Singapore’s Changi Airport consolidating terminal ops amid demand drop
Low demand gives the airport the opportunity to move ahead with upgrade work ahead of schedule. Changi Airport Group (CAG) will… Read More »
airBaltic cuts 50% of flights through October
Latvian carrier airBaltic has announced further deep cuts to capacity over the next six months, as well as delaying the… Read More »
RavnAir Alaska shuts down
RavnAir Alaska, a regional carrier providing connectivity throughout the state of Alaska with a fleet of 72 aircraft, has entered… Read More »
Africa’s largest airline is starting to furlough workers
Africa’s biggest airline, Ethiopian Airlines, has started to furlough workers, including crew members in response to the devastating impact of… Read More »
PIA suspends flight operations from Karachi
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended its flight operations from Karachi after the Sindh provincial government forcibly quarantined its… Read More »
Many ways how travel businesses are helping during the current crisis
What a month it has been. Amid all the doom and gloom of the coronavirus pandemic, there are some positive… Read More »
GE to furlough 50% of U.S. aircraft engine assembly
General Electric said it would furlough about half its workers in the U.S. engine assembly and component manufacturing operations, a… Read More »
Grounded airliners insured for more than $160 billion
Airplanes with a total insured value of more than $160 billion are grounded around the world by the airlines, presenting… Read More »
Russia to halt all flights
Russia said it was temporarily suspending all flights in and out of the country from midnight, including those for repatriating… Read More »
Avolon cancels order for 75 Boeing MAX and 4 Airbus A330neo jets
Aircraft lessor Avolon announced the cancellation of an order for 75 Boeing 737 MAX planes that were due to be… Read More »
Gulf Air says transit open again via Bahrain for international travelers
Transit through Bahrain International Airport is open again for international travelers, Manama-based Gulf Air said on Saturday, though entry to… Read More »
Emirates to resume five routes from April 6
Emirates has received approval to restart passenger flights in the coming days, initially operating to five destinations from Dubai (DXB)…. Read More »
China’s airline market slowly recovering
International flights remain limited. Each foreign airline can maintain only one route to China and operate only one flight a… Read More »
Virgin Orbit selects Japanese airport as launch site
Virgin Orbit said it will carry out a technical study with Oita Airport in Japan to confirm the airport’s feasibility… Read More »
General Electric plans to furlough about half their workforce
General Electric reportedly plans to furlough about half of the workers in its massive aircraft-engine manufacturing unit for up to… Read More »
British Airways reached an agreement to furlough more than 30,000 employees
British Airways reached an agreement with trade unions GMB and Unite to furlough more than 30,000 cabin crew and ground-based… Read More »
Boeing 787s must be turned off every 51 days to prevent data error
US air safety bods call it ‘potentially catastrophic’ if reboot directive not implemented. The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered… Read More »
Rolls-Royce expects to cut the number of Boeing 787s grounded
Rolls-Royce expects to cut the number of Boeing 787s grounded at any one time for Trent 1000 engine repairs to… Read More »
Boeing to temporarily suspend Philadelphia area operations
Boeing said it will temporarily suspend production at facilities in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, adding that… Read More »
Airline industry braces for lengthy recovery from coronavirus crisis
International seat capacity has dropped by almost 80% from a year ago and half the world’s airplanes are in storage,… Read More »
Volaris cuts capacity following Mexico’s health emergency
Mexico’s Volaris said it will significantly reduce its April schedule following the declaration of a health emergency by the Mexican… Read More »
Turkish Airlines suspends all international flights
The flag carrier will still fly domestic routes after the Turkish government banned international flights. The Turkish government has announced… Read More »
US airlines may be forced to fly near-empty aircraft
A continuation of service provision in Congress’ recently passed financial assistance package for aviation is causing concern among US airline… Read More »
American Airlines giving leave to nearly 1,500 pilots in April
American Airlines originally said it would give voluntary, partially paid leave to more 737 and A320 pilots, but reduced that… Read More »
US carriers race to shrink fleets as nearly 400 near-term aircraft deliveries loom
The speed at which a handful of US passenger airlines bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic will to a large… Read More »
O’Hare Airport closes 2 runways as air travel plummets over COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced flights so significantly at O’Hare Airport that the Federal Aviation Administration closed two of its… Read More »