U.S.-based airlines cope with a bleak future of depressed traffic and volatile revenue well into 2021. By one analyst’s count, as many as 105,000 jobs could be lost industrywide.
The U.S. Department of Transportation, citing the parameters of the CARES Act, has denied a request from JetBlue and Spirit airlines to suspend service to some cities.
A proposed class-action lawsuit against Delta Air Lines alleges the company refused to provide a refund for flights it canceled, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Ryanair is stealing away from an airline price war that it expects to win once coronavirus restrictions are lifted and passengers flock back to tourist destinations, Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said.
United States-based airlines have secured as much as US$25 billion in payroll support from the federal government, Breaking Travel News reports.
The coronavirus pandemic has sent the aviation industry into a wicked tailwind spin and now more than a third of American Airlines pilots and flight attendants will take voluntary leave or retire in April or May.