Is Transporting Cargo a New Career Path for Sidelined Commercial Pilots?
Airline Weekly
Mesa Air Group may be opening up new opportunities for pilots with its cargo business. Keep an eye on this trend.
16 hours ago
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Airline Weekly
Mesa Air Group may be opening up new opportunities for pilots with its cargo business. Keep an eye on this trend.
16 hours ago
Colin Nagy, Skift
Dubai is offering a master class on safety, operational protocols, and reopening to the world. Other countries, including the U.S., need to take note.
1 day ago
Airline Weekly
Believe it or not, while airlines the world over lamented the worst quarter in the air transport industry’s century-long history, these two airlines actually made money. Here's how.
2 days ago
Southwest Airlines + Skift
Southwest Airlines is upping its corporate travel game by significantly expanding its presence in the global distribution system (GDS) network. This is set to enhance the relationship between the airline and its corporate buyers and agencies.
3 months ago
Airline Weekly
Airline executives call the pandemic the worst crisis in air transport’s century of existence. And when you look at Copa Airlines’ second-quarter results, it’s easy to see why they say that. The Panamanian carrier reported that its second-quarter passenger traffic fell a stunning 99.7 percent.
5 days ago
Korey Matthews, Skift
Etihad has created a new onboard role to help travelers feel more comfortable — and safe — during this challenging time.
5 days ago
Airline Weekly
President Trump signaled his support for more government aid to the airlines, saying “We don’t want to lose our airlines.” But the reality is although airlines undoubtedly will have to lay off employees, no one really thinks a major U.S. carrier will file for bankruptcy.
6 days ago
David Shepardson, Reuters
If U.S. federal lawmakers come through and extend a $25 billion payroll assistance program for U.S. airlines, tens of thousands of airline employees may avoid furloughs on October 1.
7 days ago
Bhargav Acharya, David Shepardson, and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
The real restructuring happened three weeks ago, as Airline Weekly's analysts have noted. This move is just to facilitate that.
1 week ago
Airline Weekly
We all know the second quarter was awful. But what comes next for airlines? What are the next phases of the recovery? Much of how the fall turns out for airlines depends on Congress and whether another federal stimulus will support the industry. Will schools re-open? Will passengers want to travel when the coronavirus is…
1 week ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
If you wanted to make money in travel media in the past decade, credit card referral revenue was the best bet. But now that stream has dried up. Will it return?
1 week ago
Airline Weekly
Airlines are not happy with their governments. Air Canada complains of overzealous border restrictions. Asia’s airline association complains of inconsistent policies. Allegiant criticized Washington for inadequate testing and information. Ryanair is livid about government bailouts. Fair enough. But the true enemy is an extremely infectious virus which keeps on spreading.
1 week ago