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Airline sector to stay in red in 2022, says industry body

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 14 03:14 PM

The global airline industry is expected to remain unprofitable in 2022 as travel demand will remain subdued at below pre-pandemic levels, an industry body said. Read more »

AirAsia Malaysia to allow only fully vaxed passengers

Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 04:27 PM

AirAsia Malaysia will only allow fully vaccinated adult passengers on its flights as it prepares to resume domestic and eventually international services. Read more »

World airlines commit to 'net zero' CO2 emissions by 2050

Tangi Quemener, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 08:43 AM

The world's airlines pledged to reach "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050 on Monday even as a trade group forecast profit losses from the pandemic extending into next year. Read more »

Airlines urged to tighten Airbus A320 checks after COVID-19 storage

Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at Jun 24 08:50 AM

Regulators have called for more rigorous checks when pulling some Airbus jets out of pandemic storage, following flawed cockpit readings that can suggest blocked sensors.   Read more »

Cebu Pacific says 31 percent of line pilots, crew vaccinated

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 04:47 PM

At least 31 percent of Cebu Pacific line pilots and crew have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the carrier said Wednesday. Read more »

Philippine Airlines offers lower cost for RT-PCR test

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 11:35 AM

Philippine Airlines said COVID-19 RT-PCR tests in its partner facilities is now just P2,599 starting June 21.  Read more »

Airline industry sees long-term rebound for sector

Mathieu Rabechault, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 13 03:25 PM

In its latest look at trends for the sector, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it doesn't expect world air traffic to resume to its pre-pandemic level before 2023. Read more »

Air travel could beat pre-pandemic level by 2023, says air transport body

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 27 05:05 AM

Travelers are expected to number just 52 percent of the pre-crisis level this year, IATA forecast, rising to 88 percent next year. Read more »

Lawmaker files P40-billion relief package for Philippines' air transport sector

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 05:47 PM

MANILA - A lawmaker on Tuesday filed a bill that seeks to provide a P40-billion relief package for the Philippine air transport sector as it reeled from the impact of COVID-19.   Read more »

Lalaking dawit sa illegal recruitment, pamemeke ng COVID-19 travel docs, huli sa NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 10:21 PM

Arestado ang lalaking namemeke umano ng RT-PCR test sa isang entrapment operation sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport.  Read more »

Airlines warn of more bankruptcies as wage support ends

Reuters
Posted at Oct 07 02:55 AM

PARIS - Global airlines warned on Tuesday that the coronavirus-stricken industry was on course to burn through another $77 billion in cash in the second half of 2020, calling on governments to renew expiring wage support programs. Read more »

Most airlines expect job cuts over next 12 months: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 05:46 AM

Most airlines are considering downsizing their staff over the next 12 months due to the coronavirus crisis, the International Air Transport Association said Wednesday, citing an internal survey. Read more »

Airline stocks nosedive as US travel ban hits EU travel sector

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 13 07:45 AM

Europe's travel sector reacted with dismay Thursday to a US-imposed trans-Atlantic travel ban that sent the share price of major airlines into free fall. Read more »

DOTr holds dry run at Sangley Airport

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 08:25 AM

A cargo plane from Cebu Pacific subsidiary CebGo landed on the newly refurbished Sangley Airport in Cavite as transportation officials held a dry run of the facility on Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte wants Sangley airport ops soon, transfer of domestic flights eyed

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 11:26 AM

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered to “immediately” start operations at the Sangley airport in Cavite to help decongest the capital's main airport. Read more »

Boeing 737 MAX may not return to service until August - IATA head

Heekyong Yang, Reuters
Posted at May 29 05:50 PM

The 737 MAX was grounded globally in March after a crash in Ethiopia killed all 157 people on board, the model's second deadly crash in 5 months. Read more »

Aboitiz taps Ireland-based firm for regional airport bids

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 02:35 PM

Ireland's daa International will work with AIC in the future upgrade, expansion, operations and maintenance of the Bohol-Panglao International Airport and the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental.  Read more »

Taiwanese plane overshoots Kalibo runway; all passengers, crew safe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 11:42 PM

A Far Eastern Air Transport plane from Taipei overshot the runway of Kalibo International Airport on Wednesday night, the local aviation authorities said. Read more »