President elect Joe Biden announced he will nominate his former rival, Pete Buttigieg, for US Secretary of Transportation. Buttigieg would be the youngest member of the new cabinet at just 38 years old.
Vaccine development and testing are near completion, but the most challenging work may still be ahead of us. Experts say that distributing the vaccine is an unprecedented logistical challenge.
US air passenger traffic continues to show little signs of recovery, and has actually declined over the past month. Despite a brief spike at Thanksgiving, US airline traffic is down almost 70% from last year.
IATA says the airline industry’s financial situation is still perilous. The International Air Transport Association projects airlines will turn cash positive later this year. But in the near term losses will soar as infections rise and more travel restrictions are...
Southwest executives studied their history from previous crises such as 9/11 and the Great Recession and saw that expanding during those downturns helped drive revenue growth in the following years.
The coronavirus continues to roil the travel industry, and that includes airline fees. Several U.S. airlines are wiping out change and cancel fees in an effort to encourage bookings.
Renting a private plane could soon be as easy as booking an Airbnb. That’s the vision at Wheels Up, a private aviation start-up.
Boeing is on a hiring spree. That’s in anticipation of the 737 Max being cleared to fly again. It’s now been a year since the Boeing 737 MAX jet was grounded.
The International Air Transport Association is calling on regulators to suspend airport slot rules as airlines struggle with plunging passenger numbers. Watch as we review IATA's plea to address this “use it or lose it” requirement at many global airports.