Southwest Airlines and other carriers say they’ve seen an “improvement” in bookings for March as early spring break airport passenger statistics show the.
Passenger traffic on U.S. airlines has dropped again to levels not seen in a couple decades, but CEO Ed Bastian of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines thinks there will be a summer surge, at least within the United States. Like many others in the airline industry, Bastian favors testing international travelers for
SkyWest Airlines says it lost $46 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, as reduced flight schedules and lower demand from its mainline airline partners continued to challenge the regional carrier.
Boeing continues technology work on 797
News Highlights: Boeing continues technology work on 797
The Boeing 797 – a plane that airline passengers will love – is back on the drawing board despite Boeing’s record loss in 2020.
Speaking to a select group of analysts this week, Boeing president and chief executive officer David Calhoun said the aerospace giant is making good progress in technology development and manufacturing, someone speaking to Airlineratings.com said.
Mr. Calhoun also added that it will be ready when that time comes “to offer a truly differentiated product.”
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And that product is expected to be a so-called mid-size two-aisle aircraft with 220-270 seats and a range of about 10 to 11 hours.
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines plans to return 400 pilots to regular flying duties by this summer in a sign that it expects travel to increase over the peak vacation season from current, low pandemic levels. The airline’s senior vice president of flight operations, John Laughter, said in a memo that the airline is