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American Adds Three Countries to Covid-19 Testing ProgramBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines is extending its pre-flight Covid-19 testing program to include travel to Belize, Grenada and St. Lucia. ... KEEP READING

Air Canada Resumes Flights on Rouge SubsidiaryBy Michael B. Baker

Air Canada's low-cost subsidiary Rouge resumed service on Monday with a flight between Toronto and Cancun. ... KEEP READING

Delta CFO Jacobson to Depart for General MotorsBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines EVP and CFO Paul Jacobson will leave the carrier on Nov. 15 to take the CFO position at General Motors, according to a memo by Delta CEO... KEEP READING

Cost Cuts, Lengthier Rentals Mark Avis Budget's Q3By Dawit Habtemariam

Avis Budget Group during the third quarter cut $1 billion in costs amid a spate of lengthier rentals by both corporate and leisure customers, the... KEEP READING

IAG Loses €1.9B, Blaming Constantly Changing RestrictionsBy Mark Frary

International Airlines Group, parent of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling, has posted an operating loss of €1.92 billion for the third... KEEP READING

Looking for Bubble: Carriers Explore Routes Around Quarantine RequirementsBy Michael B. Baker

As such experts as U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci caution that a return to a pre-pandemic "normal"... KEEP READING

Air France-KLM Posts €1B Q3 LossBy Mark Frary

Air France-KLM is engaging in a "profound transformation" to meet changing customers' expectations after the Covid-19 crisis ends, the group announced... KEEP READING

Delta to Install Antimicrobial LightingBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines next month will begin installing antimicrobial LED lighting in its lavatories. ... KEEP READING

United to Run Month-Long Free Covid Testing for Select Newark-London FlightsBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines next month will begin a pilot program requiring free Covid-19 testing to all passengers aboard select flights from Newark to London.... KEEP READING

Harvard Study: Low Inflight Covid-19 Transmission Among Masked, Distant PassengersBy Chris Davis

The risk of inflight Covid-19 transmission is low, provided passengers remain masked throughout the flight and maintain social distancing when boarding... KEEP READING

Southwest O'Hare Service to Begin in FebruaryBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines will launch service from Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Feb. 14 with 20 daily departures, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

IATA Forecasts 2021 Global Airline Revenue to Decline 46 Percent From 2019By Dawit Habtemariam

With any travel recovery further delayed due to new Covid-19 outbreaks and continued government travel restrictions, the International Air Transport... KEEP READING

JetBlue: Recent U.S. Covid-19 Case Growth Has Not Reversed Demand TrajectoryBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue in the third quarter fared better than projected in terms of revenue and cash burn, which executives attributed to a "modest improvement" in... KEEP READING

IranAir Resumes Regular Service to EuropeBy Michael B. Baker

Iran's national carrier, IranAir, has resumed service to Europe on a regular schedule, according to the Iranian state news agency.... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Launches NDC Continuous PricingBy Mark Frary

Germany's Lufthansa Group has launched a continuous pricing offering, enabling its airlines to set fares in more than the 26 buckets traditionally used.... KEEP READING

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