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Articles tagged “AW Daily”

Airline Weekly

United CEO Still Backing Denver Bus Service Pilot Despite Slow Start

Nearly a year in, United Airlines' experiment using buses to connect its Denver hub with several nearby communities appears off to a slow start. But that may not matter — yet — with the backing of CEO Scott Kirby.

2 years ago
United CEO Still Backing Denver Bus Service Pilot Despite Slow Start

Airline Weekly

Allegiant Air Switches to Boeing With Surprise 100 737 Max Order

Allegiant Air, which long operated an all-Airbus fleet, surprised everyone with its order for up to 100 Boeing 737 Maxes. The Las Vegas-based budget airline says the move is "opportunistic," but whatever it is, it's a shot in the arm for beleaguered Boeing.

2 years ago
Allegiant Air Switches to Boeing With Surprise 100 737 Max Order

Airline Weekly

Airline Opposition Prompts Wireless Companies to Delay Much-Anticipated 5G Rollout

The airline industry won a two-week reprieve in its fight against the rollout of new 5G wireless technology at AT&T and Verizon. But, with the technology functioning safely in Europe, it's unclear whether the safety concerns are overblown.

2 years ago
Airline Opposition Prompts Wireless Companies to Delay Much-Anticipated 5G Rollout

Airline Weekly

U.S. Airlines Kick Off 2022 With Operations in Disarray

It's been a challenging start of the year for U.S. airlines. Lost in the coverage of travelers stranded at airports was that 91 percent of U.S. flights during the holidays flew as scheduled. Still, it was a mess.

2 years ago
U.S. Airlines Kick Off 2022 With Operations in Disarray

Airline Weekly

United Feels Pilot Shortage Pinch, Dropping 14 D.C. Routes

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.

2 years ago
United Feels Pilot Shortage Pinch, Dropping 14 D.C. Routes

Airline Weekly

Embraer’s Electric Aircraft Business Eve to Go Public Via $2.4 Billion SPAC

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.

2 years ago
Embraer’s Electric Aircraft Business Eve to Go Public Via $2.4 Billion SPAC

Airline Weekly

Aircraft Lessor Nordic Aviation Capital Files for Bankruptcy Due to Pandemic

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.

2 years ago
Aircraft Lessor Nordic Aviation Capital Files for Bankruptcy Due to Pandemic

Airline Weekly

Delta Air Lines Aims to Raise Fares in 2022

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.

2 years ago
Delta Air Lines Aims to Raise Fares in 2022

Airline Weekly

Iceland’s Airline Startup Play Picks Boston, Baltimore as First U.S. Destinations

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.

2 years ago
Iceland’s Airline Startup Play Picks Boston, Baltimore as First U.S. Destinations

Airline Weekly

Airlines Bank on Transatlantic Flights to Sustain International Networks in 2022

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.

2 years ago
Airlines Bank on Transatlantic Flights to Sustain International Networks in 2022