European planemaker Airbus issued a bleak assessment of the impact of the coronavirus crisis, telling the company's 135,000 employees to brace for potentially deeper job cuts and warning its survival is at stake without immediate action.

Several media organizations reported that authorities in Pakistan have further extended its suspension of international flight operations till May 15, 2020.

China has greatly enhanced its international air freight capacity to ensure the smooth running of the supply chain amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the country's top aviation regulator.

The newly-built Beijing Daxing International Airport has seen more flights move there from the Beijing Capital International Airport.

The European Travel Commission (ETC), a European tourism organization, has said that the European tourism sector needs 375 billion euros to recover from the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic and to restore operations, Portuguese Lusa News Agency reported on Sunday.

El Al Israel Airlines said it is in advanced talks with an Israeli bank to receive a loan that will be partly backed by government guarantees.

Aeroflot has suspended ticket sales for all international flights departing before August, as Russia's coronavirus cases continue to rise at one of the fastest rates in the world.

VariFlight predicts that U.S. will meet its coronavirus turning point in late April, while its domestic aviation market will gradually recover from the beginning of May. Meanwhile, European countries may heralds a longer restoration period due to the higher reliance on international networks.

After the first batch of 50 tons of medical supplies dispatched by the World Health Organization for Africa's fight against the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Ethiopia on Monday, the UN on Tuesday established an air hub in Addis Ababa to distribute the lifesaving supplies across the African continent.

Several major U.S. airlines are preparing to apply this week for a US$25 billion U.S. government loan program after winning billions in federal payroll grants, people familiar with the matter said, as the industry braces for a slow recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.