Air Canada will suspend scheduled service to the U.S. after April 26 as a result of the agreement between the governments of Canada and the United States to extend border restrictions by an additional 30 days, effective April 21. Air Canada plans to resume service to the U.S. May 22, subject to any further government
Atlas Air has donated air cargo transport to NYU Langone Health for critical personal protective equipment (PPE). Two flights were operated for this mission, including one from Shanghai to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on April 9, and a second from Shanghai to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on April 13. The Atlas
Delta is expanding its cargo-only flights between the U.S. and Asia, as demand for medical supplies continues to grow in the U.S. Beginning this week, Delta’s scheduled cargo operation will grow to daily-service with the addition of flights from Los Angeles, supplementing the Detroit service that launched March 30. The flights will operate daily to
Emirates, in coordination with Dubai Health Authority (DHA), will be introducing additional precautions regarding the coronavirus. On April 15, all passengers booked on a flight to Tunisia were tested for COVID-19 before departing from Dubai. The quick blood test was conducted by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and results were available within 10 minutes. This
Passenger traffic has reduced to a minimum due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Finnair’s air cargo is still operating during this exceptional period. This week, Finnair will fly more than ten return flights on its A350 aircraft to Tokyo Narita, Seoul, Osaka, Shanghai and Guangzhou. These cargo flights carry national emergency supplies to both Finland and Estonia, coronavirus samples from private healthcare provider Mehiläinen and critical supplies from other companies and organizations, as well as normal cargo, such
Finnair and Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines have signed a Letter of Intent to deepen their cooperation between China and Europe, subject to required regulatory approvals. The aim is to establish a joint venture on the Helsinki – Shanghai route enabling Finnair and Juneyao Air to offer their corporate and leisure customers a seamless travel experience through a
Recent instruction by the Department of Transportation will put airlines into further financial difficulty than they already are, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Rheanna Norris, Associate Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Airlines rely upon cancellation and change fees as a reliable stream of revenue. The coping mechanism for many US-based airlines has been
American Airlines is expanding its cargo-only operation this month to provide more than 5.5 million pounds of capacity to transport critical goods each week between the U.S. and Europe, Asia and Latin America. These flights will help transport life-saving medical supplies and materials to the U.S., including personal protective equipment and pharmaceuticals. Other essential goods
JetBlue will temporarily consolidate operations in five major metropolitan areas in the U.S between April 15 and June 10. The revised schedules are aimed at reducing excess flying during a time of unprecedented low demand for air travel while maintaining a critical level of service across the airline’s network for those who absolutely must fly.
Based on its long-term view of the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has opted for strident measures to reduce capacity of flight operations and administration. The Board feels that while it will be many months before the airline industry will see any regrowth from current levels through the
