AirlinesUS And EU Airlines Must Offer Cash Refunds Last week both the US and the EU issued statements reiterating that the rules for refunds for flight cancellations still stand, even in the chaotic midst of corona-crisis. Passengers, they say, are entitled to cash, not just credit.
LinkIncorrectly-sized parts found after Icelandair 757 gear collapse Investigators have found incorrectly-sized components on the landing-gear assembly of an Icelandair Boeing 757-200 which suffered a main landing-gear collapse at Reykjavik earlier this year.
LinkVirgin Australia closes New Zealand crew base Virgin Australia has closed its New Zealand flight crew base, a move their union says affects around 600 jobs.
The E tū union said in a 4 April statement that the carrier emailed staff the previous night telling them that the closure was effective immediately.
LinkTurkish Airlines Won’t Fly Again Until Late April While a number of airlines have completely shut down already, Turkish Airlines has had some scheduled operations still going. However, with the continued spread and worsening situation associated with COVID-19, the airline has shut down all of its regular international and domestic operations.
LinkEthiopian Furloughs Crew As Virus Crisis Affects African Aviation Ethiopian Airlines has become the latest airline to ask employees to take unpaid leave. The request comes as Ethiopia reports its first death from COVID-19. The airline is thought to be terminating the contracts of temporary employees. Permanent staff members are being asked to take all their annual leave and up to 90 days of unpaid leave.
LinkAmerican Airlines Drastically Cuts New York Services On Sunday, American Airlines announced it is drastically slashing its flights to New York. Down from 271 daily flights in April last year to a mere 13, the dramatically reduced bare-bones schedule will operate until the 6th of May.
LinkEl Al Likely To Close In Days Without Government Help The flag carrier of Israel, El Al, is “likely to close” if the government does not provide financial assistance in the coming days, airline chairman Eli Defes warned on Monday. The airline has suspended all regular passenger traffic but is still operating some humanitarian flights.
LinkGulf Air Resumes Operations From Bahrain Bahrain based carrier Gulf Air has restarted operations for transit passengers between Europe and the Philippines. Passengers traveling from London, Paris and Frankfurt will be allowed to transit through Bahrain International Airport in order to continue onwards to Manila. However, passengers traveling on Gulf Air will not be allowed into Bahrain.
LinkeasyJet Founder Concerned Airline Will Run Out Of Cash Low-cost carrier easyJet could be in significant financial difficulty, according to its founder and major shareholder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. The Greek-Cypriot entrepreneur has issued a stark warning that the airline could run out of money as soon as August if drastic steps are not taken soon.
LinkBritish Airways Left Flying To Just 15 Destinations British Airways has been left flying to just 15 destinations as demand for its services has totally tanked. Earlier today, the British flag carrier sent some Airbus A380s to France for storage.
LinkEmirates Prepares For Reduced Staffing Onboard A380s and 777s Emirates has made plans to return to the skies this week but with greatly reduced crew onboard its aircraft. In an effort to protect as many staff as possible, the airline has decided to go with the absolute bare minimum of four flight attendants onboard its A380s and Boeing 777s.
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