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Alitalia’s successor, Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA), was given the go ahead to begin flying after Italian civil aviation authority ENAC awarded the new carrier its air operator’s certificate (AOC). Italiaigi Di Palma said. “The hope is that the new national...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released May 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend. As comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless...

Air Canada plans to operate an extensive domestic schedule this summer as it seeks to move past COVID-19 and the related restrictions that largely shut down air travel in Canada for over a year. In addition to a widespread resumption...

US leisure carrier Sun Country Airlines is continuing to expand its footprint across the Midwest with the addition of 18 new point-to-point services. Six of the routes are from its hometown Minneapolis-St. Paul International (MSP) base alongside services from five...

Caribbean Airlines Cargo is increasing its weekly freighter capacity to meet growing demand on its Miami-Kingston-Miami and Miami-Trinidad-Miami routes. From May 2, the carrier is adding 200,000 lb of airfreight capacity each week with additional flights. The updated schedule includes...

Spanish flag-carrier Iberia has announced an ambitious summer program, resuming scheduled flights to many past destinations and adding capacity on its busiest routes as more travel restrictions lift. Several domestic trunk routes are expected to reach 2019 capacity levels again....

Air Canada’s leisure-focused Rouge subsidiary, grounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, is restarting routes as the carrier seeks to tap into what little demand there is as the pandemic and related restrictions continue to keep many Canadian passengers home. “Air Canada...

Canada’s WestJet has released its flying program for October, with plans to operate services to 48 destinations across its network. The airline will fly to 39 airports in Canada as well as three in the US, three in Mexico, two...

While United Airlines expects to fly 34 percent of its full schedule from September 2019 this month, the carrier today announced plans to ramp up to 40 percent of its overall schedule in October, as compared with the same month...

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the Australian flag carrier is assuming it will restart international routes with its Boeing 787s in its next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2021. International capacity could reach 50% of pre-COVID levels during the...