Latest COVID-19 News and Analysis

Jul 22, 2020
Virgin Atlantic restarts service with LHR-HKG route
Resumption of service comes after Virgin Atlantic unveiled a long-awaited restructuring July 14.
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Jul 22, 2020
Al Baker unmoved by low-cost threat
Speaking on the latest Aviation Week Network webinar, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker says full service carriers will prevail in the Gulf region.
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Jul 21, 2020
COVID-19: US airline recovery 'choppy,' Delta says
The stalled recovery has led many carriers to pause or scale back capacity growth planned for July and August.
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Jul 20, 2020
Air traffic in Europe expected to hit 60% of 2019 levels in August
Travel ban remains in effect for US passengers.
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Jul 20, 2020
United trying to avoid involuntary furloughs
Pilots' union agrees to programs designed to allow pilots to leave airline voluntarily in face of COVID-19 demand drop.
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Jul 20, 2020
Recovery Tracker: the global market (w/e July 19)
As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market.
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Jul 17, 2020
Recovery Tracker: KLM, Qatar Airways, Virgin Atlantic and more
A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Jul 17, 2020
LOT returns to Dublin
Poland’s flag carrier will start scheduled flights to Ireland’s capital next month.
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