Malaysia sees domestic traffic return
Charting the resurgence of air transport in markets around the word, Routes looks at the easing of travel restrictions in… Read More »
British Airways, Alitalia, Cathay Pacific, Air France on recovery mode
A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports begin to recover from the… Read More »
Sun Country seeks service waiver extension
US leisure carrier Sun Country is hoping to extend the suspension of service to a chunk of its domestic network… Read More »
Air Canada CEO calls on government to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions
Calin Rovinescu tells an Aviation Week Network webinar that his airline expects to carry 25% of last year’s number of… Read More »
British Airways Weighing Voluntary Redundancy for Pilots
British Airways is looking at offering voluntary redundancy to pilots as an alternative to compulsory dismissals and could extend the… Read More »
Court stays SA Express liquidation until late 3Q20
South Africa’s High Court in Pretoria has delayed the liquidation proceedings of South African Express (XZ, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) until… Read More »
Airbus threatens to sue airlines that bail on deliveries
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) is working with its airline customers to adjust terms of deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic and… Read More »
Emirates, flydubai cut thousands of jobs
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) laid off at least 600 pilots, predominantly first officers certified on the A380-800 type, in a… Read More »
Korean banks to renegotiate HDC’s acquisition of Asiana
The two state-owned banks that have provided KRW3.3 trillion won (USD2.7 billion) to Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) over the… Read More »
Biman Bangladesh resorts to charters as demand plunges
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG, Dhaka) has begun offering charter flights to six domestic destinations as it seeks a way to… Read More »
Korean Air to receive another $840mn, sell land – reports
South Korea will give KRW1 trillion won (USD840 million) of its KRW40 trillion (USD33.6 billion) long-term industry stabilisation fund to… Read More »
Air Malta to resume ops from early 3Q20 as airport reopens
Air Malta (KM, Malta Int’l) will resume scheduled commercial passenger flights from July 1 as Malta Int’l reopens as part… Read More »
Belgium’s Air Antwerp to remain grounded through late 3Q20
Air Antwerp (WP, Antwerp) has announced that it will remain grounded through the end of August 2020 and will resume… Read More »
Government considering Myanmar National Airlines bailout
Myanmar’s government is considering granting a USD22 million dollar loan to indebted Myanmar National Airlines (UB, Yangon). This is according… Read More »
Air New Zealand CEO warns of $97mn more wage cuts
Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int’l) CEO Greg Foran has told employees that they should brace themselves for further job… Read More »
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 »