Air Transport

AIR FRANCE plans to gradually resume its flight schedule through end of June, subject to travel restrictions being lifted, equivalent to 15% of normal
Air Transport

AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP lost €1.8b in 1Q20 (vs €326m loss in 1Q19) on 15.5% lower revenues; AIR FRANCE GROUP lost €536m on 18% lower revenues and KLM
Air Transport

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES is now estimating year-over-year revenues to drop 85-90% in May and 80-85% in June although it is now experiencing month-to-date
Air Transport

AIR CANADA plans in early June to furlough 50-60% of its 38,000 employees due to COVID-19; it is burning ~C$22m per day.
Air Transport

LAUDA (Ryanair) says it will close its base at Vienna at end of May if Austrian unions don't agree to new contract.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Qatar Airways has added more onboard safety measures amid the COVID-19 crisis as the flag-carrier ramps up service again and begins its renewed codeshare with American Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

This webinar took place May 19, 2020 How will airline partnerships adapt to the momentous changes in the global air transport industry? When the Star
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Lufthansa Group is to cooperate with Swiss technology institute ETH Zurich to accelerate the availability of aviation fuel produced using carbon dioxide and water extracted from the atmosphere using concentrated sunlight.
Emerging Technologies

By David Casey
As airlines and airports around the world respond to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes looks at the current state of the global aviation market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Wizz Air already generates among the highest levels of ancillary revenues as a proportion of earnings across the industry and the Central European LCC’s management expects a further increase in non-ticket income once the coronavirus crisis passes.
Airlines & Lessors

Having re-started commercial services in 2015, after more than a dozen years in the airline wilderness, Air Djibouti is embarking on ambitious plans to expand both freight and passenger services regionally and internationally.
Air Transport

By David Casey
Welcome to Routes’ weekly look at how the Middle East and African aviation markets are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Thai government has approved the plan to bring flag-carrier Thai Airways to the central bankruptcy court, setting a “rehabilitation” plan into motion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
US virus aid act unbalances aviation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Reaffirming current protocols and developing new ones are both in the cards.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
Air Canada will shrink its workforce by at least half in June, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to batter the global airline industry.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. airlines are advising pilots and crew to avoid escalation with passengers who refuse to wear face-coverings in the cabin, illustrating the practical difficulty of enforcing mandatory masks during flight.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
ULCC Ryanair on May 18 foreshadowed a fare war in Europe as it pledged to further undercut any below-cost fares offered by legacy carriers that have benefited from what it described as illegal financial aid from their respective governments.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Subject to travel restrictions being lifted, Air France plans to gradually resume flights by the end of June, aiming to operate about 15% of its normal schedule using 75 of its 224 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Icelandair Group has negotiated new collective-labor agreements (CLAs) with its pilots and mechanics, including new productivity measures, which will run to 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Dart Group, the parent company of UK leisure airline Jet2, has been approved for a £300 million ($363 million) government-backed loan under the Bank of England’s COVID Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF).
Airlines & Lessors

ERA

ERA (European Regions Airline Association) added Air Serbia, SprintAir and German Airways as members and now has 64.
Air Transport

DELTA AIR LINES restarted international service with three-times-weekly Detroit-London Heathrow and Atlanta-Frankfurt.
Air Transport