- Major U.S. Airlines Accept Government Aid for Payrolls; American and Alaska Also Seeking Loans[Apr. 15, 2020]
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday that major passenger airlines have agreed in principle to a US$25 billion rescue package, ensuring airline workers have jobs until October while the industry battles its biggest-ever crisis.
- Post-Epidemic: Analysis of Global Airlines Restoration from China's Route Performance[Apr. 14, 2020]
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- Lufthansa's Belgian Carrier to Receive State Aid - Media[Apr. 10, 2020]
Brussels Airlines, a Lufthansa subsidiary, will receive state aid, its president Etienne Davignon told Belgian newspaper La Libre Belgique as airlines around the world face their biggest peacetime crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- UAE's Flydubai Says Will Resume Operations When Time Is Right[Apr. 09, 2020]
United Arab Emirates airline flydubai will resume regular operations when the time is right and for the time being will continue to operate flights for repatriation purposes, its chief commercial officer said on Thursday.
- EasyJet to Defer Delivery of 24 Airbus Planes, Hold Shareholder Meeting[Apr. 10, 2020]
British airline easyJet on Thursday said it would defer the delivery of 24 Airbus jets and hold a shareholder meeting after the airline's founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou stepped up a disagreement over the airline's expansion plans.
- Emirates Announces First Passenger Flights Post Suspension[Apr. 03, 2020]
Emirates has received approvals to carry passengers on certain flights. Effective Monday 6 April, initial flights will commence from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich, with 4 flights a week to London Heathrow, and 3 flights a week to the other cities.
- Emirates Skywards Extends Support, Offers Flexibility to Members[Apr. 07, 2020]
Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of the world's largest international airline, is supporting its 27+ million members by understanding their needs, relaxing policies, adding flexibility, and including extensions -- in short, giving members the reassurance they need during the global pandemic.
- Delta Flight Products to Manufacture Personal Protective Equipment to Help Healthcare Workers[Apr. 09, 2020]
Delta Flight Products, the airline's wholly owned subsidiary, is collaborating with Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI), a non-profit affiliate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, to manufacture face shields to protect hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- JetBlue Temporarily Consolidates Service in Five Domestic Metro Areas to Reduce Excess Flying for Eight Weeks[Apr. 09, 2020]
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.
- AirBaltic Schedules New Special Flights in April and May[Apr. 09, 2020]
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.