Airlines & Routes

The American Airlines Cargo team is preparing for its critical role in transporting the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine once approved. In mid-November, American’s cargo operation began conducting trial flights in conjunction with pharmaceutical and cargo partners, from Miami to South America on its Boeing 777-200 aircraft. The trial flights simulate the conditions required for the COVID-19

Qantas has notified around 2000 employees that it will move to outsource ground handling operations at ten airports across Australia as it works to recover from the COVID crisis. In August, the airline announced its reasons for needing to restructure its ground handling operations, which included baggage handling and aircraft cleaning, and commenced a review

Sabre Corporation has announced that new low-cost South Korean carrier Fly Gangwon, has selected Sabre to be its first global GDS partner to deliver flight content to hundreds of thousands of travel agents worldwide, while powering recovery, reaching new customer segments and driving higher sales. Launched in 2016 and making its inaugural flight during 2019,

Delta Air Lines, the Aeroporti di Roma and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have joined in a trans-Atlantic COVID-19 testing program that will enable quarantine-free entry into Italy, in accordance with a decree expected to be issued soon by the government of Italy. “Carefully designed COVID-19 testing protocols are the best path for resuming international travel

Mesa Air Group has finalized a new contract, which replaces the previous agreement with American Airlines, to operate 40 CRJ-900s for a five-year term beginning January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025. Under the previous contract, 30 CRJ-900 aircraft were set to expire in 2021 with an additional 17 expiring in 2022. “I want to

All Nippon Airways (ANA) will temporarily change its flight frequency to select cities in Asia, Europe, and North America. Based on changes to immigration guidelines, recently instituted public health quarantine measures, and passenger demand, the company has adjusted its flight schedules from December to January for select routes. ANA will continue to monitor local immigration

Delta customers at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport will soon have the option to move through the airport faster and more easily. In partnership with Transportation Security Administration, Delta is launching the first facial recognition option for domestic travelers using a digital ID made up of a customer’s passport number and TSA PreCheck® membership. Beginning

 Spirit Airlines will head back to Latin America from Orlando just in time for the holidays. The Florida-based carrier is re-launching six nonstop international routes. It marks the first time Spirit’s bright-yellow planes will fly internationally from Central Florida since border closures began in March. Spirit plans to gradually reintroduce Latin American destinations from Orlando International

Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (QANTAS) today marks 100 years since it was founded in the Australian outback. On November 16, 1920, two veterans of the Australian Flying Corps, Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness, together with local grazier Fergus McMaster, founded what would later become the national carrier. This happened just 17 years after

The three global airline alliances, oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance, are in full support of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) second-phase Council on Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) report released on November 10. Together, they urge governments to implement the report guidelines for passenger testing protocols, as well as the adoption of digital health