AirlinesMajor European airline stocks drop on coronavirus concerns Share prices in the three main European alliance carriers have fallen sharply in early trading, apparently in response to increasing concerns over the international spread of the coronavirus.
While major European stock indices – including those in Germany, France, the Benelux states and the UK – slipped by around 3-4% as markets opened on 24 February, the impact on the airline stocks has been more substantial.
LinkAir China and China Eastern to resume some suspended flights Air China and China Eastern Airlines intend to resume within a two-month timeframe some international services that were suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Shanghai-based China Eastern says it will restart “more than 800” domestic and international flights over the next two months, starting from 25 February.
LinkMoldovan start-up HiSky led by former chief of flag-carrier Former Air Moldova chief Iulian Scorpan is heading up a private start-up budget carrier, branded HiSky, for the Central European republic.
While all Moldovan carriers, with the exception of Air Moldova, FlyOne and Aerotranscargo, are blacklisted, the start-up will be formed through a partnership with a Romanian operating carrier, Cobrex Trans, based in Brasov.
LinkUnited And SkyWest Impove Ties With E175 Operation Contract SkyWest has signed a multi-year contract with United Airlines to operate 25 Embraer E175 aircraft. The new agreement will see the planes scheduled into service from the second quarter of 2020 through the first quarter of next year.
LinkWhat's Going On Between United And Philippine Airlines? It’s been almost two weeks since we reported on the ongoing feud between United Airlines and Philippine Airlines. Since then, there have been words exchanged without any clear resolution to the issue. Here’s the latest on the situation.
LinkTUI Becomes Latest Airline To Drop Boeing 737 MAX Branding The Boeing 737 MAX is a name that will go down in history, and not for the right reasons. But for TUI, the name won’t be featured in its history books at all. The airline has confirmed that once the aircraft is cleared for flight again, it will be referred to in all flight plans as the 737-8. After all, it insists, that is its proper name.
LinkMaintaining A Giant - Inside The British Airways Airbus A380 We’ve been working with British Airways to provide readers with exclusive behind the scenes access. So far we’ve seen how pilots and cabin crew are trained. However, we recently visited the airline’s maintenance department, where we were given a tour around one of the airline’s Airbus A380s, G-XLED.
LinkAsiana Airlines CEO To Repay 40% Of Salary To Help Airline Senior executives of South Korea’s Asiana Airlines have offered to return large portions of their yearly salaries. This is part of an emergency plan to help the company out of financial trouble.
LinkDowngraded United Passengers Hit The Jackpot With $100,000 Compensation United Airlines passengers hit the jackpot this Saturday when the airline gave out $100,000 in compensation for being downgraded. The flight between Newark and Honolulu was short on business class seats, and as such 10 passengers were asked to take premium economy seats instead. Each received a cool $10,000 for their troubles.
LinkChina's Airlines Begin Resuming International Services Chinese airlines are looking to begin resuming services thanks to an improvement in the coronavirus situation within China. However, it is still a slow rollout and it may take months for the network of routes to return to normal.
LinkKuwait Airways Is Launching Flights To Bosnia Kuwait Airways will be flying from its base at Kuwait International Airport to the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, starting 9 June 2020. Why is it launching this route?
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