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Air Canada Announces New Safety Measures While Bracing for Long RecoveryBy Michael B. Baker

Air Canada is adjusting its fleet and workforce in anticipation of a recovery period lasting at least three years.... KEEP READING

OAG: Overall Global Air Capacity Drops Despite Regional IncreasesBy Michael B. Baker

Global airline capacity is down to 26.6 million seats this week despite capacity increases by carriers particularly in Northeast Asia and Western... KEEP READING

Southwest Goes Live in Apollo, WorldspanBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines now is taking corporate travel bookings through Travelport's Apollo and Worldspan global distribution systems, with settlement... KEEP READING

United Readies 'Painful' Plan in Case of No 2020 RecoveryBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines is bracing for a worst-case scenario of no demand growth for the rest of the year, which will require "extremely painful" actions in... KEEP READING

Michigan Travel Groups Object to Delta's Plan to Suspend Lansing ServiceBy Chris Davis

Multiple Michigan-based travel-related groups have filed comments with the U.S. Department of Transportation to object to Delta Air Lines' proposal to... KEEP READING

Delta Extends Midmarket Sales Agreement EligibilityBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines is extending eligibility and discount tiers for its corporate customers with Midmarket Sales Agreements into 2021, the carrier... KEEP READING

American, Delta, United to Make Passenger Masks a RequirementBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines will require passengers to wear masks onboard in the coming weeks.... KEEP READING

American Airlines: Smaller Airline Won't Mean Fewer HubsBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines expects to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis a smaller airline, but it has no plans to abandon any of its hubs, executives said Thursday... KEEP READING

BA to Make Up to 12,000 Staff RedundantBy Molly Dyson

British Airways has started consultations with trade unions about a proposed restructuring and redundancy program affecting up to 12,000 staff members,... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Group Announces Passenger Mask RequirementBy Michael B. Baker

Lufthansa Group airlines are requiring passengers to wear face coverings at the airport and while onboard aircraft as of May 4. ... KEEP READING

Delta, JetBlue Seek DOT Permission to Suspend Some ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines and JetBlue both are requesting permission from the U.S. Department of Transportation to suspend service from several U.S. airports,... KEEP READING

Southwest Braces for Long Recovery but Sees Potential Corporate Marketshare UpsideBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines' first-quarter operating revenue declined 17.8 percent year over year to $4.2 billion, and executives expect revenue will be down in... KEEP READING

JetBlue to Require Passengers to Wear Face CoveringsBy Michael B. Baker

On May 4, JetBlue will require all passengers to wear a mask or face covering during check-in, boarding, on their flight and when deplaning. ... KEEP READING

United Sets Mask Requirement for Flight AttendantsBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines is requiring flight attendants to wear facemasks while on duty and is recommending that customers do the same while traveling. ... KEEP READING

OAG: Global Airline Capacity Up Slightly This WeekBy Michael B. Baker

Scheduled global airline capacity this week is up 2 percent compared with last week, the first week-over-week increase in more than two months,... KEEP READING

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