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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.
Boeing reports $2.4 billion net loss, postpones 777X to 2022
Boeing reported a $2.4 billion loss for the second quarter of 2020. The manufacturer announced it would slow…
2020-07-29
Lufthansa to resume JFK flights, offers PCR Corona testing
The Lufthansa Group announced on August 27 to be continuing its five weekly flights to New York (JFK)…
2020-07-28
Hong Kong government adds to Cathay Pacific troubles
As Cathay Pacific Airways is trying to preserve cash by delaying some aircraft deliveries, a new health policy…
2020-07-24
Airbus seeks government compromises to save jobs
Airbus unveiled its plan to cut 15,000 jobs among its workforce, including 5,000 in France and 5,100 in…
2020-07-02
China cancels 1,200 flights in Beijing amid new COVID-19 outbreak
On June 17, 2020, over 1,200 flights from and to Beijing airports were canceled as concerns of a…
2020-06-17
Tarmac Aerosave opens fourth aircraft storage site
With the ever-increasing demand for aircraft storage, Tarmac Aerosave decided to increase its total capacity to 270 aircraft…
2020-06-16
Lion Air halts flights 2nd time, points to passenger behavior
Lion Air group airlines are suspending scheduled domestic and international flights indefinitely starting from June 5, 2020. The…
2020-06-05
Ryanair gives ultimatum to French pilots: 20% wage cut or layoff
Expecting losses in the second quarter of 2020, Ryanair plans to cut wages by 20% among pilots and…
2020-06-01
Did Covid-19 put commercial space travel on hold?
Airline companies became one of the global industries affected by the current pandemic the most. Following the global…
2020-05-30
easyJet to cut 4500 jobs and reduce fleet
The British low-cost carrier easyJet announced it would cut a third of its workforce, or nearly 4,500 jobs,…
2020-05-28
New IFRS for airlines with provisions for virus impact?
In the last 10 years, the world faced two viruses with great amount of deaths, panic of consumers…
2020-05-25
Zipair to begin operations performing cargo-only flights
On May 21, 2020 Japanese LCC Zipair applied for permission to operate cargo-only flights between Tokyo Narita and…
2020-05-22
COVID-19: Ryanair unveils new toilet policy [Video]
As Ryanair prepares to resume 40% of its flights in July 2020, the low-cost carrier presented a series…
2020-05-20
Boeing strives to reconvince aviation safety amid COVID-19
Boeing is working on an initiative aimed to re-convince the travelling public that flying is safe amid the…
2020-05-18
Airbus considers restructuring, 10,000 jobs at stake
Airbus is reportedly preparing a restructuring plan that would cut thousands of jobs, in order to alleviate the…
2020-05-15
Brussels Airlines could fire 1000 employees, unions in shock
Brussels Airlines presented a recovery plan that includes a reduction of its workforce by a quarter and of…
2020-05-13
Boeing CEO predicts end of major US carrier
David Calhoun, president and CEO of Boeing, has deemed it “most likely” that one of the major U.S.…
2020-05-12
JetBlue sells miles for $150 million, cuts Airbus order
As the pandemic effects chip away at the world economies, many airlines are forced to find new ways…
2020-05-08