Air Canada refunds (finally) coming with government bail-out
After more than a year of waiting, tens of thousands of Air Canada customers are poised to finally receive COVID-related refunds. The carrier agreed to...
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France bans short-haul flights, minimal route impact expected
Short flights are no more in France. A new climate-focused bill is on the path to becoming finalized, and among the new policies is a...
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Where the wide-bodies are
As domestic travel demand rebounds in the US and international borders generally remain closed the US airlines are reshuffling their wide-body operations. Many routes that...
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Avelo Air launches with west coast focus
America's newest operator, Avelo Airlines, is ready to fly. The carrier intends to launch service on 28 April from its home base at Burbank airport...
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JetBlue boosts coach experience for London service
Better meals. Better entertainment. And the same comfortable legroom you've come to appreciate. That is the pitch JetBlue is making to economy class passengers as...
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Air France secures €4 billion, (maybe) cedes Orly slots
The French government likely just spent the most money ever on airport landing slots. A €4 billion deal to recapitalize the Air France-KLM group will...
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JetBlue schedules A220 first flights
Passengers looking to fly on JetBlue's new A220 now have a date and destination. Flight will depart from Boston later this month.
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Regulators squash Transat/Air Canada merger plans
Questions about the impact to competition hampered the proposed Air Canada/Transat merger from its announcement. Ultimately they killed the deal.
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Norse Atlantic snags former Norwegian planes for launch
Picking up some of Norwegian's old 787s was always part of the plan for Norse Atlantic's launch later this year. Picking up its troubled history...
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United targets leisure traffic in Summer hub-skipping pivot
A couple years ago air service to Maine was fading. But last year it was a safe summer vacation destination for many amid the pandemic....
