Air Freight News
United Air boosts August US flying to about half of 2019 level
United Airlines Holdings Inc. will boost its domestic schedule for August to 48% of last year’s level, up from 30% in July, in another sign…
Airbus chief warns 15,000 job cuts ‘not the worst case’ scenario
Airbus SE Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury warned that a plan for 15,000 job cuts is “not the worst case” scenario facing the company in…
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Aeromexico files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in US
Grupo Aeromexico SAB, Mexico’s second-largest airline, filed for bankruptcy in the U.S., becoming the latest in a string of Latin American carriers to seek court…
Airlines risk extinction as India refuses to rescue billionaires
With two-cent airfares, high fuel costs and taxes, India’s aviation market already was one of the toughest around. The coronavirus pandemic could be the final…
Delta to bring back beer, wine service on longer US flights
Delta Air Lines Inc. will resume serving beer and wine in premium cabins on longer domestic flights starting July 2, after suspending the service in…
Pratt & Whitney training cited in 2018 United jet engine failure
A fan blade on a United Airlines Holdings Inc. jet engine that snapped off in flight in 2018, showering the plane with shrapnel, had shown…
American Air’s plan to fill planes draws rebuke from CDC, Fauci
American Airlines Group Inc.’s decision to resume booking its flights to capacity drew fire from some of the top U.S. health officials fighting the Covid-19…
Star Alliance member airlines unit around common standards and planning tools
To support efforts in restoring public confidence in air travel, Star Alliance, the world’s largest global airline alliance, and its member airlines have been working…
Qatar Airways launches three-weekly flights to Toronto, starting 4 July 2020
Qatar Airways is pleased to announce it will operate three weekly flights to Toronto Pearson International Airport from 4 July 2020. The flights will be…
Airbus set for sweeping job cuts after meeting with unions
Airbus SE is poised to make its biggest job cuts ever, as the European planemaker scales back operations to match an unprecedented downturn in demand…