Vietnam will suspend all inbound international flights to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country, the government said in a statement on Saturday. “(Vietnam) will suspend all the flights carrying foreign passengers to minimise the number of people coming to the country,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in the statement, without giving a…
EasyJet has said it will ‘ground the majority of its fleet of aircraft’ from Tuesday. It will operate rescue flights ‘as required to repatriate customers’ still abroad and will continue to run a ‘minimal schedule of essential services’. The minimal scheduled services will mainly involve routes serving the UK, it has been reported. The EasyJet…
South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it will immediately suspend all international operations until 31 May 2020 in response to a government travel ban aimed at stopping the transmission of the Coronavirus (Covid-19). The COVID-19 pandemic and attendant travel restrictions, resulted in substantial decline in demand for air travel. The situation caused many airlines…
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) technician who is assigned to the air traffic control tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. The technician has not been to the facility since March 16. He left the building after a brief visit and did not enter the air traffic control tower cab…
Farnborough International Airshow was due to take place 20-24 July. Statement It is with great regret that we announce the Farnborough International Airshow 2020, due to take place in July, is cancelled. After very careful consideration, the unprecedented impact of the global Coronavirus pandemic has forced this decision in the interests of the health and…
Coronavirus has pushed Ecuador to prevent planes from Europe landing. Workers at the Jose Joaquin de Olmedo airport in the city of Guayaquil have parked their cars across the runway. A video footage, filmed from a helicopter, captured the scenes from the air. The vehicles can be seen strewn up and down the ground, leaving…
Copenhagen airport is converting two of its three runways as aircraft parking. The operator says it expects an important number of aircraft to be parked at the Danish capital hub “before long”, and that the parking issue is a “pressing challenge”. It will maintain flight access by keeping a single runway, 22L/04R, in operation for…
Paris CDG airport will close south runways. Paris CDG Airport will close south runways (08LR&26LR) to allow planes to be parked. Paris CDG has 4 runways in total.
The Australian Government today announced a $A715 million ($423.64 million, €385.34 million, £356 million) package to assist Australian airlines through the COVID-19 crisis. The package will see aviation excise, Airservices Australia charges on domestic operations, and domestic and regional aviation security charges waived by the government. As the fee exemptions are being backdated to 1…
The experience of traveling on a private jet is definitely on a whole other level than traveling first-class, let alone economy-class. As luxurious as a first-class flight is, flying on a private jet is all about tailoring this luxury to you. In other words, it is tailored to meet your needs rather than the airline’s.…
All regularly scheduled Qantas and Jetstar international flights from Australia will be suspended from end March until at least end May 2020. Some flights may continue in order to maintain key links, based on ongoing discussions with the Federal Government. More than 150 aircraft will be temporarily grounded, including all of Qantas’ A380s, 747s and…
Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday it was parking more than 600 jets – at least half of its fleet – cutting more flights and implementing a round of paycuts for officers, managers, and directors while members of the board forgo compensation. Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday it was parking more than 600 aircraft,…