Airlines

While stopping short of a vaccine mandate, Delta Air Lines will impose a $200 monthly health insurance surcharge for employees who don't get shots.

The addition of another 30 A321neos to the Delta Air Lines orderbook raises the carrier's total commitment to 155 airplanes.

Italia Trasporto Aereo is set to meet with unions to discuss employment conditions on Wednesday and plans to start ticket sales on Thursday.

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The U.S. Defense Department has activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) for the third time in its 70-year history.

Airline passengers carrying the European Union Digital Covid Certificate and UK NHS Covid Pass now can upload Covid information to IATA’s Travel Pass.

The Taliban grants Russian airliners access to Kabul Airport to evacuate Afghan asylum seekers.

Italy’s new national airline this week obtained its air operator’s certificate and license and will fly with the ITY ICAO code.

The loss of a 30-year tax exemption from Brazilian import duties and other taxes would increase airlines’ tax burden by $955 million.

The Taliban’s overthrow of the Afghan government leads to chaos at Kabul Airport and uncontrolled airspace over the entire country.

The launch of JetBlue's new transatlantic services between the U.S. and Britain has boosted hopes for recovery as Covid travel restrictions start to ease.

After four years of planning and construction, Amazon Air’s Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport hub opens for business.

A new order for 76-seat E175s will bring the number of the Embraer jets in the SkyWest fleet to 240.

While the SSJ100 and Il-114-300 airliners have received new orders, the new MC-21 model is struggling, prompting Russia's government to show its support.

The airliner made a three-sector 7,567-nm trip from Seattle to Shanghai to start validation flight trials with Chinese aviation safety officials.

Qatar Airways is replacing grounded A350s with A330s, while it seeks to resolve what it says is an ongoing quality issue with manufacturer Airbus.

The Brazilian airline is replacing Boeing 737 NGs with the Max in order to cut operating costs and emissions, while also having more fleet flexibility.

Thanks to the pandemic, last year marked the largest recorded decline in airline passengers transported since IATA recordkeeping began in the 1950s.

U.S. corporate airline travel is recovering, according to Deloitte's study, but there could be lasting changes in demand following the Covid pandemic.

Azul has agreed to buy 220 all-electric Lilium Jets, but it is not the only airline with intentions to operate eVTOL aircraft in commercial service.

The Norwegian start-up has secured 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners as it prepares to launch low-cost transatlantic services.

New long-haul, low-cost carrier Norse Atlantic Airways plans to launch flights between Europe and the U.S. in December using Boeing 787s.

EU antitrust regulators conclude that German state and restructuring aid to Condor comply with European state aid rules.

An unexpectedly rapid rise in travel demand and western U.S. wildfires contribute to a shortage of fuel at mainly smaller airports.

IATA condemned the European Commission as "out of touch with reality" in its decision to set a 50 percent threshold for "use it or lose it" slot rules.

The New England-based regional airline sees strong benefits from electric aircraft services but admits the business case for the switch is not yet proven.

An IATA survey shows that passengers remain willing to wear masks to mitigate the risk of Covid transmission.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby predicts that increasing vaccination rates will mitigate any negative affect on demand caused by Covid’s Delta variant.

The new airline joint venture is expected to lead to dramatic improvements in flight connectivity for Armenians living overseas.

IATA director general Willie Walsh and Flypop founder Nino Judge demanded fundamental changes in Covid travel policies to open international routes.