Coronavirus & Airlines: Breaking News & Updates

In-depth reporting and breaking news on how COVID-19 is impacting airlines in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and other destinations. Read updates on airline refund policies, fleet management, cancelled routes, and more.

Airlines

KLM CEO Sees More Efficient Planes as the Fastest Way to Hit Climate Goals

Edward Russell, Skift

1 hour ago

Airline Weekly

New Podcast: Southwest to the Max

10 hours ago

Airline Weekly

Shipping Bottlenecks Are Giving Air Canada a Big Cargo Boost

11 hours ago

Free Read

Skift Loyalty and Subscription Summit: The Evolution of Loyalty and the Orthodoxies That Covid-19 Broke

Deloitte + Skift

2 months ago

Coronavirus and Airlines

U.S. Airports Screen 2 Million Passengers Ahead of July 4, a New Record Since March 2020

David Shepardson, Reuters

3 days ago

Airline Weekly

Are U.S. Airline CEOs Too Optimistic About the Business Travel Recovery? Maybe Not

4 days ago

Airline Weekly

Canada’s Transat Walks Away From Hotels to Refocus on Airline

5 days ago

Airlines

Lessons From an Executive Who Packed Up His Family to Travel Non-Stop During the Pandemic

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift

5 days ago

Airlines

UK Airlines Want Government Support and Unrestricted Travel For Vaccinated Britons

Sarah Young, Reuters

5 days ago

Coronavirus and Airlines

Yay, There Is a Taskforce In the Works to Come Up With Plan For Opening U.S.-UK Travel, With No Date in Sight

David Shepardson, Reuters

5 days ago

Airlines

British Airways and Ryanair Under Investigation for Failing to Provide Refunds During Lockdowns

Paul Sandle and Sarah Young, Reuters

6 days ago

Airline Weekly

Southwest Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max Order Signals Growing Confidence in Travel Recovery

7 days ago