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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
A Booming Airline Business: Shipping Pigs to China in 747 Jumbo Jets
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on commercial aviation, but Alexey Isaykin’s cargo carrier has been fully loaded. Volga-Dnepr Group has… Read More »
American Airlines Set To Reactivate 140+ Narrowbody Aircraft
In the wake of its service uptick announcement, it has been revealed today that American Airlines will be bringing back… Read More »
Japan Airlines to boost international flights in July
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to increase its international operations in July, mainly by opening up some of its routes to… Read More »
Canadian low cost Swoop outlines domestic network changes
Canadian ULCC Swoop is increasing its domestic network from July but several planned seasonal services have been postponed. Swoop has… Read More »
Wizz’s new summer flights near 150
Thirteen more routes have been added to Wizz Air’s summer schedule, taking the total number of new services being launched… Read More »
IATA Says spirit of cooperation is needed
COVID-19 has thrown aviation into survival mode overnight but the industry should use this crisis to learn from the past… Read More »
Namibian president advocates for Air Namibia liquidation
Namibian President Hage Geingob has said that Air Namibia (SW, Windhoek Int’l) should be liquidated since it is not making… Read More »
Virgin Group may pay $35-70mn to keep Virgin Australia stake
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group wants to invest between AUD50 and 100 million Australian dollars (USD35-70 million) in insolvent Virgin Australia… Read More »
EU questions Alitalia nationalisation plan
Italy will have to review its plan to nationalise and relaunch Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) as a leaner airline if… Read More »