US carrier Delta Airlines announced bigger than expected loss in the first three months of this year, AP reported. The negative result went as high as 1.2 billion dollars, but the airline still expressed optimism over rising ticked bookings for late summer as Covid-19 restrictions start to ease in most industrial countries.

American Airlines said on Wednesday it expects to fly more than 90% of its domestic seat capacity in the summer of 2021, compared with the same period in 2019, due to a strong rebound in bookings.

The budget carrier EasyJet announced it expected to return to strong sales by end-May as Covid restrictions ease in most countries and vaccination rollout in Europe gains speed, Reuters reported. The carrier emphasized a jump in sales due to summer travel rebound is vital to offset losses caused by the pandemic grounding of EasyJet’s fleet. It elaborated that in its April to end of June quarter it would fly up to 20% of 2019 capacity levels.

The airplane producer Airbus announced a robust growth in demand for new planes as countries started to relief restrictions, related to pandemic. One of the main restrictions was linked to travel and transport and grounded the fleet of many carriers. The lack of transport and travel lead to a drastic slump in demand for new planes. But March seemed to be the turning point for Airbus which reported first signs of recovery, Reuters reported.

The Chinese capital Beijing plans a dramatic shift aimed at reducing air pollution, Reuters reported. The city expects to have at least 10,000 fuel cell vehicles. The plans also include building 74 hydrogen filling stations. China is the biggest green house gas emitter in the world but is aiming for carbon-neutrality by 2060. It is leading the global expansion in renewable energy like solar and wind power, and has in the last few years begun early planning for venturing into hydrogen.

The world travel and tourist industries are struggling with Covid-19 related restrictions and the global recession, Reuters reported. In latest developments the industries seek for options to recover traveling by imposing certificates for passengers who were vaccinated against the virus.

Three of the biggest car and truck makers Toyota, Isuzu and Hino announced that they have agreed to form a partnership aimed at introducing new technologies, AP reported. The tech tie-up will be focused on truck production. The emphasis will be on development of commercial vehicles which to work on electricity, hydrogen and have autonomous driving technologies.

British Airways said it was considering selling its headquarters building because of a switch to homeworking during the pandemic means it may no longer need so much office space.

British Airways’s new boss said vaccinated people should be allowed to travel without restriction and non-vaccinated people with a negative COVID-19 test, as he set out his ideas for a travel restart a month before the UK government finalises its plans.

Ryanair, Easyjet and other low-cost airlines have written to the European Union asking that its plan to force carriers to use a certain share of sustainable fuels apply to all flights, not just short-haul ones.