Coronavirus

Increasingly strict border and quarantine requirements are curtailing international air travel across Asia as governments across the continent ramp up their response to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis.

QANTAS GROUP is now acurring international capacity by about 90% through at least the end of May (vs original plan of 23%); domestic capacity is

AEGEAN AIRLINES had €78.5m net income in 2019 (vs €67.9m in 2018) on 10.4% higher reveunes; enplanements rose 7.3%. It is drastically reducing

SILVER AIRWAYS has directly requested financial aid for US Govt to survive COVID-19.

GOL is cutting capacity by 60-70%, including 50-60% in domestic capacity and 90-95% in the international market.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES took out a $1b, 364-day loan from a syndicate of lenders. It says it has experienced extreme declines in bookings in March and 2Q20

AIRBUS paused production and assembly activities at its French and Spanish sites this week to implement stringent health and safety conditions (in

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.

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.

Last year it was Brexit, this year it is a far more damaging virus that is driving nations apart. Yet, aviation regulators are still trying to

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration will be “backing the airlines 100%,” hours after Airlines for America (A4A) called on

The U.S. Navy is postponing an industry day focused on Future Vertical Lift-Maritime Strike capabilities, while the Army intends to downselect for the

The Pentagon is attempting to keep bubbles around Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist, who will remain physically separated for the remainder of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

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AIRLINES FOR AMERICA (A4A) is recommending a combination of grant, loan and tax relief programs from US government to provide immediate and medium-to

AZUL is cutting capacity by 20-25% in March and by 35-50% from April; all international flights, except those from Campinas, will be suspended. It is

GULF AIR announced plans to continue operations to Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Cairo, Mumbai, Delhi, Cochin, Karachi

AUSTRIAN AIRLINES plans March 19 to suspend all flight operations through at least March 28.

AIR CANADA is reducing capacity by 50% and withdrawing its 2020 and 2021 guidance; it has C$7.3b liquidity.

Arianespace has indefinitely suspended its launch preparation activities at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, due to the implementation of measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.

FINNAIR is cutting capacity by 90% and will temporarily operate only 20 routes; it expects substantial loss in 2020.

INTL AIRLINES GROUP plans to reduce capacity by 75% in April/May and announced suspension of planned executive changes at IAG (Willie Walsh will

EASYJET is undertaking significant cancellations and is parking a majority of its A320 Family aircraft.