All Airlines articles – Page 284
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NewsVietnam suspends new airline approvals until 2022
Vietnam’s government will delay approving the establishment of any new airlines in the country until 2022 to give the country’s aviation industry some breathing room to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The transport ministry has proposed to focus on the recovery of the local aviation sector in the short term ...
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NewsChina Eastern optimistic about strong domestic recovery
China Eastern Airlines anticipates restoring most of its domestic network by the end of July, as it records a ten-fold increase in flights within the country since the coronavirus outbreak bottomed out travel demand. In an update following its release of June traffic figures, the SkyTeam carrier estimates that ...
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NewsIndian carrier IndiGo lays off 10% of staff
Indian airline IndiGo is cutting 10% of its workforce due to the pandemic-induced industry downturn, saying cost cutting has been insufficient to prevent a companywide contraction.
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NewsUK sees health and financial assurances key in restoring air travel confidence
UK transport ministry officials are targeting work around testing as the next stage in building passenger confidence in air travel following the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Heathrow Airport Airlines have begun restoring scheduled passenger services to and from the UK since the government relaxed its quarantine rules, which ...
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NewsAirlines UK calls for air passenger duty to be waived temporarily
Passenger numbers at UK airports could decline by more than 40% over the next 12 months without government intervention, while 12% of routes in and out of the country could be discontinued, according to a new report commissioned from York Aviation by Airlines UK.
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NewsIndustry pursues multi-pronged sustainability solution
There is widespread agreement that aviation needs to become more sustainable, but some problems lie in identifying the best way to get there, participants in a high-level panel discussion indicated today.
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NewsAirbus preparing for uncertainty as it navigates ‘gravest crisis’
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has warned that the company may need to adapt again in future as it navigates the “gravest crisis” in the company’s history.
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NewsIran transfers recorders of shot-down 737 to French investigators
Iranian investigators have arrived at the facility of French accident analysis bureau BEA with the flight recorders from the Boeing 737-800 shot down over Tehran in January. The arrival of the Iranian team at BEA’s facility in Paris marks an important advancement in the investigation, after six months of uncertainty ...
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NewsChinese ‘Big Three’ warn again of first-half earnings hit, despite traffic recovery
China’s three largest state-owned carriers have reiterated warnings that their first-half financial results will take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak, even as its June passenger traffic continued to improve month on month. In similarly-worded impact statements released together with its monthly traffic results, Air China, China Eastern Airlines ...
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NewsLessors negotiate with Thai on rental deferrals
Most of Thai Airways’ dozen lessors are expected to reject a request from the airline to defer rental payments for 12 months but will likely acquiesce to a deferral until at least September, sources say. Some lessors are more supportive of the airline’s rehabilitation and willing to be patient than ...
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NewsUnited’s pilot union green-lights voluntary measures to mitigate layoffs
The union representing United Airlines’ pilots has voted to accept voluntary staff reduction plans that would help reduce the number of pilots who might be laid off in the coming months.
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OpinionWhy aviation should burn hydrogen, not time, to repair reputation
While aviation deals with the immediate fall-out of the coronavirus pandemic, longer term it must also face up to its environmental responsibilities; hydrogen power could help it meet those challenging targets
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OpinionTransferable skills give pilots a reason to stay positive
Despite the havoc wreaking on the air transport industry by Covid-19, flightcrew should not despair even if a career change looms
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NewsAeroflot targets 600-strong fleet within eight years
Russia’s Aeroflot Group aims to expand its fleet to 600 aircraft – 235 of which will be domestically built – by 2028. The plan is part of an updated strategy unveiled by chief executive Vitaly Saveliev. The group is also targeting 130 million passengers in 2028, up from 60.7 million ...
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NewsIndia agrees travel corridors with France, USA and others
India’s government is negotiating “travel bubble arrangements” with certain countries to enable resumption of some international flights, starting with the USA.
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NewsCathay anticipates HK$9.9 billion half-year net loss
Cathay Pacific Group expects to post a net loss of about HK$9.9 billion ($1.28 billion) for the six months ended 30 June, even as it gradually adds capacity back to its network. The first-half net loss, which is subject to auditor reviews, is a stark contrast to its financial ...
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NewsBritish Airways to immediately retire all 747 aircraft
British Airways has decided to immediately retire its entire Boeng 747-400 fleet of 30 aircraft due to the disruption in the aviation industry as a result of the coronavirus.
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Airline BusinessAmerican’s pilots blast JetBlue strategic agreement
American Airlines’ pilots have harshly criticised a planned partnerhip with JetBlue Airways that could become a case study of how major US airlines plan to weather the coronavirus downturn..
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NewsCourt’s Qatar blockade ruling cited judgement on India-Pakistan dispute
Central to the International Court of Justice ruling that the ICAO Council can hear Qatar’s complaint over a long-running airspace blockade was the decision as to whether ICAO should be prohibited from considering issues outside of its aviation sphere. Qatar had sought to bring proceedings before the ICAO Council over ...
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NewsCharter start-up GlobalX signs for an A320
Prospective charter carrier Global Crossing Airlines has entered into an agreement to purchase one Airbus A320-200 aircraft as it awaits FAA approval to begin operations.