Lufthansa says up to 26,000 employees at risk of losing jobs
Lufthansa admitted on Wednesday that the positions of up to 26,000 employees are surplus to requirements, suggesting many more jobs… Read More »
UAE’s flydubai extends salary cuts, puts pilots on unpaid leave: sources
United Arab Emirates carrier flydubai has indefinitely extended the period of reduced pay for employees and placed dozens of pilots… Read More »
Zhengzhou cargo network strengthened by regional carrier
A new route between Guangzhou and Seoul via Zhengzhou is bolstering Henan province in its bid to become a key… Read More »
Brazil’s GOL will restore 20% of network
GOL Linhas Aéreas expects to increase flight operations to about 20% of last year’s June schedule and reopen a further… Read More »
Pittsburgh airport sees signs of life despite transatlantic setback
Pittsburgh International (PIT) expects an uptick in activity over the coming weeks, with nine routes expected to launch or return…. Read More »
Poland’s restrictions will be deadly for the aviation industry
International routes can be central to Poland’s economic recovery but only if aircraft passenger restrictions are scrapped, industry leaders have… Read More »
Boeing aims for 737 MAX certification flight in late June
Boeing is aiming to conduct a key certification test flight on its grounded 737 MAX jet in late June, two… Read More »
Royal Canadian Air Force orders two Challenger 650s
Royal Canadian Air Force (CFC, Trenton, ON) has announced its choice of the Bombardier Challenger 650 as a replacement for… Read More »
Nauru Airlines receives $1.67mn cash injection
The Government of Nauru says it has provided a USD1.68 million cash injection to Nauru Airlines (ON, Nauru), primarily to… Read More »
Austrian secures €600mn bailout, eyes long-haul restart
Austrian Airlines (OS, Vienna) has secured a EUR600 million euro (USD678 million) bailout package backed by the Austrian government, commercial… Read More »
Loss prompts Lufthansa to consider sale of non-core units
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) posted a EUR1.2 billion euro (USD1.35 billion) loss for the first quarter of 2020, prompting it… Read More »
Wizz Air eyes Lufthansa’s Frankfurt slots with lower fees
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) is, in principle, interested in taking over slots at Frankfurt Int’l which Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l)… Read More »
Brazil’s Gol, LATAM to cut workforce, hours
Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, Sao Paulo Congonhas) is cutting staff wages and hours by up to half and… Read More »
Singapore Airlines secures $7.2bn in liquidity
Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) has raised a total of SGD10.2 billion Singapore dollars (USD7.3 billion) in liquidity through a… Read More »
Hong Kong gov’t set to take Cathay Pacific stake
The Government of Hong Kong is set to take a 6% stake in Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) as… Read More »
French court mulls manslaughter charges over Yemenia crash
French prosecutors are looking to take Yemenia (IY, Aden) to trial over the 2009 crash of an A310-300 that killed… Read More »
Boeing aircraft cancellations continue to outpace new orders
Boeing logged orders for new freighter planes in May, but cancellations continued to outpace new business as the coronavirus roils… Read More »
Lufthansa offers to operate empty flights to India
Lufthansa has offered to operate empty flights to India, only carrying passengers on the inbound flight to Germany. The offer… Read More »
Milwaukee man arrested for pointing a laser at FBI, National Guard aircraft flying over protests
Laser pointers are getting steadily more powerful and creating added safety risks for passengers on airliners taking off and landing… Read More »
US flight attendants call for extension of government aid until year-end at minimum
The union representing US flight attendants has called on Congress to extend government financial assistance for airlines through the end… Read More »
U.S. Pilots face career anxiety after coronavirus disruption
As the US air transport industry begins emerging from the pandemic-induced disruption, airlines are making difficult decisions about how to… Read More »
New SpaceX spacesuits get five-star rating from NASA astronauts
The movie-star look to SpaceX’s new spacesuits is just one of the innovative features the Crew Dragon astronauts enjoyed during… Read More »