Airplanes
United Air Pivots to Leisure Routes in Modest Schedule Boost
United Airlines airplanes sit outside an empty waiting area at Newark International Airport on June 9, 2020. United's September schedule will be about 37% less than in September 2019. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg News)
United Airlines Holdings Inc. will boost flights modestly in September as it resumes service on more than 25 international routes.
July 31, 2020United Air Warns Outlook Threatens One-Third of Pilot Jobs
United Airlines planes stand past an empty waiting area for travelers at Newark International Airport in New Jersey. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg News)
United Airlines Holdings Inc. warned that it’s considering furloughs for as many as one-third of its nearly 12,000 pilots, citing a resurgence in U.S. coronavirus cases that’s weakened sales.
July 30, 2020Airlines Pledge Aircraft, Loyalty Programs in Bid to Tap Funding
Passengers walk past thermal imaging cameras at LAX on July 7. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Global airlines are pledging their brands, loyalty programs and aircraft as collateral to secure more funds in the debt markets as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the sector.
July 27, 2020Southwest Air Says 28% of Workers Applied to Take Leave or Exit
A Southwest Airlines check-in area at a nearly empty terminal in LAX. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Southwest Airlines Co. said 28% of its workforce has agreed to leave the company permanently or temporarily, boosting the carrier’s effort to preserve cash.
July 20, 2020Global Air Passenger Slump to Last Until 2023, Moody’s Says
Many of the seats aboard a United Airlines flight sit empty on May 11. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Global airline passenger demand won’t recover to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels until the end of 2023, and only then if effective vaccines and medicines are available, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
July 17, 2020Extension of Airline Payroll Aid Sought by Unions, Lawmakers
Delta Air Lines planes are seen at Dulles International Airport on June 1. (mpi34/MediaPunch/IPX via AP)
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers along with airline unions are calling for an extension of federal aid to prevent an expected wave of layoffs starting in October.
July 15, 2020Southwest Says Flyer Numbers Need to Triple to Avoid Layoffs
A Southwest Airlines check-in area at a nearly empty terminal in LAX. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Southwest Airlines Co. needs passenger numbers to triple by year-end if it’s going to avoid the carrier’s first ever involuntary job cuts, its chief executive officer said, even as rising coronavirus infections prompt some states to restrict travel.
July 13, 2020United Air Says 36,000 US Jobs at Risk Once Aid Ends
United Airlines planes stand past an empty waiting area for travelers at Newark International Airport on June 9. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg News)
United Airlines Holdings Inc. notified 36,000 employees, or 45% of its U.S. workforce, that their jobs are at risk after federal payroll aid expires at the end of September.
July 8, 2020American Air to Book Jets to Capacity, Shelve Social Distancing
Passengers sit on an American Airlines flight departing from Los Angeles International Airport on June 13. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
American Airlines Group Inc. said it would sell flights to capacity starting July 1, abandoning caps on passenger loads that were designed to promote social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
June 26, 2020American Air Pilots Want US to Buy Seats for Distancing
Passengers wear protective masks on an American Airlines flight departing from Los Angeles on June 13. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
American Airlines Group Inc.’s pilots are calling on the U.S. government to pay for enough jetliner seats to enable social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
June 24, 2020