Category: AIRLINES & AIRPORTS

Qantas Pilots Approve ‘Project Sunrise’ Pay Deal

Reading Time: < 1 minute Setting its sights high and looking into the future even during the dark times, Qantas, the flag carrier of Australia, has reached a very important agreement with its pilots regarding the ‘Project Sunrise’.  The so-called ‘Project Sunrise’ is Qantas’ ambitious plan to launch world’s longest non-stop passenger flights connecting Australia with New York and London. […]

Avion Express Stands Shoulder to Shoulder with Cargo Carriers

Reading Time: < 1 minute Responding to the growing need of freight services created by the deadly coronavirus, many passenger airlines, ACMI operators, etc., are actively allying with cargo carriers to support the world with vitally important supplies. One of the latest operators which has joined the team is Avion Express, one of the leading narrow-body ACMI operators. The company […]

IATA Estimates This Gravest Crisis Could Cost Aviation $252 Billion

Reading Time: < 1 minute On 5 March, 2020, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) projected that the crisis caused by the coronavirus will cost the industry a $113 billion revenue loss. On 24 March, 2020, the updated analysis revealed new numbers: $252 billion hit or 44% below 2019’s figure. The initial forecast was made in light of some travel […]

Etihad Airways Stops All Passenger Flights for at Least 14 Days

Reading Time: < 1 minute Starting 25 March, 2020, Etihad Airways has temporarily ceased all passenger flights inbound, outbound, and transit passenger flights in the UAE in response to governmental and global attempts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. According to the initial plan, the suspension should last for 14 days. Nevertheless, the date is a subject to […]

Qantas A380 on Historic Flight: Directly from Australia to London

Reading Time: < 1 minute Although at these times positive news, especially in the aviation industry, are rare, historic flights are still taking place! Qantas will operate Airbus A380 passenger flight directly connecting Australia with. On the whole, Sydney-London connection is nothing new, as Qantas has it in the schedule on the regular basis. However, there is one important note. […]

Virgin Australia Keeps Flying Only For Essential Services

Reading Time: < 1 minute One of Australia’s largest airlines, Virgin Australia, has announced about further cuts of its domestic schedule to 90%. The hit of still spreading coronavirus is too massive for aviation to adequately cope with it. Last week the carrier said that it will suspend all international operations starting 30 March to 14 June, 2020, and reduce […]

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easyJet Grounds the Majority of Fleet and Cancels 90% of Flights

Reading Time: < 1 minute easyJet, a British low-cost airline, has also felt an extraordinary pressure put on the aviation industry by the coronavirus and made a decision to ground almost all its aircraft cancelling 90% of its scheduled flights starting 24 March. The airline still expects to maintain some of its key routes mainly to, from and within the […]

SIA Grounds Almost All Aircraft Across Its Airlines’ Network

Reading Time: < 1 minute Singapore Airlines has announced that it will further cut the capacity that had been originally scheduled up to end-April by 96%. The outbreak of the coronavirus is further putting aviation into a deepening crisis. The SIA Group said that it is the biggest challenge it has ever faced since its establishment. Following further reductions, the […]

Emirates Temporarily Suspends All Passenger Flights

Reading Time: < 1 minute Emirates, one of the biggest and most distinctive airlines, has announced that it takes tough measures in response to the coronavirus and suspends all passenger operations until 25 March, 2020. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus began, the airline has been changing its services in accordance with regulatory directives and demand for travel. However, new […]

Qantas and Jetstar to Cancel All International Flights

Reading Time: 2 minutes Qantas Group has announced about new cuts, suspensions and groundings of its fleet following daily drops in travel demand, limitation of entries into many countries and attempts to contain the spread of the coronavirus. If earlier this week Qantas expected to reduced international capacity by 90% and domestic flights by 60%, now the situation is […]