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,…
The Virgin Australia Group has announced today that it will ground all international operations from March 30 until June 14. Domestic capacity will also be slashed by 50%. The cutbacks will see the equivilent of 53 aircraft grounded, including all 5 B777s, 1 A330 and 14 B737s on international routes. Domestically 20 B737s, 6 A320s,…
Canada and the United States have reached an unprecedented deal to close the shared border to non-essential travel, as both countries try to restrict the spread of the novel coronavirus. Canada and the United States have agreed to restrict non-essential travel across the border, as both countries try to slow the spread of the novel…
Ryanair says it expects that most if not all flights across the group will be grounded from midnight on March 24. The airline has posted details of the severely reduced schedule on the Travel Advisory page on its website. From 18 March at midnight, the airline will cut 80% of flights. From 24 March at…
A male passenger slapped a female flight attendant around the face after she appeared to hit him while he was screaming and spitting in her face. A two-minute video, posted online, begins with the furious passenger aboard the Brussels Airline flight yelling at a male flight attendant who is trying to restrain him. The passenger…
The Qantas Group has announced it is slashing international capacity by 90% and domestic capacity by 60% until the end of May. The cuts will be phased in from the end of this month with routes to be affected announced in the next several days. The move will see 150 aircraft grounded, including most of…
Chicago Midway International Airport’s air traffic control tower has been temporarily closed after three FAA technicians at the airport tested positive for the novel coronavirus. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the air traffic control tower at the airport is “temporarily closing” while crews clean facilities. A ground stop has been ordered. That ground stop…
Most of the world’s airlines will be bankrupt by the end of May due to the ongoing effects of coronavirus, experts have warned. CAPA Centre for Aviation made the dramatic prediction as countries lock down their borders in light of the spread of COVID-19 which has caused more than 170,000 infections and 6,500 deaths around…
Belgium’s Brussels airlines, a Lufthansa subsidiary, will suspend all flights as of Saturday until April 19 over coronavirus, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. “Given the extraordinary circumstances caused by the worldwide coronavirus crisis, Brussels Airlines has decided to temporarily suspend its flight operations,” said the airlines, a subsidiary of Germany’s Lufthansa.