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Ryanair’s CEO O’Leary used to be “one of the original skeptics” but says the airline is now focusing on greener initiatives.

Airline executives say they don’t expect a jump in European bookings this summer with borders still closed.

Delta says bookings have improved over the past several months and expects to break even by June.

A CDC and Kansas State University study found that the risk of exposure to Covid-19 could be as much as 57% lower if airlines keep middle seats open.

American Airlines plans to grow its summer U.S. domestic capacity to more than 90% of 2019 levels.

Beta Technologies just announced a deal to supply as many as 20 electric vertical aircraft to Blade Urban Air Mobility.

Airline and travel stocks fell on concerns the J&J vaccine issues would affect bookings.

Boeing posted net positive sales of 40 aircraft last month as more customers ordered Max jets.

“Even with some short-term turbulence, Boeing’s perfectly positioned as the great reopening goes into full swing,” the “Mad Money” host said.

Airlines including United, JetBlue and Spirit have started or plan to resume hiring pilots.

Avelo is a low-cost carrier that will start flying in late April to 11 markets in the Western U.S. — where there is little, if any, direct competition.

Expedia Group is starting COVID-19 Travel Advisor, an online tool that provides information about current travel restrictions, in partnership with Sherpa.

“Nobody here is replacing a helicopter or a jet,” Beta founder Kyle Clark told CNBC. “We’re actually enabling entirely new routes and missions.”

The head of the International Air Transport Association says requirements like proof of vaccines or negative Covid tests should be lifted after the pandemic.

When asked whether coronavirus vaccinations will be necessary in order to fly, the CEO said: “I think this will be the trend initially.”

New apps allow flyers to book private jets — or just a seat on one — faster and easier than ever before.

United started accepting applications for its flight-training academy and aims to train 5,000 pilots by 2030, half of them women or people of color.

A number of developments, including an air travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand, buoyed airline stocks in Asia-Pacific.

Flight-search and booking functions on several major airlines’ websites have been restored after being down Monday due to problems with Google software.

Glenn Fogel, CEO of Booking Holdings, said he thinks vaccine passports would make it safer for people to return to travel as more people get vaccinated.