British Airways chief executive, Sean Doyle, has called on the government to introduce a pre-flight testing regime as part of an overhaul of its fight against Covid-19. Speaking this morning at the Airlines 2050 forum, Doyle said only an end to quarantine restrictions would allow the UK to rebuild its economy. He explained: “Our position […]
Emirates and Airlink have announced an interline agreement, widening the Dubai-based carrier’s reach into southern Africa as countries begin opening their borders for travellers. Emirates’ agreement with Airlink will provide its customers enhanced connectivity via its gateways Johannesburg and Cape Town to more than 25 domestic destinations in South Africa and more than 20 regional […]
Athens-based airline, Sky Express, has placed a firm order for four A320neo aircraft, becoming an Airbus customer for the first time. In addition, the Greek airline recently leased two A320neos from ACG Aviation Capital Group and has thus joined a global list of 430 Airbus operators. The airline has selected CFM-International’s Leap-1A engines to power […]
Manufacturer studies provide insight into extremely few incidents of COVID-19 inflight infections. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) demonstrated the low incidence of inflight COVID-19 transmission with an updated tally of published cases. Since the start of 2020 there have been 44 cases of COVID-19 reported in which transmission is thought to have been associated […]
The Italian government has signed paperwork creating a new aviation company, beginning the restructuring of much-troubled Alitalia. The move comes as part of wider €3 billion recapitalisation of the company in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. “The re-founding represents the first step towards creating a high-quality transport company that is competitive on the international […]
China Eastern Airlines will receive 31 billion yuan ($4.6 billion) from four new investors as the carrier seeks to overcome the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. China Life Investment Holding Limited, a subsidiary of the state-owned China Life Insurance, will inject 11 billion yuan into the airline, while Shanghai Jiushi Group, another state company, will […]
Delta Air Lines has reported a pre-tax loss of $2.6 billion for the three months to the end of September. In addition, the carrier said it has incurred a further $4 billion in losses in from items directly related to the impact of Covid-19 and the its response, including fleet-related restructuring charges and charges for […]
Boeing delivered just 11 aircraft last month, as the manufacturer continued to downsize its operations in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Company data revealed delivers were 50 per cent below even the depressed figures from August. A further three orders for the 737 Max – grounded after two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 […]
Air Canada has concluded a cut price deal to acquire Air Transat. The flag-carrier will now acquire all shares in the smaller airline for C$5 each, payable to shareholders in cash or shares of Air Canada at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.2862 for each Transat share. The value of the transaction is approximately C$190 […]
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 […]
