Boeing reports $2.4 billion net loss, postpones 777X to 2022
Boeing reported a $2.4 billion loss for the second quarter of 2020. The manufacturer announced it would slow…
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News about the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the aviation industry, including travel restrictions, operations, and the industry’s recovery.
Lufthansa to resume JFK flights, offers PCR Corona testing
The Lufthansa Group announced on August 27 to be continuing its five weekly flights to New York (JFK)…
Hong Kong government adds to Cathay Pacific troubles
As Cathay Pacific Airways is trying to preserve cash by delaying some aircraft deliveries, a new health policy…
Airbus seeks government compromises to save jobs
Airbus unveiled its plan to cut 15,000 jobs among its workforce, including 5,000 in France and 5,100 in…
China cancels 1,200 flights in Beijing amid new COVID-19 outbreak
On June 17, 2020, over 1,200 flights from and to Beijing airports were canceled as concerns of a…
Tarmac Aerosave opens fourth aircraft storage site
With the ever-increasing demand for aircraft storage, Tarmac Aerosave decided to increase its total capacity to 270 aircraft…
Lion Air halts flights 2nd time, points to passenger behavior
Lion Air group airlines are suspending scheduled domestic and international flights indefinitely starting from June 5, 2020. The…
Ryanair gives ultimatum to French pilots: 20% wage cut or layoff
Expecting losses in the second quarter of 2020, Ryanair plans to cut wages by 20% among pilots and…
Did Covid-19 put commercial space travel on hold?
Airline companies became one of the global industries affected by the current pandemic the most. Following the global…
easyJet to cut 4500 jobs and reduce fleet
The British low-cost carrier easyJet announced it would cut a third of its workforce, or nearly 4,500 jobs,…
New IFRS for airlines with provisions for virus impact?
In the last 10 years, the world faced two viruses with great amount of deaths, panic of consumers…
Zipair to begin operations performing cargo-only flights
On May 21, 2020 Japanese LCC Zipair applied for permission to operate cargo-only flights between Tokyo Narita and…
COVID-19: Ryanair unveils new toilet policy [Video]
As Ryanair prepares to resume 40% of its flights in July 2020, the low-cost carrier presented a series…
Boeing strives to reconvince aviation safety amid COVID-19
Boeing is working on an initiative aimed to re-convince the travelling public that flying is safe amid the…
Airbus considers restructuring, 10,000 jobs at stake
Airbus is reportedly preparing a restructuring plan that would cut thousands of jobs, in order to alleviate the…
Brussels Airlines could fire 1000 employees, unions in shock
Brussels Airlines presented a recovery plan that includes a reduction of its workforce by a quarter and of…
Boeing CEO predicts end of major US carrier
David Calhoun, president and CEO of Boeing, has deemed it “most likely” that one of the major U.S.…
JetBlue sells miles for $150 million, cuts Airbus order
As the pandemic effects chip away at the world economies, many airlines are forced to find new ways…