As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Airbus has decided to “temporarily pause production” at its French and Spanish sites for four days, starting Mar. 17.
IATA expects the global airline industry to need $150-200 billion in various forms of government financial assistance to survive the current COVID-19 crisis, the association’s director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said Mar. 17.
Air New Zealand and Qantas are making further major cuts in capacity, suspending most international flights and grounding aircraft in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
LCC Cebu Pacific (CEB) and Philippine Airlines (PAL) will suspend flights as quarantine measures are ramped up across the Philippines following the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Korean Air’s parent company Hanjin KAL has hit back with regulatory complaints against two shareholders that are attempting to take over management control of the flag carrier.
The other side of the COVID-19 crisis is likely to see the return of high-yield demand and fewer airlines—particularly outside North America, analysts at J.P. Morgan believe.
Cathay Pacific Airways, which was one of the earliest airlines to be heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, has moved to improve its liquidity situation with the sale and leaseback of six Boeing 777-300ERs.
Several Middle East nations have severely limited, or entirely banned, commercial air services as they struggle to contain the spread of the COVID-19-causing coronavirus.
By the end of May-2020, most airlines in the world will be bankrupt. Coordinated government and industry action is needed—now—if catastrophe is to be avoided.
Following increased government travel restrictions and massive drop in demand because of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus, Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines and Ryanair subsidiary Laudamotion have decided to suspend all operations from Vienna this week.
A recommended fuel-coupling modification to reduce electrostatic charge risk on Airbus A220s is being mandated by regulators, with EASA adopting an airworthiness directive (AD) issued by Transport Canada (TC).
Korean Air has begun using grounded Airbus A330 passenger aircraft for some cargo-only flights and intends to extend this initiative to more destinations.
Italy plans to nationalize Alitalia in a bid to save the already-bankrupt airline as part of a €25 billion ($27.8 billion) economic support package aimed at helping the country recover from the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, Italian media reported.
U.S. airlines stripped their international schedules to skeletal levels over the weekend, parking their widebody fleets and signaling difficult decisions ahead over reining in labor costs.
