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Cebu Pacific holds month-long P88 seat sale, offers P700 antigen tests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 06:29 PM

Cebu Pacific said the seat sale is valid for 30 domestic destinations, for travel from Jan. 13 until Dec. 31, 2021.  Read more »

Indonesian plane feared crashed after losing contact

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 09 11:03 PM

An Indonesian budget airline plane with 62 people on board is suspected to have crashed into the sea shortly after the Boeing 737 took off from Jakarta airport on Saturday, authorities said. Read more »

New airline banks on 'travel bubbles' as it takes flight amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 02:58 PM

A new airline is banking on “travel bubbles” and “seamless travel experiences” as it takes flight in an aviation industry weighed down by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

US to allow small drones to fly over people and at night

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 07:35 AM

Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries. Read more »

AirAsia offers up to 70 percent off on select flights in yearend seat sale

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 05:34 PM

AirAsia said Monday it is offering up to 70 percent discount on select domestic and international flights booked from Dec. 14 to 20 in their yearend seat sale. Read more »

Cebu Pacific extends unlimited rebooking to end of March next year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 03:40 PM

Cebu Pacific said Monday it is extending its unlimited rebooking option up to March 31 next year as travel continues to be hampered by restrictions imposed to check the spread of COVID-19.  Read more »

Airlines see "oasis" in entertainment, energy sectors during pandemic

Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 03:17 PM

Airlines eager to fill premium seats left empty by the coronavirus crisis are making a beeline for the entertainment and energy industries, which still must get its workers to far-off places.   Read more »

Russia's budget airline under fire for plane's phallic flight route

Reuters
Posted at Nov 28 01:25 AM

National carrier Aeroflot should consider sacking the head of its budget airline after one of its passenger planes appeared to trace a phallic-like route in the sky during a commercial flight, Russia's state aviation authority has recommended.   Read more »

Qantas to require COVID-19 vaccination for international travelers

Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 12:18 PM

Australia's Qantas will insist in future that international travelers have a COVID-19 vaccination before they fly, describing the move as "a necessity".   Read more »

U.S. airline CEOs renew request for more aid in letter to Congress

David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 03:37 PM

The chief executives of the seven largest U.S. airlines made a fresh plea for more payroll relief before the end of the year and pointed to the challenges of distributing a COVID-19 vaccine in a letter to Congressional leaders on Wednesday. Read more »

U.S. to approve 737 MAX return as Boeing faces strong headwinds

David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 05:04 PM

After nearly two years of scrutiny, corporate upheaval and a standoff with global regulators, Boeing Co is set to win approval on Wednesday from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to fly its 737 MAX jet again after two fatal disasters. Read more »

Lufthansa warns of further restructuring costs in Q4

Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 03:03 PM

Lufthansa on Thursday said it booked a net loss of 2 billion euros ($2.35 billion) in the third quarter due to the pandemic-related slump in travelling and said further restructuring measures would weigh on fourth-quarter figures.  Read more »

Air France-KLM warns of bigger losses amid lockdowns

Laurence Frost, Reuters
Posted at Oct 30 04:40 PM

Air France-KLM unveiled a 1.05 billion-euro ($1.24 billion) quarterly operating loss and warned of worse to come as a resurgent coronavirus brings new travel curbs. Read more »

Cathay Pacific to cut 5,900 jobs, end Cathay Dragon brand due to pandemic

Jaime Freed, Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 08:28 AM

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Wednesday it would cut 5,900 jobs and end its regional Cathay Dragon brand as it grapples with a plunge in demand from the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

United Airlines slashes costs to prepare for eventual COVID-19 rebound

Tracy Rucinski and Ankit Ajmera, Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 10:31 AM

United Airlines said on Wednesday it cut operating costs by 59 percent in the third quarter and had nearly $20 billion of liquidity to position it for an eventual recovery from the COVID-19 crisis that has hammered the travel industry.   Read more »

Local airlines eye further cuts, other measures to ride out pandemic, says air carriers group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 10:46 AM

Airlines in the country are eyeing further cuts and other measures to ride out the pandemic as revenues remain scarce, the Air Carriers Association of the Philippines said Tuesday.  Read more »

French Airbus workers sign key restructuring deal

Johanna Decorse, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 13 09:56 AM

Major French unions on Monday signed a keenly awaited labour deal with Europe's Airbus covering job reductions and furloughs for production workers affected by coronavirus-blighted demand for passenger jets. Read more »

Malaysia Airlines boss says will have to shut down if restructuring plan fails

Joseph Sipalan and Anshuman Daga, Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 09:36 AM

Malaysia Airlines will have to shut down if its lessors decide not to back its latest restructuring plan, the chief executive of the airline's parent group was quoted as saying on Saturday.   Read more »

FAA posts pilot training standards for Boeing 737 MAX

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 11:17 AM

US aviation safety regulators on Tuesday released pilot training protocols for the Boeing 737 MAX, moving the grounded jet one step closer to returning to the skies. 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 »