Tags: Airline News

Harvard study: Enhanced cleaning onboard airplanes helps reduce infection risk

8th October 2020

Disinfecting aircraft cabins is a key part of a multi-layered public health risk-reduction strategy, according to a technical bulletin published this week by faculty at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The findings support Delta’s extensive cleaning practices, including our industry-leading commitment to electrostatic spraying of high-touch surfaces using high-grade disinfectant on every flight, every day.   While contaminated […]

Brussels Airlines commences partnership with Randstad to help temporarily unemployed staff get back to work in another sector

8th October 2020

The Corona crisis hits the aviation sector hard. Seven months after the start of the crisis, Brussels Airlines’ staff are still partially temporarily unemployed. Given the forecast that the recovery of market demand for flight tickets will take a longer time, the system of temporary unemployment will still have to be applied for some time […]

airBaltic marks 25 year anniversary

8th October 2020

In October 2020, Latvian airline airBaltic marks the 25th anniversary of the company. Considering the experience gained over the years and current situation, airBaltic honours this milestone by introducing revised company vision, mission and core values which were found in a survey among customers, colleagues, opinion leaders and partners. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of […]

Air Canada to Pilot Application of TraceSCAN Technology for COVID-19 Contact Tracing in the Workplace

8th October 2020

Air Canada announced today it plans to explore the application of COVID-19 contact tracing technology in its workplace using the Bluetooth enabled TraceSCAN app and wearable technology developed by Canadian-based Facedrive Inc. “The health and safety of our employees is of paramount concern to Air Canada and is key to restoring our operations safely for […]

Looming Cash Crisis Threatens Airlines

7th October 2020

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the airline industry will burn through $77 billion in cash during the second half of 2020 (almost $13 billion/month or $300,000 per minute), despite the restart of operations. The slow recovery in air travel will see the airline industry continuing to burn through cash at an average […]

Boeing predicts long-term resilience in commercial aviation market

7th October 2020

Boeing has released its annual forecast for the commercial and defence aerospace market, reflecting the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Boeing Market Outlook projects that the commercial aviation and services markets will continue to face significant challenges due to the pandemic, while global defence and government services markets remain more stable. “While this year […]

UNWTO partners with IATA ahead of upcoming G20 summit

7th October 2020

Ahead of the G20 summit in Saudi Arabia, which includes a dedicated tourism segment, the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), as the two parties work together to restart global tourism. Highlighting unique status of the UNWTO as a bridge between the UN system […]

Finnair cuts winter flights as demand falls

7th October 2020

Finnair has trimmed its flight schedule for the winter season in line with customer demand, while planning to boost frequencies during spring 2021. The update comes as the airline responds to a temporary softening of demand in the market due to widespread travel restrictions. From October 25th, Finnair will serve 45 domestic and European destinations […]

Virgin Atlantic rolls-out Covid-19 testing to crew

6th October 2020

Virgin Atlantic has become the first UK airline to introduce Covid-19 pre-flight testing at its Heathrow base for its cabin crew and pilots. Launched on flights to Shanghai and Hong Kong, the airline plans to extend the trial to Barbados and select services later in October, before a wider roll out to test every operating […]

KLM submits plan for €3.4bn bailout to Dutch government

6th October 2020

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has submitted a restructuring plan to the Netherlands ministry of finance as the carrier seeks to overcome the slowdown in travel surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. The airline is seeking government loans and guarantees to the value of €3.4 billion. The plan outlines how KLM intends to overcome the worst crisis in […]