Air Tahiti Nui operates longest flight ever due to COVID-19
As an unexpected consequence of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, the French airline Air Tahiti Nui broke the record…
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Qantas to ground all widebodies, cut 90% flights due to COVID-19
Caught in the global coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting fall of travel demand, Qantas, the biggest Australian…
Airbus halts production in France and Spain due to coronavirus
Airbus announced the temporary suspension of its production in some of its plants located in France and Spain.…
Italy to renationalize Alitalia after virus scares off buyers
As the potentiality to find a buyer in the context of the coronavirus Covid-19 epidemic is almost null,…
Ryanair to cut 80%, does not rule out grounding full fleet
Ryanair, the biggest airline in Europe by passenger numbers, plans to cut up to 80% of its flights…
Air France to temporarily lay off 80% of staff due to coronavirus
Due to the coronavirus Covid-19 epidemic, Ben Smith, CEO of Air France-KLM Group announced it would gradually reduce…
Qatar Airways CEO calls Covid-19 “fear factor” as country closes
Due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the state of Qatar announced it would ban non-Qataris from entering the…
Boeing loses Washington State 40% tax cut
The Senate of Washington State, where Boeing’s headquarters and main factories are located, repealed the tax break for…
Will coronavirus send the A380 into early retirement?
As the aviation industry is caught in the coronavirus crisis, American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) is accelerating the retirement…
Can Norwegian survive the US travel ban on Europe?
Norwegian government waives aviation taxes in the country, but it might be just too little too late to…
Emirates cuts flights to United States, Italy, adds pax screening
Emirates is implementing a new round of flight suspensions, namely to Italy and the United States, due to…
Iran to send UAI’s downed Flight PS752 black boxes to Ukraine
Iran agreed to send the black boxes of the downed Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 to Ukraine. Iranian officials…
Third and last ANA A380 takes off for maiden flight
The third and last Airbus A380 for the airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) made its maiden flight in…
Boeing’s February orders and deliveries saved by Dreamliner
Caught in the ongoing 737 MAX crisis and the fall in demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak, Boeing…
Coronavirus: United States suspends travel from Europe
The United States President Donald Trump announced that due to the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak, which killed 38 people…
In-depth | Everything you need to know about Boeing 777X
Since the first Boeing 777 entered commercial service in 1995, the aircraft family has become the most successful…
Flights to Italy come to a halt as lockdown is enforced
On March 9, 2020, the Italian government placed the whole country on lockdown to better counter the coronavirus…
Capacity-cutting American Airlines to stock up on Dreamliners
American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) plans to add 22 new Boeing 787 Dreamliner wide-bodies to its fleet of 947…