- Air Canada to Furlough Employees As Coronavirus Slams Industry[Mar. 31, 2020]
Air Canada said on Monday it will cut second quarter capacity by 85%-90%, place about 15,200 unionized employees off duty and furlough about 1,300 managers as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on global travel and aviation.
- Thai Airways May Cut Some Plane Types for Good after Grounding Jets[Mar. 30, 2020]
Thai Airways International Pcl may permanently reduce the number of aircraft types it deploys once the coronavirus outbreak that has caused the company to ground most of its fleet ends, said a senior government official on Monday.
- EasyJet Grounds Entire Fleet as Coronavirus Pushes Airlines to Brink[Mar. 30, 2020]
British low cost airline easyJet said it had grounded its entire fleet of over 330 aircraft and had no visibility on when it could restart flights, highlighting the heavy strain on airlines trying to survive to fly again after coronavirus.
- Treasury: U.S. Will Be 'compensated' for Assistance to Airlines[Mar. 30, 2020]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Friday that taxpayers will "compensated" for providing up to US$25 billion in direct grants to the airline industry.
- Saudi Arabian Airlines to Start UK Repatriation Flights -British Embassy[Mar. 28, 2020]
Saudi Arabian Airlines has agreed to operate exceptional commercial flights to allow British nationals and their families to return to the United Kingdom, according to a British embassy message sent by e-mail late on Friday.
- Qatar Airways Says It Will Need State Support As Cash Runs Out[Mar. 29, 2020]
Qatar Airways will have to seek government support eventually, Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker told Reuters on Sunday, warning that the Middle East carrier could soon run out of the cash needed to continue flying.
- LATAM Airlines Cuts More Flights As Virus Spreads[Mar. 30, 2020]
LATAM Airlines, Latin America's largest carrier, said on Sunday that it will suspend further international routes until the end of April due to travel restrictions and lower demand amid a global coronavirus pandemic.
- China Southern Resumes Flights to and from Hubei[Mar. 29, 2020]
A plane carrying over 190 passengers departed from Yichang Sanxia Airport in Hubei province for Guangzhou in Guangdong province at 4:59 pm on Sunday, initiating the resumption of flights operated by China Southern Airlines to and from Hubei.
- VariFlight: Daily Data Briefing of COVID-19 Outbreak and Global Airport Operation[Mar. 29, 2020]
With COVID-19 confirmed cases rising dramatically, global aircraft movements have decreased significantly, according to VariFlight, the leading aviation technology provider in China, which has released its daily data of global aviation operation as of Mar 28 .
- Airlines Reduce Services Out of China after Intl Flight Cuts Ordered by CAAC[Mar. 28, 2020]
On March 26, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued the Notice on Further Reducing International Passenger Flights during the Epidemic Prevention and Control Period, requiring further cuts in the number of international passenger flights.