took its latest aviation victim with Scandinavia's SAS filing for Chapter 11 Tuesday. But the bankruptcy is more about extracting cost savings from aircraft lessors than breaking a pilots strike that has grounded much of the airline.

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SAS Airlines’ Bankruptcy Follows Months of a Showdown Over Aircraft Leases

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South American Reawakening

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South American Reawakening

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TSA Sees Pre-Pandemic Numbers With 2.5 Million People Screened

The number of people passing through Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints across the U.S. returned to pre-Coivd levels on the Friday before July Fourth. "We are back to pre-pandemic checkpoint volume," TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said on Twitter Saturday. Her comment came after the agency screened 2.49 million people at U.S. airports on Friday, July…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

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Chinese Airlines Order $37 Billion in New Airbus Planes

Chinese airlines showed their confidence in a full travel recovery with new orders for nearly 300 new Airbus jets.

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Chinese Airlines Order $37 Billion in New Airbus Planes

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American Airlines Pitches up to $64,000 Pay Raise to Pilots

American Airlines proposed a 16.9 percent pay raise to pilots in a contract offer to the Allied Pilots Association (APA) union, CEO Robert Isom said Thursday. The raise would bring pay for pilots at American in line with rates for their counterparts at United Airlines, Isom said in a video message that was first reported…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago