Emirates has suspended flights from Pakistan after passengers who transited through Dubai tested positive for Covid-19. The decision was taken after 26 people on board a flight from Pakistan to Hong Kong via Dubai were found to have the virus. The airline said it was committed to serving its customers in Pakistan and is “working…
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be grounding nearly 150 out of its 426 pilots, amid an inquiry that they hold “dubious” licences, a company spokesman said. The decision comes at a time when an initial inquiry into a PIA plane crash was presented before the parliament by the country’s aviation minister, who also highlighted irregularities…
Virgin Australia administrators, Deloitte. have agreed to sell the airline to Bain Capital after the only other remaining bidder, Cyrus Capital Partners, pulled out of the sale process. Cyrus cited lack of engagement from the administration as the reason for their withdrawal. In a statement Cyrus said, “On the morning of 22 June 2020, Cyrus…
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has announced today that Qantas will be a smaller airline for the foreseeable future. He has also announced the axing of 6000 jobs with another 15000 staff stood down, more aircraft retirements and almost no international travel until July 2021. Those stood down will be stood down without pay. The redundancies…
The first flight took off from Orly airport south of Paris at 6:25am Friday, marking a reopening after shutting down on March 31 due to the coronavirus crisis, but with just a fraction of its normal flights. A Transavia plane bound for the Portuguese city of Porto was sprayed by water cannons from the airport…
At least 262 out of the total 860 active pilots in the country did not give proper exams. Around 40 per cent of the pilots in Pakistan have fake flying licences, said the Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar. Sarwar revealed the startling news about the ‘fake’ pilots while presenting a provisional inquiry report in the National…
Qantas will ground its A380 aircraft fleet in the Mojave desert. Qantas will ground its entire flagship Airbus A380 fleet until at least the middle of 2023 as the airline comes to grips with what’s expected to be a prolonged downturn in international travel. “We’re parking the A380s for at least three years,” Qantas Group…
The RAF VIP plane used by Boris Johnson and senior members of the government to travel around the world is to have its grey livery repainted estimated to cost about £900,000. The union flag-inspired paint job for the Voyager aircraft comes two years after the prime minister complained about the dullness of its former colour.…
From 15 July, A380 will return to the skies with flights to London Heathrow and Paris. For Emirates is operating all its passenger flights on the Boeing 777. A total of 71 Emirates A380s are grounded at Al Maktoum International Airport. One A380 has already left the fleet and Emirates will likely phases out two…
British Airways has grounded most of its 30-strong fleet in response to the massive slump in travel demand caused by the COVID-19. The vast majority of BA’s 747’s have been put into longterm storage at facilities in Wales, but several were being used on repatriation to London Heathrow. Sources claim British Airways has now formally…
European Union officials are racing to agree on who can visit the bloc as of July 1 based on how countries of origin are faring with new coronavirus cases. Americans, so far, are excluded, according to draft lists seen by The New York Times. The European Union plans to ban travel from the US when…
Virgin Australia bondholders have made an 11th hour bid to try to recapitalise the airline, two days after Administrators Deloitte received final offers from the two final bidders, Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners. Under the bondholders proposal they would recaptilise the airline to the value of $800 million with an additional $125 million to…