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Southwest Lowers Capacity Plans Amid Weaker-Than-Expected JulyBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines is pulling back on its capacity plans for the next few months as it sees weaker-than-expected demand growth. ... KEEP READING

Delta to Facilitate At-Home Covid-19 Tests for Non-Hub EmployeesBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines is expanding its Covid-19 testing program for employees to include at-home testing of employees outside of its hubs, CEO Ed Bastian said... KEEP READING

American Airlines Getting More Aggressive with Capacity ControlBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines' second-quarter revenue declined 86.4 percent year over year to $1.6 billion, though the carrier has slowed its cash burn rate... KEEP READING

U.S. Carriers Make It Tougher To Claim Exemption from Mask PoliciesBy Michael B. Baker

U.S. airlines are continuing to beef up their requirements for passenger facial coverings, particularly among those claiming exemptions for medical... KEEP READING

Airlines Call for Testing Scheme to Reopen U.S.-EU TravelBy Molly Dyson

Several major airlines have called on governments to establish a joint coronavirus testing program to allow travel to resume between the U.S. and... KEEP READING

United Sees 50 Percent of Demand as Peak Recovery Point Until Covid-19 VaccineBy Michael B. Baker

Air travel demand is unlikely to surpass half of its normal levels as long as the Covid-19 crisis persists, United Airlines executives said during an... KEEP READING

U.S. DOT Reports All-Time Low Domestic Fares in Q1By Michael B. Baker

The average U.S. domestic airfare in the first quarter of 2020 fell to $336, the lowest on record, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's... KEEP READING

United Ramps Up Air Filtration During Boarding and DeplaningBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines on July 27 will begin maximizing airflow volumes through its filtration systems during boarding and deplaning on all mainline... KEEP READING

Southwest to End Basic-Level Content Model with SabreBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines at the end of this year will end the "basic booking request" model through which it had worked with Sabre for decades, Southwest... KEEP READING

OAG: Northeast Asia, Western Europe Lead Weekly Capacity GrowthBy Michael B. Baker

Global airline capacity this week is up 3.5 percent compared with last week, with nearly 56 million seats on global flight schedules this week,... KEEP READING

American Airlines Introduces Touchless Check-In, New Wi-Fi PortalBy Michael B. Baker

On Friday, American Airlines introduced a touchless check-in process for passengers checking baggage on domestic flights. ... KEEP READING

ARC: June Air Sales by U.S. Corp. Agencies Slightly Improved from MayBy Chris Davis

Total air tickets sold in June by U.S.-based travel agencies with at least 70 percent self-reported corporate and government business fell 90.5 percent... KEEP READING

American Airlines and JetBlue Plan PartnershipBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are forming a partnership that will include codesharing and expanded service offerings out of New York, the... KEEP READING

Alaska Plans Service Growth from LAXBy Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines later this year will add five new destinations from Los Angeles International Airport as well as additional service to Florida from the... KEEP READING

Cirium Launches Visualization Tool to Monitor Active Air Ticket WaiversBy Dawit Habtemariam

Aviation data analytics provider Cirium has launched a data visualization tool that tracks the number of active air ticket waivers issued as a... KEEP READING

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