Air Freight News
Pilot wages cut by half in Turkish Airlines’ pact with Union
Turkish Airlines agreed with a union to cut pilot wages by half through 2021 and reduce salaries for other workers to help mitigate the impact…
AirAsia to charge passengers who check In at airport counters
AirAsia Group Bhd. is charging passengers who check in at airport counters rather than via its website, mobile app or self-service kiosks.
Air France-KLM firms up plan to raise funds amid travel slump
Air France-KLM is firming up a plan to raise funds by May of next year after agreeing a rescue package from the Dutch and French…
Vietnam may resume international commercial flights from mid-September
Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority is working on a plan to resume international flights from Sept. 15 with all passengers quarantined for 14 days upon arrival…
Airlines ax hated ticket-change fees to win back leery flyers
American Airlines Group Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. joined their biggest rival in ditching a detested $200 fee for changing tickets, attempting to entice…
Emirates got $2 billion from Dubai to survive crisis months
Dubai’s government has put 7.3 billion dirhams ($2 billion) into Emirates since the coronavirus pandemic brought global air travel to a near halt in March…
Qantas joins record airline rush to issue debt amid pandemic
Qantas Airways Ltd. is marketing an Australian dollar bond, joining a record global wave of airline debt issuance to build up cash buffers as the…
United Air scraps hated U.S. change fees in quest to woo flyers
United Airlines Holdings Inc. will eliminate its $200 fee to change domestic tickets effective immediately, scrapping a perennial source of customer anger as carriers try…
American Air cuts October capacity 55% after dropping 15 cities
American Airlines Group Inc. will drop October flying capacity 55% from a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic suppresses travel demand and the carrier ends…
Boeing grounds eight Dreamliners after finding fuselage flaws
Boeing Co. found “two distinct manufacturing issues” affecting the fuselage of eight 787 Dreamliner jets and said the planes must be removed from service for…