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News about the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the aviation industry, including travel restrictions, operations, and the industry’s recovery.
Air Arabia launches first low-cost carrier from Abu Dhabi
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, a joint venture between state-owned Etihad Airways and the Air Arabia group, will start…
2020-10-22
La Compagnie suspends flights until September 2020
La Compagnie Boutique Airline postponed the resumption of its flights to New York for a second time. Due…
2020-10-22
God could not save the Queen: British Airways retires Boeing 747
British Airways is permanently retiring all of its Boeing 747 fleet due to the drop in demand caused…
2020-10-22
COVID-19: Italian regulator threatens Ryanair with flight ban
The Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile (ENAC), the Italian civil aviation authority, is threatening to suspend Ryanair flights…
2020-10-22
One minute late SAS plane forces 158 passengers into quarantine
The 158 passengers on flight SK4700 between Nice, France, and Oslo, Norway, will have to isolate for ten…
2020-10-22
Qatar Airways imposes stricter curfew on flight crew
Qatar Airways announced an extended 10-hour overnight curfew for their cabin crew staying in their accommodations of Doha,…
2020-10-22
Royal duel: which of A380 or B747 fly more passengers nowadays?
When the coronavirus crisis hit the aviation industry with low demand, the widebodies were the first aircraft to…
2020-10-22
World Tourism Organization offers tool to track tourism recovery
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched an online tool called the “Tourism Recovery Tracker” to help track…
2020-09-29
Aerospace supplier Latecoere to cut French workforce by a third
Latécoère Group, a French supplier of aerostructures, presented its strategic plan to alleviate the effect of the coronavirus…
2020-09-25
From shopping to masks: did passenger experience change forever?
The restrictions imposed by health authorities around the world have durably changed the expectations of passengers when it…
2020-09-14
Emirates refunded customers more than $1 billion since March 2020
Emirates has processed more than 1.4 million refund requests and returned more than $1.36 billion since March 2020.…
2020-09-08
France details new investment plan for hydrogen aircraft by 2035
The French government presented the details of a €100 billion recovery program for the country’s economy. Among the…
2020-09-04
Lufthansa tightens mask exemptions, requires negative Covid test
Lufthansa Group is tightening the exemptions from mask requirements onboard their flights to include a medical certificate and…
2020-08-24
Lufthansa Group signs EASA Aviation Industry Charter for COVID-19
The Lufthansa Group airlines signed the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Charter for COVID-19, committing to implement…
2020-08-21
easyJet to close three British bases
The British low-cost carrier easyJet will close its bases in London-Stansted, London-Southend, and Newcastle from September 2020. Several…
2020-08-18
Virgin Atlantic files for asset protection in the United States
Virgin Atlantic has filed for bankruptcy protection concerning its activities in the United States while it is still…
2020-08-05
Embraer pushes back E175-E2 introduction to 2023
In a financial statement released on August 5, 2020, Embraer reported second-quarter losses and a steep drop in…
2020-08-05
Airbus posts $2.2 billion net loss in H1, deliveries cut in half
Airbus reported a $1.9 billion loss for the second quarter of 2020, as the manufacturer announced it slowed…
2020-07-30