Air Freight News
Italy’s new airline may claim Alitalia brand in time for debut
Italy’s new state-backed airline, Italia Trasporto Aereo SpA, will seek to buy the Alitalia name in time for its start of service in mid-October, according…
LATAM Group receives offers for exit financing that exceed US$5 billion each and expects to recover pre-pandemic profitability by 2024
● The offers received for LATAM’s exit from Chapter 11 reaffirm the market's confidence in its business plan. ● The business plan considers the demand…
Breeze Airways™ resumes flights at New Orleans following Hurricane Ida; announces $1 million of travel commitment to rebuild and restore city
As Breeze Airways resumes flight operations in New Orleans today, restoring nonstop flights connecting the city to nine destinations across the south and midwest, the…
Once-bankrupt Japan Airlines raises $2.7 billion as buffer
Japan Airlines Co. plans to raise about 300 billion yen ($2.7 billion) via subordinated bonds and loans to shore up its capital in case the…
Maskless airline passengers face doubled fines in Biden plan
The Biden administration has an answer for the growing numbers of unruly airline passengers who won’t don masks while in flight. They’ll be fined twice…
Italy’s ITA gets EU nod to take off without Alitalia’s debts
Italy’s new state-backed airline Italia Trasporto Aereo SpA got approval for government funding and won’t have to bear debt from its stricken predecessor Alitalia, the…
IndiGo Aims for full capacity domestic flights by December
IndiGo, one of Asia’s biggest budget airlines, is aiming at running at full capacity domestically and is targeting just over two-thirds in international routes as…
Airlines pare guidance as investors show relief it’s not worse
A surge in coronavirus infections is delaying, but not derailing, the recovery at several U.S. carriers, including United Airlines Holdings Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co.
LATAM exceeds 100 million COVID-19 vaccines transported free of charge in South America
The airline group has supported the transportation of these vaccines in the countries where it operates, through its “Solidarity Plane” program.
United, Southwest Air pare outlooks on rise in virus cases
United Airlines Holdings Inc., Southwest Airlines Co. and other U.S. carriers said that a surge in coronavirus infections is likely to hamper their recovery, with…