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Cebu Pacific eyes full pre-pandemic capacity by March

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 08:07 PM

Cebu Pacific said it is set to restore 100 percent of its pre-COVID network and capacity in March, or three years since the pandemic prompted airlines to cut back on flights. Read more »

Cathay Pacific seeks to hire 400 cadet pilots by end of 2023

Laura Westbrook, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 06 12:44 PM

The airline will hire 700 pilots in total by end of next year as part of effort to bring on 4,000 new employees. Cathay and Polytechnic University agree to operate a pilot training program for 3 years after it was suspended for 2 due to COVID-19. Read more »

Airlines face fresh turbulence post-pandemic

Mathieu Rabechault, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 11:41 AM

Airlines are recovering from huge Covid fallout but face fresh turbulence from rocketing inflation while airports battle to cope with booming demand. Read more »

Back to normal? NCR transport hubs prepare for Alert Level 1

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 04:34 PM

It has been two years since transport hubs in the National Capital Region saw an increase in passenger volume. Read more »

5G launches in US without huge impact on flights

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 06:24 AM

A handful of international carriers removed flights to the United States from their schedules Wednesday, but there were not mass cancelations. Read more »

Airlines vs 5G: What are the concerns in the US?

Mathieu Rabechault, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 01:01 AM

The concerns are confined to the United States. ‘It’s not a global or European issue,’ says Airbus chief Guillaume Faury. Read more »

Omicron ‘overreaction?’ Airline ticket sales see steep drop

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 13 03:50 AM

The International Air Transport Association blamed governments for having ‘overreacted’ to the omicron COVID-19 variant by closing borders. Read more »

More than 2,600 flights cancelled in US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 07:46 AM

Air travel continued to be severely disrupted in the United States. Read more »

AirAsia to reactivate staff furloughed during pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 10:52 AM

AirAsia will reactivate flight and ground crew furloughed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, its spokesperson said Thursday. Read more »

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 »

A third of airline staff left jobs amid pandemic: group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 02:35 PM

About a third of the employees of the airline industry left their jobs amid the pandemic, an industry leader said Wednesday. Read more »

Higit 5,000 local airline employees nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 09:18 PM

Hirap na ang airline industry dahil sa kaliwa't kanang restriction sa iba't ibang bansa kabilang na ang Pilipinas.  Read more »

Airlines face $47.7 billion loss in 2021: IATA

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 08:18 AM

Airlines lost more than $126 billion last year as the Covid-19 crisis prompted countries to lock down cities, close borders and ban international flights. Read more »

PAL cutting workforce by 2,300 as pandemic continues to weigh down flights

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 04:04 PM

PAL said this represents about 30 percent of its workforce, and includes both voluntary separations and involuntary retrenchment.   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 »

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 »

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 »