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Wellington clears extra Qatar Airways flight for repatriation
The New Zealand government has approved Qatar Airways for a second daily flight from Auckland to Doha, as part of measures to help repatriate foreign nationals stranded in New Zealand. Earlier, the carrier said on 26 March that it will operate flights to Brisbane for the first time and add ...
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More cuts to APAC schedules as coronavirus outbreak persist
Asia-Pacific carrier schedules are shrinking fast as the coronavirus crisis continues to take its toll on travel demand. Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced further reductions to international capacity today, the third update in three days. The latest reductions affect routes to Frankfurt, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Bangkok, Ho ...
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Qatar Airways puts New York and Spanish flights on hold
Qatar Airways is suspending flights to New York and the Spanish cities Madrid and Barcelona, but vows to reinstate them “in line with a return to regular conditions”. Framing its decision, the Oneworld member says it “continues to temporarily hold flights to severely affected countries due to entry restrictions implemented ...
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Asia-Pacific airports grind to a halt on coronavirus impact
Airports across Asia-Pacific are temporarily shutting terminals, shops and have put spending on hold as they grapple with traffic restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak. “Every passenger lost by an airline is equally a passenger lost by an airport,” says Stefano Baronci, director general of Airport Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific. ...
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Asia-Pacific order book haunts crisis-hit airlines, airframers
As Asia-Pacific airlines go into hibernation during the coronavirus crisis, order backlogs suggest that Airbus and Boeing have 902 aircraft scheduled for delivery into the region by the end of 2021. It is important to note that the figure of 902 commercial jets, which foresees 370 deliveries to the ...
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Indonesia AirAsia’s growth halted due to coronavirus and economy
Indonesia AirAsia has been forced to halt its growth plan for this year, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and economic challenges faced by Indonesia. The plan for 2020 was for the low-cost carrier to increase its market share by adding three new aircraft and launching new services, having ...
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Southwest cuts capacity another 20%
Southwest Airlines deepened its capacity cuts to 40% from 3 May through 5 June.
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US carriers race to shrink fleets as nearly 400 near-term aircraft deliveries loom
The speed at which a handful of US passenger airlines bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic will to a large degree determine how significantly the virus downturn wallops airframers Airbus and Boeing.
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Avion Express re-enters airfreight market with cargo-only flight offering
ACMI operator Avion Express is re-entering the airfreight market in response to increased demand for freighter aircraft operations as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Crisis accelerates approval of A320 seat-bag cargo modification
European regulators have approved an interior modification for Airbus A320-family jets which enables seats to be converted into cargo-transport facilities, after an accelerated development effort in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The cargo seat-bag configuration has been developed by Baltic parts firm Colibri Aero and design specialist J&C Aero ...
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Airbus uses dormant Spanish operation to build medical visors
Airbus has turned to medical equipment production at its otherwise-dormant Spanish facilities, manufacturing visor frames through 3D printing. Spain has been badly affected by the coronavirus crisis and Airbus aircraft production at its centres in the country has been temporarily suspended after the government brought in strict new containment measures. ...
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Emirates transfers all freighter operations to Dubai International
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is consolidating freighter operations at Dubai International from 1 April, suspending operations at the city’s Dubai World Central hub. Emirates is re-organising its freight network in response to the disruption from the coronavirus crisis. It says the decision to concentrate on Dubai International, the main passenger ...
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Air China warns of 'short term' loss from outbreak
Air China has joined a growing list of airlines in warning of an operating loss “in the short term”, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc. Discussing the outlook for 2020 in its full-year results, the Air China group noted the impact that the outbreak — which originated ...
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Garuda returns to profitability in 2019
Garuda Indonesia posted an operating profit of $147 million for 2019, a turnaround from the $199 million operating loss in 2018. Revenue grew 5.6% to $4.57 billion, driven by a 6.9% increase in passenger revenue. Total costs declined by 4% to $4.4 billion, as the group carrier tightened its belt. ...
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Minimum number of flights required for airlines taking bailout money: US DOT
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has published rules that US carriers must follow if they decide to accept government aid as a result of financial difficulties resulting from the global coronavirus crisis.
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Airline traffic unlikely to return to pre-crisis levels before start of 2021
Airlines are unlikely to see a return to pre-crisis traffic levels before the start of 2021 at the earliest IATA expects - and even that projection assumes the coronavirus issues are largely tackled over the next three months.
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Dassault aims to begin gradual restart of production at French sites after coronavirus shutdown
Dassault hopes to begin gradually recommencing production at its French facilities in the coming days following an agreement with workforce unions
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Tegel airport operator plans temporary closure to cut costs
Berlin’s airports operator is preparing a temporary closure of the Tegel airport, and requires fresh capital to deal with the fallout of the coronavirus crisis
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Ticket refund burden to compound airline Q2 losses: IATA
A requirement to refund an estimated $35 billion in airline tickets during the second quarter will deepen the impact on their cash reserves on top of a projected industry loss of $39 billion for the quarter.
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North Sea helicopter operators provide dedicated coronavirus response fleet
Oil and gas operators working from Aberdeen in the north of Scotland have assembled a fleet of helicopters for emergency repatriation flights of offshore staff as a response to the coronavirus crisis.