With key customer Boeing recently suspending much of its own work indefinitely to try to deep-clean amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems announced April 8 it has also practically halted production for Boeing programs performed at its headquarters and in Oklahoma for an indefinite period of time.

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has reached an agreement to introduce short-time work for around 12,000 employees in Germany.

Teledyne Technologies, a key supplier of aerospace instruments, digital imaging products and defense electronics, has warned Wall Street of a dramatic falloff in commercial aerospace business and that its full 2020 outlook will be ramped down due to the novel coronavirus.

Korean Air is putting about 70% of its South Korea-based workforce on leave for up to six months to match the heavily reduced scale of its operations.

Lufthansa is to permanently decommission more than 40 aircraft including six Airbus A380s, reduce Eurowings’ long-haul business and scrap its Germanwings brand.

The airport serving the city located in the Chinese province where the coronavirus outbreak started sees scheduled domestic flights again.

Eurocontrol member states agree that airlines need relief from air traffic control payments because of COVID-19 pandemic.

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the European aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.