U.S. officials said Thursday that airlines should consider limiting capacity on planes to promote social distancing, but they are not considering making the airlines do it. The officials also recommended — but did not move to require — that travelers wear face coverings in airports ...
American Airlines aims for packed planes despite coronavirus surge
Drawing fire from public health officials, the carrier touts "multiple layers of protection" against a resurgent coronavirus as it returns to full passenger loads.
Japan Airlines Co. said Wednesday it is planning to fully restart its domestic flights as early as October amid signs of a recovery in travel demand, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. JAL has already started increasing the number of domestic flights ...
Boeing kept FAA in the dark on key 737 MAX design changes, U.S. says
The plane has been grounded from commercial flight since March 2019 after two crashes killed 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia over a five-month span.
ANA chief vows to push reform agenda amid pandemic struggles
CEO and President Shinya Katanozaka is relying on credit worth ¥1 trillion to recover from a record ¥58.7 billion loss in the first fiscal quarter.
Japanese business travelers enter Vietnam after easing of ban
The opening of flights marks the beginning of a program to revive travel and trade hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
American Airlines braces balance sheet with $3.5 billion in financing
American Airlines is selling $750 million of shares and the same amount of senior convertible notes due in 2025, the carrier said in a statement Sunday.
Japan Airlines Co. plans to provide up to ¥150,000 ($1,400) in special allowances to some 36,000 people, or almost all employees of the carrier and its group companies, in early July, company sources said Sunday. The measure is intended to boost the morale of employees, ...
Japan Airlines to raise ¥500 billion as it struggles in pandemic
The airline has already borrowed ¥200 billion from financial institutions but says it expects demand to start recovering this month.
Peach Aviation reopens all domestic routes as Japan lifts restrictions
Low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. resumed services on all 22 domestic routes Friday, as Japan lifted the last remaining travel restrictions after claiming to have checked the spread of coronavirus. The Osaka-based company said it will gradually step up the number of domestic flights, aiming ...
American Airlines bans conservative activist in showdown over face masks
American Airlines Group Inc. removed a passenger who refused to wear a face covering and banned him from taking flights in the future, capping a week in which U.S. carriers vowed to step up enforcement of mask use. Brandon Straka won’t be allowed to fly ...
