Airbus raises $16 billion; resumes production in France and Spain
Airbus announced further measures to fight the outbreak of COVID-19. The manufacturer has raised additional liquidity to ensure…
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Emirates to suspend passenger flights
As multiple countries have closed their borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, Emirates is suspending the vast…
Russian airlines caught in fake bomb threats problem
Aeroflot’s domestic flight SU1392 took off from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) on March 19, 2020. En route to…
European Council agrees to temporarily waive slot requirements
The European Council announced that due to the unprecedented circumstances in the continent’s skies, it was taking up…
Nikki Haley quits Boeing executive board due federal bailout plea
Nikki Haley has resigned from the Boeing executive board, the company announced on March 19, 2020. A former…
Compass Airlines to cease operations
Compass Airlines, a regional U.S. carrier, which has operated flights for American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) and Delta, is…
Norwegian Air Shuttles offered $276 million aid package
Norwegian Air Shuttle, the long-haul low-cost carrier based in Oslo, Norway, has been offered a state loan guarantee…
Cathay Pacific to operate 4% flights in April and May
Cathay Pacific and its subsidiary, Cathay Dragon, are imposing very significant capacity reductions throughout their network in response…
Delta to accelerate MD-88, MD-90 and Boeing 767 retirements
Facing a significant travel demand drop and other COVID-19 pandemic-caused challenges, Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian said the…
Coronavirus puts further pressure on falling Lufthansa profits
The German airline group, consisting of Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) and Swiss…
Vietnam Airlines to ground all international flights
Vietnam Airlines is halting all international flights in its network for at least a month, due to the…
Ryanair expects to halt operations due to coronavirus
Ryanair, currently the biggest airline group in Europe in terms of passenger numbers, announced significant changes to its…
Emirates asks pilots, cabin crew to take leave
As the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak-caused crisis deepens, Emirates is reportedly once again asking its staff, namely pilots and…
Irkut MC-21-300 conducts flight test with high-density cabin
The Russian answer to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 narrow-bodies, the MC-21-300, completed a test flight with…
Mitsubishi SpaceJet JA26MJ embarks on maiden flight
Flight Test Vehicle 10 (FTV10), the first Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90 in final, certifiable baseline configuration, completed its maiden…
Boeing pleas for $60 billion for aerospace manufacturers in US
Boeing has publicly announced that the company supports a $60 billion aid package for the aerospace manufacturing industry.…
The air in a plane is filtered and 99.97% sterile
According to the studies of the European Aviation Safety Agency the air in the aircraft is changed every…
South African Express ceases operations
South African Express Airways, known as SA Express, is halting all operations starting from March 18, 2020, until…