EasyJet Says Info From 9 Million Customers Exposed in Cyber Attack
Jasper Jolly, The Guardian
As if things weren't bad enough in the airline industry, EasyJet reveals another cyber attack.
1 week ago
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Jasper Jolly, The Guardian
As if things weren't bad enough in the airline industry, EasyJet reveals another cyber attack.
1 week ago
Stella Qiu, Jamie Freed and Anne Kauranen, Reuters
Leaving the middle seats empty? Widespread mask use? What's needed to get people taking to air travel again are consistent social distancing guidelines so that there will be no confusion across airlines or countries.
1 week ago
Tim Hepher, Reuters
There are two issues here. One is whether it is safe for passengers to fly. That can be answered by science. The second question is more complicated: Do passengers think that it is safe to fly? Airlines and aircraft manufacturers will need to spend money on marketing to assuage passenger concerns.
1 week ago
Singapore Airlines + Skift
The fact remains that flights are bad news for the environment. But Singapore Airlines is innovating rapidly to ensure cleaner skies.
3 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Loyalty programs are huge businesses for airlines. The American Airlines program, for example, is worth an estimated $30 to $35 billion. At those kinds of valuations, airlines cannot let their schemes atrophy. They need to keep them relevant.
1 week ago
Tracy Rucinski and Ankit Ajmera, Reuters
This is good news, but let's not get too excited. Many global airlines reduced their flying 90 percent or more during April and May. They will slowly re-add some of that capacity this summer and beyond. But it will be a long time — years, probably — until airlines are flying as much as they did in 2019.
1 week ago
Conor Humphries, Reuters
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary is never one to mince words. As such, he says he as "no visibility" on the consumer appetite for travel in the short term.
1 week ago
Terje Solsvik, Reuters
Diluting the value of its shares will have been a hard pill to swallow, but at least the carrier has edged closer to the rescue package it desperately needs.
1 week ago
Simon Goodley, The Guardian
The EasyJet board meeting next week should be one for the ages even if social distancing is in play. Does EasyJet need to order these 107 planes from Airbus or is something irregular going on?
1 week ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
In Skift's top coronavirus-related travel stories this week, we detailed hopeful signals about a recovery, independent hotels mulling joining a flag, Scott Kirby's upcoming coronation as United Airlines CEO, and Vietnam leading the tourism pack in Southeast Asia.
2 weeks ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
No, there's not some giant recovery taking place. Global airline are still in severe trouble. But United Airlines is betting it can make some money in China — if only the government lets it back in.
2 weeks ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Many airlines will go bust during the Covid-19 recovery. But Virgin Australia may just stick around. The airline has lost a lot of money over the years, but it is based in a robust market and has just one major competitor.
2 weeks ago