Ryanair unit Lauda on Thursday urged the Austrian government not to grant Lufthansa's subsidiary Austrian Airlines state aid to help weather the coronavirus outbreak, saying Austrian taxpayers should not subsidise a German company.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the postponement of the 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit. The event had been scheduled to take place on 22-23 June in Amsterdam.

ICAO issued a new State letter today drawing the attention of national governments to new measures aimed at ensuring safe operations during COVID-19, and to a contingency coordination website it will establish through 31 March 2021.

Airbus continues to purchase and supply millions of face masks from China, the large majority of which will be donated to governments of the Airbus home countries, namely France, Germany, Spain and the UK.

BOC Aviation Limited ("BOC Aviation") announces its operational transactions for the quarter ended 31 March 2020 and as at 31 March 2020:

The West African State of Benin has become the newest country to confirm its voluntary participation in the ICAO Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).

JetBlue today announced it will temporarily consolidate operations in five major metropolitan areas in the U.S between April 15 and June 10. The revised schedules are aimed at reducing excess flying during a time of unprecedented low demand for air travel while maintaining a critical level of service across the airline's network for those who absolutely must fly.

After a request from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia and with permit from the Ministry of Transport, Latvian airline airBaltic has scheduled additional special flights from Amsterdam and Frankfurt to Riga and vice versa. These flights one way will be able to transport up to 140 passengers.

Lufthansa will seek state aid in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Austria as the coronavirus crises that forced it to ground most of its planes will persist longer than feared, the German airline's Chief Executive said.

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