New IATA analysis says 25 million jobs could be lost in aviation collapse
The International Air Transport Association has released new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the Covid-19 crisis.…
About 100 flight attendants have tested positive for the coronavirus
The union representing flight attendants for American Airlines says about 100 flight attendants have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, representing more than 27,000 flight…
ALERT Wuhan Airport has reopened after 76 days of lockdown
Wuhan Airport started resuming flights after 76 days of lockdown. The airport in Wuhan, the central Chinese city hard-hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, started resuming domestic passenger flights early Wednesday…
BREAKING Lufthansa Group announces to permanently get rid of 42 planes
The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG does not expect the aviation industry to return to pre-coronavirus crisis levels very quickly. According to its assessment, it will take months until…
Boeing is suspending 787 production in Charleston, SC until further notice
Boeing will temporarily suspend all 787 operations at Boeing South Carolina (BSC) until further notice, starting at the end of second shift on Wednesday, April 8. This impacts the Airport…
easyJet secures £600 million in government funding
easyJet has issued £600 million of commercial paper through the Covid Corporate Financing Facility. The decision comes as the low-cost carrier seeks to maximise its liquidity in the wake of…
Singapore Changi Airport to close Terminal 2 for 18 months
Operations at Changi Airport Terminal 2 will be suspended for 18 months. Operations at Changi Airport Terminal 2 will be suspended for 18 months from May 1, said Transport…
British Airways is sending half of its A380 fleet to France for storage
British Airways is sending six of its A380 fleet to France for storage. The planes will be transferred to Chateauroux this week. Monday G-XLEA G-XLEC G-XLEF G-XLEI Tuesday G-XLEJ G-XLEL…
Airbus A350-1000 deployed to supply millions of face masks from China to France, Germany, Spain and the UK
Airbus continues to purchase and supply millions of face masks from China, the large majority of which will be donated to governments of the Airbus home countries, namely France, Germany,…
A woman was the only passenger on board American Airlines flight out of Ronald Reagan Washington Airport
A woman who booked a flight out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was the only passenger on a flight to Boston to see her mother last week. Take a…
Captain Crozier, relieved of his command, was given an ovation when he left the aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt
Brett Crozier, the captain of a U.S. aircraft carrier relieved of his command, was given a hero’s ovation by his crew when he left the vessel. Here is brief clip…
