Air Freight News
American Air pans Texas vote bill in echo of Delta-Georgia feud
American Airlines Group Inc. said it’s “strongly opposed” to a voting rights bill passed by the Texas Senate, days after watching rival Delta Air Lines…
Frontier debut fizzles in second US airline IPO in a month
Frontier Group Holdings Inc. struggled to gain traction in its trading debut after selling shares at the bottom of a marketed range.
United Air to restart pilot hiring in new sign of travel rebound
United Airlines Holdings Inc. will resume pilot hiring as the carrier sees signs of a sales recovery amid expanding U.S. vaccination campaigns.
Rubio faults Delta on China after CEO critiques Georgia law
Republican Senator Marco Rubio urged Delta Air Lines to speak out on China’s “ongoing genocide,” after the company’s CEO Ed Bastian said in a note…
Alitalia is running out of cash and Italy can’t help this time
Italy’s bankrupt airline Alitalia SpA is running out of cash just as negotiations with the European Union to create a new national carrier are at…
Ryanair set to start flying modified 737 Max after US signoff
Ryanair Holdings Plc is poised to begin flights with a new variant of the Boeing Co. 737 Max jet after U.S. regulators signed off on…
Spirit Airlines Flexes its Wings over Los Angeles
Spirit to offer nonstop access from LAX to Mexico via Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta, along with new nonstop flights to five more U.S. cities
Royal Jordanian rehires veteran CEO Majali as chief
Royal Jordanian Airlines named Samer Majali as its chief executive officer, bringing back an industry veteran who ran the carrier more than a decade ago.
Hydrogen plane startup boosted by Gates and Li Ka-shing funds
A startup working to make hydrogen-powered airplanes raised $24.3 million from investors including funds backed by Bill Gates and Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing.
Airbus touts sustainable fuel after hydrogen evangelism
Airbus SE will buttress its moonshot plan to build a hydrogen aircraft by the middle of the next decade with an effort to power conventional…