Airlines - MDamericas

Ryanair Cautious about ‘Fragile’ Recovery, Berates Boeing

May 16. Ryanair (RYA.I) said on Monday it was impossible to give detailed 2022 guidance beyond hoping for a return to "reasonable profitability" amid uncertainties over COVID-19 and the Ukraine…

South America, UpdatesAirlines, ARGENTINA

Aerolíneas Argentinas’ New Airbus A330 Starts Regular Operations

May 16. On Saturday (14) at 11:38 a.m. the first scheduled flight of Aerolíneas Argentinas‘ Airbus A330-200, registration LV-KAN, took off from Buenos Aires. The aircraft had been at Ezeiza…

North America, UpdatesAirlines, USA

JetBlue Goes Hostile to Buy Spirit Airlines after Rejection

May 16. JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU.O) is not taking no for an answer in its quest to buy rival Spirit Airlines (SAVE.N).On Monday, the New York-based carrier launched a hostile…

North America, UpdatesAirlines, USA

U.S. FAA Finds Boeing 787 Certification Documents Incomplete

May 13. U.S. air-safety regulators have told Boeing Co (BA.N) the documentation it submitted to win approval to resume 787 deliveries to airlines after a year is incomplete, two people…

North America, UpdatesAirlines, USA

Delta to Resume Flights between Orlando and Amsterdam

May 16. Effective October the 29th, Delta Air Lines will resume flights between Orlando and Amsterdam. Operations have been suspended since March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic…

North America, UpdatesAirlines, USA

American Airline Passengers Aren’t Happy

May 11. The airports are crowded, the flights are packed and air travel in the US and beyond is back in full swing. But the return to the skies in…

Central America, UpdatesAirlines, MEXICO

Mexico’s Not-So-Friendly Skies

May 15. A near-collision of two jets in Mexico City was captured on video May 7, stunning the nation. One plane was about to land, the other cleared for takeoff…

North America, UpdatesAirlines, USA

United Airlines Reaches Agreement with ALPA Union amid Pilot Shortage

May 16. The Air Line Pilots Association has reached an agreement ‘in principle’ with United Airlines on new contract terms – a deal that is a direct result of an…

North America, UpdatesAirlines, USA

US Airlines Continue Pressure on White House to Lift Pre-Departure Restrictions

May 15. U.S. airlines are continuing a full-court press on the Biden Administration to drop the rules requiring pre-departure testing for COVID-19 on all international passengers. Canada, the United Kingdom,…

Elsewhere, UpdatesAirlines, Europe

UK Airlines Severely Affected by Crew Shortages

May 14. Airlines in the UK have been under intense pressure over the past couple of months as they battle a seemingly never-ending staffing crisis. The staffing shortages have repeatedly…