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NewsAir New Zealand operates first Shanghai cargo flight
Air New Zealand is operating a cargo flight to Shanghai for the first time, as freight operations become “a really important part of what we do in the next quarter”. The carrier will deploy a Boeing 787-9 for the service, which departs Auckland around midnight today, carrying local food exports. ...
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NewsRussian low-cost carrier Pobeda halts flights until end of May
Aeroflot low-cost unit Pobeda has suspended all flights until the end of May following the introduction of travel restrictions by the Russian government.
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NewsTwo more AirAsia carriers suspend operations from April
Indonesia AirAsia and Thai AirAsia are the latest among the AirAsia Group carriers to suspend operations, leaving just AirAsia Japan in service. Indonesia AirAsia will suspend domestic flights until 21 April and international flights until 17 May. Thai AirAsia will halt all domestic services during the month of April, having ...
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NewsJapanese and South Korean carriers further cut April schedules
Japanese and South Korean carriers have made further reductions to their summer schedules in light of the coronavirus outbreak. ANA had planned to serve a total of 4,653 flights on 72 routes between March 29 and April 24, but says 3,813 of those, on 68 different routes, have now been ...
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NewsHarbour Air suspends scheduled flights
Canadian commuter airline Harbour Air has suspended its scheduled passenger operations due to the coronavirus pandemic, and says it expects to spend the entire month of April grounded.
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Airline BusinessTracking how European airlines have cut capacity during crisis
Over the course of the last week the further spread of aircraft groundings means the European airline scheduled passenger market is approaching a standstill amid national lock-downs and the closing of borders to international visitors.
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NewsAirAsia and AirAsia X to be grounded from 28 March
Malaysian low-cost carriers AirAsia and AirAsia X will suspend operations from 28 March due to growing border restrictions imposed by various countries amid the coronavirus pandemic. AirAsia will be grounded until 21 April, while long-haul sister carrier AirAsia X is to be grounded until 31 May, says AirAsia Group, which ...
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NewsAPAC airports could lose $23.9 billion revenue: trade association
The coronavirus crisis could have a $23.9 billion impact on revenue for Asia-Pacific airports this year, according to estimates by the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific. In comparison, those in the Middle East could see a revenue shortfall of $5.7 billion, and ACI urged governments to help safeguard airports in ...
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NewsChina cuts overseas flights to stem imported coronavirus cases
The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) is further cutting the number of international flights allowed by both local and foreign carriers, in a bid to contain the “increasing risks” of imported coronavirus cases. Effective 29 March, each Chinese airline is allowed to operate just one route to any specific ...
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NewsAsia-Pacific carriers had dismal month in February: AAPA
Preliminary traffic figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines show that regional air traffic plunged in February. Owing to the coronavirus outbreak, regional airlines experienced a 43.9% year-on-year collapse to 17 million passengers during the month. RPKs fell 34.8% and available seats fell 20.6%. Load factors fell 14.4 percentage ...
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NewsQatar Airways opens Brisbane service amid Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has opened a new route for Qatar Airways, which will operate flights to Brisbane for the first time and increase services to Australia to help people get home. The Doha-based carrier said on 26 March it will add 48,000 seats from 29 March and use larger aircraft ...
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Airline BusinessGovernments face ‘moral hazard’ in deciding to help airlines: analyst
Governments across the world face a ‘moral hazard’ when it comes to supporting airlines through the coronavirus crisis, as they seek to ensure any investment benefits the citizens of their respective countries, according to CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry.
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NewsTigerair Australia grounded as parent Virgin cuts more capacity
Tigerair Australia has suspended all operations from 25 March, as part of deeper capacity cuts by its parent Virgin Australia. On its website, the low-cost carrier cited “expanded travel restrictions imposed by the federal and state governments and territories” as the reason behind its grounding. Virgin Australia says in a ...
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NewsAir New Zealand focuses on cargo
Air New Zealand is ramping up cargo operations to “keep Kiwi businesses connected to the world” while working with the government to maintain critical cargo flow. General manager cargo, Rick Nelson, says: “With our Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft for example, we have the ability to uplift 11 cargo pallets in ...
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NewsLondon City airport to close until end of April
London City airport is to close for all flights from this evening until the end of April.
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NewsEtihad to deploy 787 passenger aircraft on cargo network
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways is to redeploy some of its Boeing 787-10s as passenger freighters following the temporary suspension of scheduled services in the United Arab Emirates, as it seeks to meet a related spike in air cargo demand.
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PodcastAirline Business podcast: Latest IATA impact assessment plus Asia-Pacific focus
Graham and Lewis talk through the latest figures and thoughts from IATA as airlines across the world ground their fleets in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Airline BusinessAirline coronavirus story could go from ‘Apocalypse Now’ to ‘The Big Short’
When IATA outled its latest estimates for the impact of coronavirus on the airline industry on 24 March, the urgency of the situation was front and centre of its messaging.
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NewsAir New Zealand limits service to essential travel and cargo
Air New Zealand will operate limited services to enable essential travel and maintain cargo flow, even as it cuts international schedules by 95% from 30 March to 31 May. This will “keep air freight moving through key cargo corridors to North America and Asia,” it says. The ...
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NewsThai Airways suspends overseas flights
Thai Airways International is moving to suspend international flights, as Thailand prepares to implement a state of emergency on 26 March to stem the coronavirus outbreak. The carrier says the outbreak has seen “no sign of relief” and that the situation in Europe and elsewhere is getting “even more severe”, ...