Vietnam Airlines to ground all international flights
Vietnam Airlines is halting all international flights in its network for at least a month, due to the…
Coronavirus
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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.
Emirates asks pilots, cabin crew to take leave
As the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak-caused crisis deepens, Emirates is reportedly once again asking its staff, namely pilots and…
South African Express ceases operations
South African Express Airways, known as SA Express, is halting all operations starting from March 18, 2020, until…
US extends travel ban to UK and Ireland
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has included the United Kingdom and Ireland in…
Air France AF1146 makes U-turn, returns to Paris
On March 16, 2020, Air France Flight AF1146 took off from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in…
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…
Covid-19 positive passenger sneaks onto Emirates flight
A British holidaymaker, who had tested positive for coronavirus Covid-19, left quarantine and boarded Emirates Boeing 777 in…
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…
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…
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…
Qantas to delay Airbus A350XWB order due to coronavirus
Facing financial losses in the context of the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak, Qantas Airways has presented several changes to…
Norwegian’s poise amidst coronavirus met by investors’ skepticism
While some carriers in Europe are cutting their capacity up to 50% due to travel demand drop caused…