AirlinesAirlines Are Starting To Resume Passenger Flights – What’s Next? With signs that aviation restrictions are slowly lifting in some regions of the world, airlines and airports are cautiously resuming passenger flights. But what steps need to be taken by airports and airlines before air travel returns to normal?
LinkLatam Bankruptcy Marks Another Covid Casualty Latam Airlines Group and its affiliates in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and the U.S. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, making Latin America’s largest airline company the latest casualty of the Covid-19 crisis. The filing does not include affiliates in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
LinkEl Al Is Still Awaiting Government Assistance Israel is slowly relaxing restrictions in the country following the COVID-19 outbreak. However, as the government rebuilds its economy, El Al is still waiting for financial support.
LinkUnited Airlines Operates Its First Flight With Cargo In The Cabin United Airlines has been ramping up its cargo services while the global health crisis continues to rock the aviation industry. The carrier has recently launched a cargo-in-cabin flight operation from London Heathrow (LHR) to its hub in Chicago (ORD). The flight carried over 4,200 pounds of mail in the cabin.
LinkAustrian Airlines Receives €300 Million Of Aid As Return Delayed Again Austrian Airlines has had a couple of pieces of good news today, and one not so good outcome too. Firstly, the government has agreed to €300m ($330m) of state-backed loans, which is seen as a step in the right direction. Added to this, ground workers have agreed to a salary cut, which will translate to an additional €300m ($330m) of savings over the next four years.
LinkLufthansa Flies Final A340-600 To Aviation Graveyard For Storage Lufthansa has flown its last of 16 Airbus A340-600 aircraft to Teruel, a Spanish aircraft graveyard. The airline has flown its fleet of A340-600s to the facility for long-term storage. However, some of the planes won’t return to the skies at all.
LinkAir France-KLM Could Operate Trains On Domestic Routes In an attempt to reduce its environmental footprint, Air France-KLM group is looking at introducing trains instead of planes on short-haul routes across Europe. It announced the potential change at its shareholders’ meeting today in Paris. The group already works with France’s national rail service so passengers can use air miles on TGV train journeys.
LinkRyanair’s O’Leary Calls Out Lufthansa For Being ‘Addicted’ To State Aid Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary has called out the German government’s decision to grant €9 billion ($9.88 billion) of aid to Lufthansa. In a statement to the press, the low-cost carriers CEO said that Lufthansa was addicted to state aid.
LinkEtihad Remains Committed To Airbus A350-1000 Deliveries Etihad Airways remains committed to deliveries of the five Airbus A350-1000 aircraft it has on order. The UAE carrier has already taken delivery of four out of the five aircraft on contract, however, they were each flown straight to storage in Bordeaux just days later.
LinkChina Airlines Looks To Sell Airbus A350s For Leaseback Taiwanese national flag carrier China Airlines is looking to sell two Airbus A350-900s for leaseback. The news out today comes after the Taipei Taoyuan International Airport-headquartered airline agreed to sell and leaseback five Airbus A330-300s earlier in May.
LinkRyanair Has 600 Employees Too Many In Spain Low-cost carrier Ryanair has said that, following the collapse in air travel since the coronavirus pandemic started, the Irish budget airline now has 600 employees too many in Spain. This current threat to jobs was announced during a Ryanair executive video conference on May 23.
LinkDelta Plans Shanghai Flights Via Seoul Delta Air Lines is planning on resuming China services next month. However, the airline is getting creative when it comes to flying those routes. In a schedule update, Delta has indicated that it wants to fly to Shanghai via Seoul-Incheon.
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