Canada’s transport ministry has given the okay for WestJet Airlines to acquire Toronto-based Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines. The move comes a year after the companies entered into a merger agreement and after what Transport Canada said was a robust review that…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has rescinded an order from December that required travelers to the U.S. from China present a negative Covid-19 test before departure, the CDC announced Friday. Passengers no longer will need to present a negative…
The Justice Department’s legal case to block JetBlue’s acquisition of Spirit Airlines relies in part on traditional antitrust considerations about increased market consolidation. But the ultimate success or failure of the lawsuit, filed on March 7, could also depend upon whether the…
Northern Pacific Airways aspires to offer connections between the Pacific Rim and the continental U.S. via Anchorage. However, the carrier will debut in June with a much less ambitious offering. The carrier’s inaugural service will be a short, weekly flight between Las…
A massive aircraft order by Air India signals that the carrier is aiming to retake international market share from Emirates and the other global carriers that connect East and West. The order is also likely to lead to an expansion of nonstop…
Pilots at Delta Air Lines easily approved a new contract that will raise their pay by 34% over four years and likely lead to similar agreements covering union pilots at other major U.S. airlines. The Air Line Pilots Association said 78% of…
An independent report calls for the tourism and transportation sector to make policy and investment shifts that refocus growth in areas most ready to decarbonize. The report, published by the Travel Foundation with support from varied travel organizations, also urges the industry…
Stringent pandemic-era flight restrictions are delaying any substantial resumption of travel between the U.S. and China, despite China’s reopening for inbound and outbound travel in January. One result: United in mid-February slashed nearly 1,400 China flights from its preliminary March through August…
The union that represents JetBlue flight attendants has come out in strong opposition to JetBlue’s proposed acquisition of discount carrier Spirit Airlines. In a letter addressed Thursday to U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland and DOT secretary Pete Buttigieg, Transport Workers Union of…
United Airlines and Air Canada in June will add two new routes between Canada and the United States and offer “optimized connections” at each airlines’ hubs, the carriers announced Thursday. Air Canada beginning June 1 will operate nonstop service between Vancouver and…