Major US airlines use extra fees to increase profits, PSI report finds
Major US airlines have used extra fees, often called “junk” fees, to boost profits, leading to higher prices for travelers,…
Delta Air Lines gives employees 5% raise from $563 million profit share pool
Delta Air Lines staff will receive a 5% raise effective April 1, 2023, the airline’s CEO Ed Bastian…
Kenyan government prepared to sell stake in Kenya Airways to Delta: report
Kenya’s newly elected President William Ruto has told Bloomberg that the government is prepared to sell its entire…
Delta offers pilots a 34% pay rise in new three-year labor deal: report
Delta Air Lines has offered a 34% cumulative pay raise to its pilots over three years, according to…
Have US airlines done enough to keep their pilots?
The race to shore up the industry’s global pilot personnel is at the forefront of airlines’ main operational…
United Airline’s route expansion set to dominate transatlantic traffic
United Airlines has announced its largest-ever transatlantic expansion to date in anticipation of a strong recovery in European…
Florida judge ends mask mandate for all US public transport, including airlines
A US federal judge in Florida has voided the Biden government’s national face mask mandate for public transportation,…
Russia gives green light for US airlines to overfly its airspace
The government of Russia accepted the request made by Airlines for America (AAA) over securing a right for…
FAA orders US airlines to report flights over Afghanistan
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Emergency Order for airlines that are licensed to operate in the…
US authorities report a drastic rise of unruly passenger incidents
The tally of reported inflight incidents for US carriers has risen to over 3,300 in 2021, according to…
Africa cargo market soaring: Asia-Africa trade on the rise, IATA says
Global air cargo volumes continue to outperform pre-pandemic levels. According to April 2021 data released by the International Air Transport…
US, UK airlines urge governments to reopen transatlantic travel
The decline of transatlantic travel between the UK and U.S came primarily from heavy travel restrictions and border…
SkyWest records first quarter profits amidst leisure rebound
As US airlines continue to model their operations towards an optimistic outlook on leisure travel, one well-known US-based…
Biden’s mandatory mask rule backed by US airlines
President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to mandate masks for air travelers was supported by Airlines for America, a trade…