Aeroflot doubles down on ultra-ambitious plans
The strategy which sees Aeroflot group having 130 million annual passengers, 600 aircraft and a five-star airline, yet…
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South African government did not agree with SAA rescue plan
South African finance minister Tito Mboweni says the government has not committed to fund the new South African…
Ryanair threatens to close 3 bases in Germany
Irish low cost carrier unveils plans to greatly scale-back its operations in Germany, as Vereinigung Cocpit (VC), German…
Jet Time files for bankruptcy, owner registers Jettime
Danish airline Jet Time, which has been offering charter and ACMI services since 2006, has filed for bankruptcy…
KLM schedules retirement to 747s that came back from the grave
KLM, the Dutch national carrier and the oldest airline in the world, announced they are going to bid…
Icelandair revenues fall by 85% in Q2
The preliminary financial results of the second quarter of 2020 indicate that Icelandair group’s revenues dropped by 85%…
Deal over British Airways pay cuts awaits pilots’ approval
After nearly three months of negotiations, British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has reached a deal with British Airways…
KLM plans return to pre-crisis network coverage
Dutch national carrier KLM announces a plan to expand its current lockdown-impacted network to 91 European and 61…
BA threatened with a strike, says it is “disappointed”
Trade union Unite sent a letter with a strike warning British Airways (BA) over its plan to institute…
JetBlue announces $450m loss, revenue dropped by 90%
The United States-based low-cost carrier JetBlue (JBLU) was another American airline with unsurprising yet depressing news for their…
Aeromexico’s situation worsening amid bankruptcy and layoffs
Aeromexico’s Q2 2020 financial results report net loss of $1.3 billion (MXN27 billion) and 84.5% decrease of revenue…
Spirit plans to furlough up to 30% of its workers
Friday will see the start of negotiations between the United States-based low-cost Spirit Airlines (S64) (SAVE) and workers’…
Aeroflot revenue falls 85% in Q2, all hopes on domestic flights
Aeroflot, major Russian airline group, announced their second-quarter 2020 results, and they are on par with the rest…
An airline closure in sight? United drops ExpressJet contract
ExpressJet will start to downscale its operations as United Airlines drops its long-running contract with the regional firm…
Air Canada blames government for massive losses
As the Canadian flag carrier Air Canada (ADH2) announced a massive loss for its second quarter of 2020,…
LATAM fires over a third of its workforce
The largest South American airline,LATAM, has announced that due to the effects of COVID-19 pandemic over 2,700 of…
Tigerair Australia suspends operations for foreseeable future
Tigerair Australia, low-cost subsidiary of Virgin Australia, has declared the discontinuation of its brand while the parent company…
Eithad remains optimistic despite massive losses and job cuts
Etihad, United Arab Emirates’ second-largest carrier and one of the Middle East’s “big three”, remains optimistic about its…