All Korean Air executives will forgo part of their salaries in response to the worsening business environment due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak. Korean Air announced that salaries of its executive vice presidents and above will be reduced by 50 per cent senior vice presidents by 40 per cent, and managing vice presidents by 30 […]
The VS698 from London Heathrow for New York JFK on 22nd March created history for the airline as it departed with two pilots, one cabin crew member and a hold filled with 12490 kilograms of pharmaceutical and medical supplies. Although the emergence of Covid-19 has led to a decrease in passengers travelling, demand to transport […]
Wizz Air has grounded around 85 per cent of its fleet and mooted the possibility of a complete suspension of services in its latest operational update. While capacity at the low-cost carrier fell by only 30 per cent year-on-year in March, much larger cuts are expected next month. The company continues to operate 15 per […]
American Airlines is utilising its currently grounded passenger aircraft to move cargo between the United States and Europe. The first cargo-only flight departs from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport today, headed for Frankfurt Airport. The Boeing 777-300 will operate two round trips between DFW and FRA over the course of four days, carrying only cargo […]
Following instructions from the Rwandan ministry of health, RwandAir will temporarily suspend its commercial passenger flights. The move comes as the country takes further measures to help the global fight against Covid-19. The grounding will apply for a period of 30 days, beginning today, and affect all scheduled RwandAir flights departing from and arriving in […]
The government of Norway has moved to support the flatlining aviation sector in the country, offering more than US$550 million in bailout funds. Some US$250 million will be directed at embattled budget operator Norwegian. The low-cost carrier said earlier this week it would be forced to layoff 90 per cent of its staff and cancel […]
As many as 48,200 flights and 10.2 million seats could be scrapped after the European Union moved to close external borders for 30 days earlier this week. That is according to new research from ForwardKeys. Olivier Ponti, vice president with the analytics company, commented: “At present, it is not clear exactly what proportion of the […]
Travel restrictions and a slump in demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have forced airlines to lay off staff and cut more flights. On Monday, British Airways owner IAG said it planned to cut capacity by at least 75% in April and May. IAG boss Willie Walsh, who was due to step down […]
Due to the development of the ongoing Coronavirus crisis in the world and its impact on airBaltic’s network, the company is forced to further temporarily reduce the number of employees, mainly crew, by 100 people, summing up to 350 with the changes announced on March 11. The company will seek voluntary solutions, unpaid leave, non-extension […]
Belavia has suspended its flights on the Minsk-Rome-Minsk Route until April 15th, 2020. An announcement on its website read: Belavia-Belarusian Airlines suspends flights on the route Minsk-Rome-Minsk from March 16, 2020 to April 15, 2020. and Minsk-Milano-Minsk from March 12, 2020 to April 15, 2020. For tickets confirmed for flights with departure from March 12 to April […]
