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American Airlines to Lift Capacity Caps July 1By Michael B. Baker

American Airlines will begin booking flights to capacity on July 1, the carrier announced Friday. ... 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

Delta Expects Little Capacity Growth in the FallBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines likely will not add much capacity for the rest of this year after it finishes planned growth this summer, CEO Ed Bastian said in a memo... 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

Seven Airlines Tap Hahn Air ServicesBy Michael B. Baker

Ticketing and distribution supplier Hahn Air has signed agreements to expand distribution and settlement capabilities with seven airlines worldwide.... KEEP READING

Turkish Airlines Resumes Service to North AmericaBy Michael B. Baker

Turkish Airlines has resumed service to North America and will build up that service over the next month, according to the airline.... KEEP READING

Virgin Atlantic Plans Service Buildup Through OctoberBy Michael B. Baker

Virgin Atlantic has pushed back some of its planned service restoration but now plans to resume service to 17 destinations from August through October.... KEEP READING

Etihad Develops Covid-19 Risk-Assessment ToolBy Michael B. Baker

Etihad Airways has launched a Covid-19 risk-assessment tool to help passengers determine their probability of having contracted the virus and whether... KEEP READING

OAG: Weekly Air Capacity Grows in North America But Holds WorldwideBy Michael B. Baker

Total global air capacity changed little this week compared with last week, as reductions in Asia offset capacity added back to the Western European and... KEEP READING

JetBlue Adding 30 U.S. RoutesBy Chris Davis

JetBlue during the next few months will launch dozens of new U.S. routes predominately involving leisure destinations and also will launch its premium... KEEP READING

Qatar Airways Rebuilding U.S. Service

Over the next few weeks, Qatar Airways will increase service to the United States. The carrier had maintained service to Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago,... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Raises Fears State Aid Will Not Get Shareholder ApprovalBy Molly Dyson

Lufthansa has said the stabilization package being offered by the German government is "not secured" over fears the measure could fail to pass a... KEEP READING

Southwest to Limit Capacity Aboard Aircraft Through Sept. 30By Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines will continue its policy of keeping middle seats open through at least Sept. 30, the carrier announced on Tuesday. ... KEEP READING

China, U.S. Regulators Each Increase Weekly Flight Allowance to FourBy Michael B. Baker

Chinese and U.S. regulators further have eased flight restrictions between the two countries to allow four weekly flights each by U.S. and Chinese... KEEP READING

Avis Budget Names Ferraro CEOBy Michael B. Baker

Avis Budget Group has appointed Joseph Ferraro as president and CEO on a permanent basis. Ferraro had served in the role on an interim basis since the... KEEP READING

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