Turkish Airlines and the Turkish civil aviation union Hava-İş agreed to adapt the staff’s collective labor agreement resulting in temporary pay cuts between 30 to 50% for its employees, but will avoid layoffs.
In response to the latest developments in the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak around the world, Emirates is taking extra steps that go above and beyond industry and regulatory requirements to ensure its passengers' health and comfort and provide them with confidence and peace of mind when planning their travel.
Optimistic of a speedy recovery in the Chinese domestic market, Spring Airlines will continue to take delivery of new aircraft to bolster its marketshare in China’s tier 2 and tier 3 cities whilst maintaining a foothold in major trunk routes.
Hawaiian Airlines notified hundreds of employees of involuntary furloughs planned for Oct. 1, while previewing more than 1,000 additional job losses in coming weeks.
Low-cost long-haul operator Level plans to resume services Sept. 11, with the start of a weekly rotation between its home hub of Barcelona and New York JFK.
The COVID-19 crisis has heightened the need for more environmentally sustainable practices and the industry needs to “reinvent itself,” a senior easyJet figure has said.
United Airlines will furlough more than 16,000 workers on Oct. 1, less than half its previous estimate of 36,000, as the carrier has seen a greater-than-expected participation in voluntary separation and time-off programs.
Passenger numbers at Middle Eastern and North African airlines may not return to pre-COVID-19 levels before 2027 if worst-case scenarios come to pass, the body representing Arab airlines said Sept. 1.
Qantas will rely on its Boeing 787s to operate international services for the next three years, but in the longer term it still sees a role for its Airbus A380s and other types it plans to order, CEO Alan Joyce said.
