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May 14, 2020 9:00 am ET -
IATA Expects Passenger Levels to Recover by 2024 at Latest
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts that the social and economic immobility caused by COVID-19, plunging passenger levels across the world, will take longer to recover than what was originally expected. During its weekly update meeting held today, IATA…
May 14, 2020 8:00 am ET -
DOT and Lawmakers Push Airlines for Refunds
Airlines around the world have made it widely known that they have relaxed and changed their change and cancellation policies due to the Coronavirus pandemic. In the United States, however, airlines have not changed their policies when it comes to…
May 13, 2020 12:20 am ET -
Qatar Airways Plans to Reduce Fleet by 25 Percent
Air travel has been greatly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and aircraft are gradually becoming airborne again after months of hiatus and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker may share the same idea but…
May 12, 2020 2:26 pm ET -
The All-747 U.S. Airline? An Interview with Avatar Airlines’ Chief…
A couple of weeks ago, I was perusing the latest aviation news from around the internet. I was looking specifically at what I could find surrounding the Department of Transportation (DOT). And I stumbled across an article about Avatar Airlines.…
May 12, 2020 8:00 am ET -
ATR CEO Sees Production Cuts on the Horizon
Following the lead of other major manufacturers in the aviation sector, Franco-Italian aircraft builder ATR has started laying the groundwork for its own slowdown of construction of new planes as the coronavirus continues to plague the industry. The aircraft manufacturer’s…