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Travel Agents
Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, January 18, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Rashaad Jorden | 1 week ago
Airlines
Airlines may be waving goodbye to the Omicron variant but they are just beginning to feel the fallout from the pandemic. U.S. carriers face a worsening shortage of pilots to fly small, regional jets, which is hampering their recovery and sending more travelers into the hands of budget competitors.
Edward Russell | 1 week ago
Good morning from Skift. It's Friday, January 14, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 weeks ago
Delta took an Omicron-sized hit in December that has continued into the new year. But the airline remains bullish on the recovery, which CEO Ed Bastian says can move forward apace now that Covid-19 is likely moving toward being an endemic, like the flu.
Edward Russell | 2 weeks ago
Holiday travel is always a headache, but when mixed with a rapidly spreading virus and mandatory quarantines "headache" doesn't quite capture the stress for both airlines and passengers.
David Shepardson, Reuters | 1 month ago
The Omicron variant is not only threatening the bottom line of major U.S. airlines, it's also exacerbating the labor shortage plaguing an industry already struggling to hire enough workers to serve large numbers of travelers. Ed Bastian steps up. Will other C-suiters follow?
Airline Weekly
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.
1 month ago
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.
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.
2 months ago
The airline industry is taking a wait-and-see approach to the new Omicron variant. But the new variant is the latest indication that rolling travel restrictions and dips in demand in the wake of endemic Covid-19 outbreaks could be just become another facet of the airline business.
