Air Canada’s Rouge returns with focus on North American routes
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 Rouge remains an important part of our overall strategy in rebuilding Air Canada’s global network,” […]
WestJet to increase network in October
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 in Jamaica and one in the UK. “As more people consider flying and as business […]
United Airlines to Add New Service to Popular Domestic and International Destinations
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 last year. During September, the airline said that it foresees flying 38 percent of its […]
Qantas international routes likely to remain on hold until next summer
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 2021/22 fiscal year starting July 1, 2021, he said during the virtual CAPA Australia Pacific […]
Alaska Airlines to join oneworld later this year
Alaska Airlines is to join oneworld, becoming the 14th member of the alliance. The carrier is working with oneworld to deliver benefits to its guests as quickly as possible, with a hope of joining oneworld around the end of the year. The wholly-owned regional subsidiary Horizon Air, as well as its regional partner SkyWest Airlines, […]
Hawaiian Airlines, HawaiianMiles Members Donated 35 Million Miles in 2019
As a way to give back to those in need, Hawaiian Airlines announced the carrier and its HawaiianMiles members donated 35 million miles to 13 local nonprofits in 2019. Hawaiian Airlines’ member giving program awarded each charitable organization an average of 2.8 million miles to support services aligned with the carrier’s corporate pillars of culture, […]
Qantas aligns with Asia growth
Asia remains a long-term growth opportunity for Qantas Group, with Qantas and Jetstar “playing where we can win in Asia”, investors were told at the group’s recent investor day. Qantas will play to its competitive advantage to align with Asia’s growth, says group chief executive Alan Joyce. This will be done by exploiting its brand […]
Qantas to manage Jetstar Asia freight capacity
Jetstar Asia has entered into an agreement with Qantas Freight to manage its freight capacity from 20 November. The arrangement covers 23 ports in 13 markets, and gives the budget carrier access to Qantas Freight’s 130 partners. Cirium fleet data shows that Jetstar Asia operates 18 Airbus A320 aircraft, which the budget carrier says carries […]
Qantas reports FY19 profit slides 6.5%; international routes improve
Qantas has an optimistic outlook for its international operation despite reporting weaker profits and a near-term slowdown on its Hong Kong route. The Qantas Group posted a net profit of A$891 million ($603 million) for its 2019 fiscal year ended June 30, down 6.5% from A$953 million in the previous year. Underlying profit declined 17% […]
Cargojet profits in Q2 amid flat air cargo sector
Cargojet Airways has reported a C$4.3 million ($3.3 million) net profit for the second quarter ending 30 June despite a broader malaise in the air cargo market. Profits dipped slightly year-over-year from C$4.7 million reported during the second quarter of 2018. The Ontario-based cargo carrier reports a 9% higher operating revenue year-on-year of C$119.1 million, […]
