Airlines are struggling to manage soaring demand for flying, reporting profits in the most recent quarter but not yet able to restore all of the pre-pandemic capacity. Photo: Daniel SLIM / AFP/FileSource: AFPStrong travel demand has enabled the biggest US airlines to return to profitability, but efforts to restore capacity back to pre-pandemic levels face manpower and cost challenges. For the first time in the Covid-19 era, both American Airlines and United Airlines reported profitable quarters without the benefit of government support programs. "The chief issue we're working through is not hiring but a training and experience bubble," said Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian, who said the carrier had added 18,000 new employees since 2021. United Airlines reported its first profit without government support since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Source: Daily Nation July 22, 2022 03:00 UTC