Finnair has secured European Commission (EC) clearance for up to €600 million ($656 million) in loan guarantees, but the airline is now seeking another €80 million in cost savings and has warned of further job cuts.

IATA and Airports Council International (ACI) have reiterated pleas that any new biosecurity measures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic should be supported by scientific evidence and be consistent globally.

Air France has definitively ended Airbus A380 operations, bringing forward an existing plan to phase out the superjumbo following the coronavirus outbreak. 

Singapore will gradually allow passengers to transit through Changi Airport (SIN) again starting from June 2. 

The flights are part of the relaunching of the bankrupt carrier.

BEIJING—The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is requiring airlines, both Chinese and foreign, to apply for approval of their schedules for international flights from month to month.

It will be a long time before air travel returns to pre-crisis levels, but international services will take far longer than domestic to restore.

Alitalia has said that from June 2 nonstop Rome-New York service will be resumed alongside direct flights to Barcelona and Madrid as it plans to operate 36% more flights in June than in May.