Lufthansa decided April 7 to make deep cuts to its future fleet, repositioning it to becoming an airline around 20% smaller than before the coronavirus pandemic crisis.
Alaska Airlines plans to maintain flights to all points it currently serves in Alaska as well as bringing forward the launch of seasonal routes to Dillingham (DLG) and King Salmon (AKN) after the demise of RavnAir Alaska.
The government of Latvia has tentatively approved a €36.1 million ($39 million) treasury loan for Riga-based airBaltic and could make further funds available if the COVID-19 crisis continues.
Israel’s Ministry of Finance has rejected El Al Israeli Airlines’ request for a $350 million state loan to sustain it through the COVID-19 global crisis.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s updated guidance on aviation-specific loans available via the $2 trillion stimulus package indicated that applications will start being accepted soon but leaves several large questions about the $46 billion program unanswered.
Turkish Airlines has canceled all remaining domestic flights, which means the carrier has no scheduled passenger flights until April 20, according to CEO Bilal Eksi.
Eurocontrol’s member states have agreed to let airlines defer the payment of up to €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) in air traffic control (ATC) fees in the coming months.
IATA plans to hold a series of regional meetings with governments and other stakeholders to determine under what conditions air traffic can be resumed once the coronavirus crisis is under better control.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has extended the temporary ban on all international flights to the country from April 6 to April 18 as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) is urging aviation stakeholders to only seek financial help from Malaysia’s government “as a last resort” with fiscal resources stretched amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Swedish domestic carrier Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) has suspended flights and filed for court reorganization—roughly the equivalent of administration—after a collapse in demand following the COVID-19 outbreak.
In one of its latest COVID-19-related updates IATA estimated that the airline industry will reduce its second quarter investment spending from $17 billion planned in pre-crisis days to essentially zero.
Aviation industry labor unions called on the U.S. government to enforce medical guidelines to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, saying their members risk ongoing exposure to infection despite a dramatic decline in air travel.
Air France-KLM is reportedly in talks with the French and Netherlands governments over a state-backed loan of up to €6 billion ($6.48 billion) to help the airline group weather the COVID-19 crisis.
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is now calling for the removal of two directors—easyjet CFO Andrew Findlay and non-executive director Andreas Bierwirth—a retaliatory measure after his request for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) was denied.
Airbus decided April 6 to suspend production and aircraft at some of its facilities, most importantly the A220 and A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama.
U.S. carriers drastically cut back on flying to the New York City area over the weekend, as the country’s worst outbreak of COVID-19 is expected to peak there in the coming weeks.
RavnAir Alaska, a regional carrier providing connectivity throughout the state of Alaska with a fleet of 72 aircraft, has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shut down with immediate effect.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published its first view of how the use and control of drones in an urban environment could be regulated, presenting an opinion to the European Commission that sets out how drones could co-exist with current airspace users.
