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Aviation groups reach compromise on airport slot relief

A white jet with light green tail lifts off runway with green trees and city skyline in the background.

Airport and airline industry organizations are urging aviation regulators to adopt more flexible rules on valuable take-off and landing slots to help preserve air service in many communities, while also making some accommodation to low-cost carriers trying to gain more access to big, hub airports.

On Thursday, the International Air Transport Association, Airports Council International and an association of slot coordinators recommended the current suspension of use-it-or-lose-it  flight quotas...

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Qantas consolidates units in response to depressed international market

A big Qantas jet takes off in bright skies right over photographer, with logo clearly seen on bottom of fuselage. Qantas' international business is suffering.

In a sign of just how bad prospects are for international travel to recover, Qantas Airways on Monday announced it is eliminating the position in charge of international business and folding it into the domestic business unit. 

International boss Tino La Spina will depart Sept. 1 after 14 years with the company and his responsibilities will transfer to Qantas Domestic CEO Andrew David, who also oversees Qantas Freight. The Qantas Group said combining the units under a single chief was necessary...

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Freighter influx can’t offset cargo decline at Schiphol airport

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam witnessed a nearly 50% rise in freight flights for the first half of the year, but this traffic was not enough to counter the dramatic drop in cargo transported in the bellies of passenger planes grounded by coronavirus travel restrictions.

Despite a 12.4% increase in all-cargo volume to 463,679 tons, the Amsterdam airport said Monday that cargo throughput had fallen 14.5% because passenger traffic virtually disappeared in March when COVID-19 surged in Europe. The...

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Airlines chafe against UK quarantine as Europe opens travel

Pilot with face mask looking out window of big white jet.

An Austrian Airlines flight departed from Vienna at 6:30 a.m. Monday for Munich, Germany, marking the company’s first scheduled passenger flight in almost three months and the lifting of travel restrictions between European Union states. 

It’s good news for airlines that have suffered for months with almost no revenue, but an announcement from Lufthansa Airlines about mass layoffs is a stark reminder that the industry’s road back to financial health will be long and challenging. And while the...

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