ICAO has joined the International Labour Organization and the International Maritime Organization in calling for “key worker” status for the millions of personnel maintaining essential global air and sea trade capacities.
Brussels Airlines has downsized its summer operations, which will now consist of approximately 30% of its originally planned European flying schedule and 40% of its long-haul program.
Despite an ongoing flight ban expected to last until the end of May, Filipino carriers Cebu Pacific and Philippines Airlines (PAL) have rolled out special measures as the industry returns to a “new normal.”
The Russian government plans to save United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) after the country’s only aircraft manufacturer almost doubled its net loss in 2019.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) and the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (BARSA) are calling on the South African government to provide specific financial relief to the aviation sector to address the severe impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
Russian airlines have managed to persuade the government not to include a limit on the number of passengers on commercial flights in new coronavirus-protection guidelines.
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An Air France pilots union has expressed concerns over a plan being formulated to restructure the carrier’s domestic network, with low-cost subsidiary Transavia set to take on a greater role at the expense of Air France and regional brand HOP.
