- Yunnan Restricts Border Crossings into China[Apr. 08, 2020]
Yunnan province is stepping up measures to curb imported COVID-19 cases, with restrictions on the flow of people into China, officials said at a news conference on Monday in Kunming, the provincial capital.
- Fastjet Says FedAir to Cut 55% of Its Employees[Apr. 07, 2020]
Fastjet's shuttle and charter business, Federal Airlines, will cut 55% of its full-time employees due to the plunge in travel demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the South African budget airliner said on Tuesday.
- Brazil Airline Gol Has Room to Slash Fleet to Counter Coronavirus Impact[Apr. 08, 2020]
Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes has the flexibility to reduce its fleet from 130 Boeing 737 planes to 100 by letting leases expire, executives said on Tuesday while discussing steps to cope with impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
- Ethiopian Airlines Has Lost US$550 Million This Year Due to Coronavirus -CEO[Apr. 07, 2020]
Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam said on Tuesday the airline lost US$550 million from January to April because of the coronavirus outbreak.
- United Airlines Drastically Cuts California Flights to Match Demand[Apr. 08, 2020]
United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it was temporarily, but significantly, reducing daily flying in and out of Los Angeles and San Francisco airports to better match demand that has dropped due to the new coronavirus.
- Russian-Made Superjet Wins U.N. Contract for Air Travel Services[Apr. 08, 2020]
Russia's main home-grown passenger plane, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, will be used by the United Nations for its peacekeeping missions after a contract was signed last month, according to Rosaviatsiya, Russia's federal air transport agency.
- Airlines Cannot Afford to Refund Cancelled Tickets: IATA[Apr. 07, 2020]
Global airlines cannot afford to refund cancelled flights because of the coronavirus crisis, said the head of the industry's representative body IATA, and carriers are issuing vouchers instead as they conserve cash to survive.
- Refunds Row Escalates As Airlines Warn Millions of Jobs at Risk[Apr. 07, 2020]
Global airlines warned that 25 million jobs across the world could be at risk from the coronavirus air travel downturn, and held out against offering refunds to passengers as cash runs out.
- U.S. Treasury Talks Continue on US$25 Billion in Aviation Grants[Apr. 07, 2020]
Talks between U.S. airlines and the Treasury Department over how to award US$25 billion in cash grants earmarked for payroll assistance due to the coronavirus outbreak were set to continue into the evening Tuesday, people briefed on the matter said.
- Alaska's RavnAir May Face Bankruptcy Fight over Jets Grounded by Coronavirus[Apr. 08, 2020]
Alaska's North Slope Borough government has moved to seize the assets of RavnAir Group after it declared bankruptcy due to the coronavirus, aiming to protect its region's air service but also setting up a potential legal battle with the airline's lender.