"Ames Research Center is temporarily on mandatory telework status with restricted access to the center until further notice,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said March 9.
JetBlue Airways is considering additional capacity cuts beyond the 5% announced last week, as bookings continue to slump over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.
Air New Zealand has warned that its losses related to the COVID-19 outbreak are likely to be higher than what the airline forecast just two weeks ago, as demand continues to sink.
Commercial passengers still are likely to be driven more by airline ticket prices than whether they are flying on the embattled Boeing 737 MAX narrowbody, according to a new survey provided by Jefferies analysts.
Italian flag carrier Alitalia has suspended Milan Malpensa flights as part of efforts to control the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy. American Airlines and LATAM Airlines Group have also halted flights to Milan.
Alaska Airlines became the latest U.S. carrier to warn about the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on its domestic operations, alerting investors that first-quarter (Q1) unit revenues will likely decline by 5% year-over-year (YOY) as a result of the crisis.
Although LATAM Airlines Group has yet to see demand dwindle in its South American domestic markets from the COVID-19 crisis, the company has cut service from its hub at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International airport to Milan through Apr. 16.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications has put aside NT$4.2 billion ($140 million) to help its aviation industry should the COVID-19 outbreak gets worse, according to the Taipei Times.
Business aviation operators are feeling the impact from the spread of the COVID-19 virus and are adopting a variety of risk management solutions to cope.
Aircraft manufacturers and suppliers widely expect the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis to result in a short, sharp shock to the air transport sector, but nothing disruptive yet to their business models, according to comments made during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 Aviation Summit.
The Chinese government said it will pay subsidies to support international air connections, as local airlines planned further restoration in domestic capacity.
Southwest Airlines is projecting a $200-300 million first-quarter operating-revenue shortfall due to a sudden dip in bookings that the airline is linking to COVID-19.
As air transport demand continues to drop as COVID-19 coronavirus infections have begun to cluster beyond the Asia-Pacific region, IATA has widened its estimates on revenue losses for the airline industry.
