- Lufthansa CEO Says Seeking State Aid in Germany, Other Countries[Apr. 09, 2020]
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.
- Air France KLM March Traffic Numbers Slump Compared to Last Year[Apr. 09, 2020]
Air France KLM, one of many leading airlines around the world that has been hit hard by the impact of the coronavirus, reported a sharp drop on Thursday in passenger numbers for March, compared to a year earlier.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Correlation between Aviation Operation and Epidemic (as of April 5)