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David Shepardson, Reuters
It was the biggest story in aviation before the pandemic, but the arduous process of getting the Boeing 737 Max back in the skies is still ongoing.
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David Shepardson, Reuters
It was the biggest story in aviation before the pandemic, but the arduous process of getting the Boeing 737 Max back in the skies is still ongoing.
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Joyce Lee, Reuters
South Korea's largest carrier is in trouble — and it is pleading for government assistance.
2 days ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
As an airline that is 80 percent owned by the Latvian government, perhaps Air Baltic wasn't the most nimble carrier. But that government support will be vital over the next 18 months.
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Singapore Airlines + Skift
The fact remains that flights are bad news for the environment. But Singapore Airlines is innovating rapidly to ensure cleaner skies.
2 months ago
Alexander Ratz, Edward Taylor and Ilona Wissenbach, Reuters
Will coranavirus take Germanwings as a victim? If so it likely won't be the only low-cost carrier to fail.
3 days ago
Brian Quinn, Skift
Join Skift Airline Weekly and Skift aviation business editors this week for a dive into the top shifts happening across the airline industry. March was a month of historic tumult for airlines, and the prospects are not looking any better in April.
3 days ago
Associated Press
For anyone who has ever stood in line or wandered Terminal C at Newark it's difficult to imagine fewer than 20 flights a day coming in or out.
4 days ago
Gleb Stolyarov, Andrey Kuzmin, and Alexander Marrow, Reuters
Russia had already closed its borders to foreigners. But its sudden stop of all flights risks stranding many citizens abroad and preventing people from leaving the country.
5 days ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Crisis or not, the U.S. government made it clear that airlines owe refunds to a lot of customers. Airlines don't want to see cash go out the door, so look for more carriers to take creative approaches to try to buy passengers off and keep them from asking for their money back.
6 days ago
Rosie Spinks, Skift
Working for an airline while that airline's fleet is grounded is a strange position to be in. In response, Rebecca Lawrence and many of her colleagues are using their furlough period to help the frontline of the coronavirus response.
6 days ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
United Airlines is in great peril, losing $100 million in revenue per day. But its CEO-in-waiting is already thinking about how the airline can emerge stronger from this crisis. Let's see if he can pull it off.
7 days ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
The surprise here is not how many international flights American Airlines is cutting this summer. It is how many the airline intends to operate. American is only cutting 60 percent of its international flights this summer, compared to 2019. That seems optimistic.
7 days ago