MIAMI – American Airlines (AA) will begin flying its Boeing 787 Dreamliners to Orlando International Airport to match greater demand this summer.
American Airlines in summer 2021 expects to fly 90% of its domestic seat capacity compared to summer 2019 in anticipation of strong demand. With this recovery in the domestic and leisure market, the carrier is shifting its widebodies to Orlando (MCO) and adding more routes to reconnect customers as AA continues to rebuild its network.
According to
Ishrion Aviation, AA will inaugurate Boeing 787 flights to Orlando this summer from two hubs:
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The
South China Morning Post reports today that in addition to the quarantine skip, fully-vaccinated arriving crews may bypass isolation regardless of country of departure.
According to the news outlet, the relaxation of the guidelines came just hours after the government tightened restrictions for banning flights arriving from countries that are deemed “high risk,” particularly countries in which new coronavirus variants have been identified. Entry rules for passengers arriving from those countries were tightened as well.
FedEx MD-10. Photo: Luca Flores/Airways
What Countries are Low Risk?
On the cargo side, the government has told airlines that unvaccinated pilots who traveled to Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Thailand can avoid quarantine as long as they remained separated from the general population during their stay in the country.
MIAMI – Alaska Airlines (AS) has signed a partnership with SkyNRG that aims to advance the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in its aircraft.
As stated in a company press release yesterday, both companies signed “a memorandum of understanding (MOU) committing to increased investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF),” adding that the agreement “builds on a long history of Alaska leadership advancing SAF and partners the airline with the global SAF pioneers at SkyNRG Americas.”
The agreement states that SkyNRG will initially focus on the development of sustainable fuel production facilities that will supply Western US airports.
Alaska Airlines new Boeing 737 MAX 9. Photo: Brandon Farris/Airways
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MIAMI – In a press release, Air Canada (AC) confirmed its major commitment to supporting climate change resilience across the sector.
The airline has set lofty climate goals, aiming to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) across its entire global operations by 2050.
To achieve this, AC has set total midterm GHG net reduction goals for its air and ground operations by 2030, relative to its 2019 baseline, and has planned to invest US$50m in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), as well as emission reductions and deletions. Michael Rousseau, President, and Chief Executive Officer at AC said the following:
“Economic growth and sustainability are equally important, and we have a strong track record for both. Despite the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we remain deeply committed to long-term sustainability. Climate change is critical, and we believe we can and must do more to address this for the future of our environment.”