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Qatar Airways Adds Face Shield Requirement for PassengersBy Michael B. Baker

Qatar Airways now is requiring Economy Class passengers to wear face shields in addition to face coverings aboard aircraft. ... KEEP READING

Lot Restarts International ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

Lot Polish Airlines is resuming some international flights this week for the first time since mid-March, including long-haul flights to Canada, Japan... KEEP READING

Aeromexico Files for Bankruptcy ProtectionBy Michael B. Baker

Grupo Aeromexico has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. ... KEEP READING

American Airlines Plans 'Significantly Smaller' International Network for 2021By Michael B. Baker

American Airlines is adjusting its network plans over the next year to account for a "prolonged downturn in international travel," with summer 2021... KEEP READING

United to Restore 25,000 Flights in AugustBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines is restoring about half of its domestic schedule in August as well as some international routes, particularly in Latin America, the... KEEP READING

Riskline Alerts Now Available for TMCs' mTrip AppsBy Adam Perrotta

Travel management companies using white-label apps provided by mTrip now can integrate alerts from travel risk specialist Riskline into those apps, the... KEEP READING

Air Canada Suspends 30 Regional RoutesBy Michael B. Baker

Air Canada is suspending service indefinitely on 30 domestic routes and closing eight of its stations at regional airports as it reports "diminishing... KEEP READING

Brussels Airlines Delays Long-Haul ReturnBy Michael B. Baker

Brussels Airlines has pushed back its planned restart of long-haul service but still plans to grow overall capacity during the next several months.... KEEP READING

Two Canadian Airlines to End Spaced Seating PoliciesBy Michael B. Baker

Both Air Canada and WestJet are ending spaced seating policies on July 1. ... KEEP READING

OAG: South Asia, Western Europe Lead Capacity Growth This WeekBy Michael B. Baker

Global airline capacity this week is up 21 percent compared with last week as carriers have added about 8.2 million seats, according to OAG. ... KEEP READING

IATA Maps Path to Safe Airline Industry Recovery

During the past several months, the International Air Transport Association has been cooperating with travel industry and medical groups to develop a... KEEP READING

Oyo to Lay Off 'Large Majority' of Furloughed U.S. EmployeesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Fast-growing Indian-based hotel company Oyo Rooms, which entered the U.S. market just over a year ago, is letting furloughed U.S. employees know that a... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Shareholders Approve €9B Rescue DealBy Molly Dyson

Deutsche Lufthansa AG's shareholders last night voted to accept the conditions of a €9 billion rescue deal arranged by the German government, shoring up... KEEP READING

Marriott Appoints King to Head Latin AmericaBy Donna M. Airoldi

Marriott International announced Thursday that Brian King will take over as president of the company's Caribbean and Latin America region effective... KEEP READING

WestJet to Lay Off More Than 3,000 Employees in Restructuring PlanBy Michael B. Baker

WestJet is laying off about a quarter of its workforce as part of a restructuring that includes call center consolidation and outsourcing airport... KEEP READING

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