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NewsUS airports grapple with coronavirus travel disruption
As the coronavirus crisis creates increased panic across Europe and North America, airports across the US are struggling to assist passengers affected by canceled flights as they grapple with the financial effects of the virus on their industry in the coming months.
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NewsDelta to ground 300 aircraft and cut all flights to mainland Europe
Delta Air Lines has told employees that it is grounding 300 aircraft, representing 30% of its total aircraft fleet, and cutting all flights to mainland Europe as the coronavirus cripples travel and grips the world.
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NewsEASA to recommend spacing passengers to cut contagion risk
European regulators are preparing to advise airlines to space passengers throughout the cabin on flights which are not full, having formally directed carriers to ensure aircraft are fully disinfected after each flight from high-risk coronavirus areas. Operators should also equip aircraft with at least one universal precaution kit – used ...
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NewsPremium operator La Compagnie forced to halt all flights for weeks
Premium long-haul operator La Compagnie is suspending all its scheduled flights for nearly a month, following the transatlantic travel ban imposed by the US government. La Compagnie says it will halt all services from 18 March and maintain the suspension until 12 April. The airline operates twice-daily between Paris Orly ...
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OpinionAirlines in fight for survival as coronavirus spreads
Events are now significant enough to suggest that the industry that will emerge from this crisis will be smaller than, and structurally different to, the one that entered it.
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NewsNorwegian seeks urgent government support
Norwegian is asking the government in Oslo for an immediate bailout as it struggles to cope with the coronavirus outbreak that is decimating travel demand.
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NewsMEPs pledge to treat slot rules suspension with ‘highest priority’
The European Parliament’s transport committee has pledged to treat with the “highest priority” moves to suspend slots rule to ensure airlines do not need to fly aircraft empty during the coronavirus crisis just to retain landing rights.
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NewsFrankfurt Main passenger numbers down 30%: operator
Frankfurt Main airport’s operator, Fraport, says passenger numbers in the first week of March dropped by 30% in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak. The figure for the German hub had declined by 4% during February, although there was an accelerating negative trend towards the end of the month with ...
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NewsSlovakian international airports shut down to counter outbreak
Bratislava and two other Slovakian international airports – Kosice and Poprad – have closed to all operations at least for two weeks, in response to the coronavirus situation. The capital airport is served by several carriers including Ryanair, Wizz Air, Pobeda, and Flydubai. Bratislava’s operating company says the closure took ...
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NewsAir France-KLM draws down €1.1bn credit facility
Air France-KLM has withdrawn the full €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) available from its revolving credit facility as it looks to shore up cash reserves in the face of the coronavirus outbreak. The funds are renewable at the group’s request for one-, three- or six-month periods until 6 November 2022, giving ...
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NewsNorwegian seeks to funnel US passengers through London
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is attempting to adapt to the transatlantic travel ban by routing customers through its UK base at London Gatwick. But it is unclear how effective this strategy will be given the extent of the US government’s restrictions. Norwegian says its aim is to re-route “as many ...
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NewsUS airlines cap fares from Europe
As the coronavirus crisis rapidly disrupts airline operations worldwide, major US carriers are taking measures to prevent price gouging for passengers desperate to return to the United States before travel restrictions between Europe and the US take effect on Friday.
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AnalysisEurope’s airlines brace for survival battle
The shutdown of transatlantic markets to European airlines is plunging the continent’s airlines into crisis and could threaten a wave of bankruptcies across the sector, analysts warn.
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NewsIATA spells out financial danger for airline industry of travel bans
IATA has warned governments must be ready to provide support to counter the impact of travel bans implemented to counter the coronavirus outbreak, warning measures such as the ban imposed by the USA were not included in its recent worse-case scenario for the financial hit to the industry.
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NewsAirbus worker at Spanish plant treated for coronavirus
Airbus has advised a number of workers at its Spanish Getafe plant to take quarantine precautions after a coronavirus diagnosis for one of the facility’s employees. The airframer says it has advised a 14-day self-quarantine for those who have been in direct contact with the worker, who is receiving medical ...
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NewsRome airports operator to close Ciampino to scheduled flights during crisis
Italian airports operator Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) is to temporarily close the scheduled passenger terminal at Rome Ciampino airport from midnight on 13 March and one of the terminals at the city’s primary Fiumicino gateway.
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NewsEU leaders condemn Trump’s transatlantic travel ban
European Union leaders have condemned the US government’s sudden 30-day transatlantic travel ban, set to be introduced on 13 March. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen says the coronavirus crisis is “not limited to any continent” and combating the threat “requires co-operation” rather than one-sided action. “The ...
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NewsA220 crew missed low-thrust indications during laboured take-off
Investigators probing a Swiss Airbus A220 low-thrust incident during departure at Porto found that the pilots only belatedly realised that the autothrottle had not engaged before the take-off roll. Swiss investigation authority SUST found the A220-300, bound for Geneva, had conducted a de-rated rolling take-off from intersection C of runway ...
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NewsEuropean aviation stocks punished after US travel ban
European airline and aerospace stocks have been hammered in early trading after the US government imposed a drastic ban on transatlantic travel. Air France-KLM and Norwegian shares sank by close to 20% as the markets opened on 12 March, while shares in other major operators including IAG, Lufthansa and SAS ...
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NewsUK still in the game for Japan fighter partnership
Tokyo has yet to decide on its future international partner for the country’s ambitious FX Future Fighter programme to replace the Mitsubishi F-2. “The [Japanese Ministry of Defense] is in discussion with the U.S. and the UK from the viewpoint of ensuring interoperability, cost effectiveness and technical reliability,” says Japan’s ...