The United States and China will each allow four weekly flights between the two countries, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday, easing a standoff on travel restrictions in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. government still hopes China will agree to restore full U.S. flight rights under their bilateral aviation agreement,…
Qatar Airways will slash some pilots’ salaries and make others redundant to offset the revenue collapse caused by the novel coronavirus travel crisis, it said in a memo seen by AFP Monday. The Gulf airline, which flew to more than 170 destinations with 234 aircraft as of March, has been hit by airport closures and…
All international flights to and from Saudi Arabia will continue to be suspended until further notice due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Kingdom’s Saudia Airlines said on Sunday. Flights are expected to resume gradually and a schedule will be announced through official channels, said the airline, responding to rumors about the resumption of flights.…
Three Katyusha rockets landed near Baghdad International Airport late on Monday, the Iraqi military said. The military said it found rocket launchers with several rockets in a rural area in western Baghdad, and there were no reports of damage or casualties. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Delta Air Lines has received approval from the Shanghai government to resume flights from June 18. Delta Air Lines has received approval from the Shanghai government to resume flights from June 18, a company spokeswoman said on Monday, paving the way for the carrier to resume services to China after months of suspension due to…
Eleven weeks after the last easyJet passenger flight touched down, Britain’s biggest budget airline is to resume flying. The carrier has not flown passengers since 29 March 2020, when an easyJet plane brought stranded holidaymakers home from Tenerife to Gatwick airport. Since then, the airline’s entire fleet of 344 Airbus jets has been grounded. But…
Emirates has retired a first A380 form its fleet. Emirates A380 (reg. A6-EDB) was seen at Dubai International Airport without Emirates without its livery. The aircraft (msn 13) was only 12 years old, delivered in October 2008. First flight on 2 April 2008. It performed a test flight on May 14 after a last commercial…
A Chinese scientific researcher suspected of espionage was arrested in Los Angeles this week as he attempted to leave the United States, officials said. Xin Wang was taken into custody on June 7 as he prepared to board a flight to Tianjin, China, the US Attorney’s Office in San Francisco and the local FBI office…
British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair have launched a combined legal action against what they have branded a “flawed” quarantine introduced by the government earlier this week. From Monday travellers arriving by plane, ferry or train – including UK nationals – must give an address where they will self-isolate. They are requested to self-isolate for two…
German airline Lufthansa has said it will cut 22,000 jobs as it struggles to deal with the slump in air travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The carrier predicted a slow recovery in demand and expected to have about 100 fewer aircraft after the crisis. Lufthansa said half the job cuts would be in Germany.…
Emirates has laid off over a thousand employees including 700 cabin crew and 600 pilots. “We have endeavored to sustain the current family as is… but have come to the conclusion that we unfortunately have to say goodbye to a few of the wonderful people that worked with us,” the airline said in an email…
Footage captured over the weekend shows a plane being struck by lightning just moments before landing at Heathrow. Video shot in central London shows the plane attempting to land in stormy weather passing just over buildings near the river Thames. As it slowly descends the aircraft is suddenly struck by what appears to be three…