Delta partners with CVS Health for rapid COVID-19 tests
Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) said on Tuesday it has partnered with CVS Health Corp (CVS.N) to use its rapid-response nasal-swab test to detect the novel coronavirus among its flight crew. The airline said the CVS Health Return Ready tests, used for workplaces and college campuses, are being overseen by a CVS clinician at Delta […]
JetBlue Delays London Debut to Late 2021
For years, JetBlue Airways had hoped to create its first trans-Atlantic route and, finally, last year, the New York-based airline announced it would fly to London. That was supposed to happen early in 2021 but, well, we all know what the coronavirus pandemic has done to the airline industry. Instead, JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes told […]
JetBlue Becomes First US Airline to Commit to and Achieve Carbon Neutrality
JetBlue announced August 13 it has become the first U.S. airline to commit to achieving carbon neutrality for its domestic flights. “The global pandemic reinforces the need to mitigate risks that threaten the health of our business. Our commitment to sustainability has only become more important as we prepare our business for a new climate […]
JetSMART eyes quicker Latin American expansion amid pandemic
Low-cost carrier JetSMART is fast-tracking its expansion plans to Peru and potentially Colombia and Brazil, its chief executive told Reuters, even as airlines, in Latin American in particular, are scaling down their fleets and ambitions. Chile-based JetSMART is in the enviable position of having well-funded private equity backers such as Indigo Partners, which also owns […]
TSA Reports Single-Day High in Passenger Screenings Since COVID-19 Began
The Transportation Security Administration reported that it screened 831,789 passengers at airports across the country on Sunday, August 9 – the highest single-day total since the coronavirus pandemic, and subsequent travel restrictions, began devastating the airline industry back in March. It’s still not anywhere close to the number of fliers from last year. In fact, […]
Airlines Resume Routes as Caribbean Borders Reopen
Caribbean air service is expanding as destinations slowly re-open their borders to international visitors and regional carriers launch new intra-Caribbean service. Grenada Tourism Authority officials this week announced Air Canada will resume service to the tri-island nation beginning August 10. Weekly flights will depart Mondays from Toronto Pearson International Airport at 9:00 a.m. and arrive […]
San Jose International Airport Could Set Trend by Waiving Fees
Could the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport in northern California become something of a trendsetter? In a great story written by Maggie Angst of the San Jose Mercury-News, the airport has decided to waive $3.2 million in fees for airlines still struggling from the coronavirus pandemic, a move described as a way for […]
Fort Lauderdale among the destinations leaving Emirates’ network
Emirates has filed a series of additional changes to its schedule in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, with four passenger routes set to be cut from the Dubai-based airline’s network. As first published by Airlineroute, the planned resumption of flights to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) in the US, Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) in Argentina and […]
Copa Airlines plans ‘mini-hub’ from mid-August
Copa Airlines will resume commercial operations in mid-August, bringing to an end an almost five-month period where the Star Alliance member’s entire fleet has been grounded because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Copa CEO Pedro Heilbron said the carrier has been granted permission by Panama’s government to restart flights to a limited number of destinations. A […]
LIAT creditors given until August 15 to stake claims
LIAT 1974 Ltd’s court-appointed administrator has given a week from Saturday for creditors to submit their claims, holders of company property to return it and those owing money to pay the foreclosed regional airline. Administrator Cleveland Seaforth of the multinational accounting firm BDO issued a notice Thursday in which he said: “Any person, who believes […]
