Coronavirus

Dutch flag-carrier KLM is combining with the Netherlands government and health technology conglomerate Royal Philips in creating a “cargo air bridge” for essential medical supplies from China to Europe.

JETSTAR ASIA, Singapore is extending suspension of all scheduled services through May 19; it has parked 18 A320s.

EASYJET received proposals from two investment firms (UBS Private Banking Nominees and Vidacos Nominees) associated with airline's founder to remove

South Florida-based Spirit Airlines is seeking relief from minimum service requirements attached to the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as the ULCC looks to suspend service to at least a third of its network amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

Air France-KLM said it would suspend over 90% of planned capacity in April and May because of the global COVID-19 crisis as its own statistics and those of European airports showed massive drops in March passenger traffic.

The airline industry is reeling from the shock the coronavirus has dealt it. At a personal level it feels emotional and upsetting. Never before have

Malaysia Airlines temporarily suspended interstate service across peninsular Malaysia on April 8 after domestic flights were deemed to be operating at an uneconomical level following the country’s lockdown.

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Asia-Pacific 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.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in the U.S. sets aside more than $60 billion for aviation companies in grants and loans

Despite oil prices tumbling, offshore helicopters are continuing to operate as a critical component of international energy production.

Industry has rapidly developed modifications enabling the carriage of bulky bio capsules to transport COVID-19 patients.

Cathay Pacific and other Hong Kong-based airlines will gain substantial financial benefits from a new COVID-19 aid package unveiled by the government.

France is returning its aircraft carrier to port two weeks earlier than planned after 40 sailors on board were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.

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A UK-based group is proposing using stored widebody airliners as intensive care units as countries grapple to find hospital capacity to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

Space-based surveillance provider Aireon and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) announced a partnership April 8 to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air traffic flows of essential goods and services.

Air Canada announced plans to seek workforce grants under the federal government’s proposed Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program, as it looks to offset a precipitous decline in revenues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

LCC Norwegian Air Shuttle is calling a May 4 extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to seek shareholder approval for plans that would convert debt to equity to meet the requirements of a Norwegian state guarantee program and boost its balance sheet.

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Austrian Airlines has begun negotiations with the Austrian government for a bridge loan, as the Lufthansa subsidiary tries to mitigate the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

JetBlue Airways will temporarily consolidate operations at five metro areas across the U.S., offering a preview of how other carriers will likely manage their minimum service level obligations under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Emergency Security (CARES) Act.

COVID-19 lockdowns in California and the UK have affected a U.S. startup’s plan to fly a hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion testbed as early as this month.

Airbus decided April 8 to cut commercial aircraft production by roughly one third across the board as it deals with the fall-out of the coronavirus crisis.

In an ordinary crisis, when commercial airlines were unable to meet an increasingly urgent need for flights, business aviation would be racing to take up the slack.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a temporary surge of new airlines and routes to Australasia for repatriation missions. But in the longer term, the crisis is also disrupting plans for high-profile long-haul flights from this region and prompting questions about their viability.