All coronavirus news – Page 25
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NewsSingapore-Hong Kong travel bubble postponed, after surge in coronavirus cases
Singapore and Hong Kong have pushed back the start of air travel bubble arrangements, a day before it was due to commence, and following a spike in coronavirus cases in Hong Kong.
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Airline BusinessCrisis CO2 levels highlight scale of airline challenge: IATA sustainability chief
The huge reduction in emissions from commercial airlines in 2020 paradoxically highlights the scale of the challenge ahead for the industry to meet its sustainability targets, according to IATA’s director of aviation environment, Michael Gill.
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NewsAirAsia X plunges deeper into red amid ongoing grounding
Troubled long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X widened its quarterly loss, as it remained grounded amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAmerican axes change fees on long-haul international travel
American Airlines has become the first major US carrier to eliminate change fees on many long-haul international fares, matching its earlier policy change on domestic trips as customers continue to stay away from air travel due to restrictions and public health warnings.
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NewsCopa struggles in Q3 amid travel restrictions
Panama’s Copa Airlines struggled during the third quarter as ongoing strict travel restrictions almost completely shut down the airline for the first 45 days of the period.
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Airline BusinessTopi Manner on shaping Finnair for a post-pandemic market
The chief executive of the state-owned carrier explains how a ‘financial bazooka’ will help it through the crisis, and how it plans to emerge as a premium airline with a continued focus on Europe-Asia routes
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NewsDelta to continue blocking middle seats through March
Delta Air Lines will continue to block middle seats in its economy class through the first quarter of next year, the only major carrier in North America to do so.
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NewsAirbus chief hits out at Europe’s ‘unacceptable’ travel bans
Europe’s lack of a co-ordinated response to developing a common coronavirus testing regime that would allow passengers to fly again has been branded as “unacceptable” and a “real mess” by the leaders of two of the world’s biggest aerospace companies. Speaking today during a virtual aeronautics conference organized by the ...
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NewsAmerican, British Airways launch pre-departure coronavirus testing programme
American Airlines and British Airways will collaborate to launch pre-departure free coronavirus testing on some flights between the United States and the United Kingdom.
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NewsNo Lidl ground? Ryanair and Dublin airport chiefs clash on pricing
Complaints from airline chiefs about airport charges are as old as the industry itself, but a discussion at an ACI Europe conference today showed that the issue has a fresh relevance amid the coronavirus crisis. During a robust but good-humoured debate, Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary and the head ...
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NewsWizz chief urges airports to end ‘cosy status quo’ with airlines
Airports must reconsider their relationships with incumbent airlines which may not be able to deliver on capacity expectations during the Covid-19 recovery, in the view of Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi. “In certain places there used to be a cosy set-up, a cosy status quo,” Varadi stated during an ...
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ expand domestic network amid continued recovery
China’s three largest carriers grew their domestic networks in October, tapping into second- and third-tier cities to launch new routes, as they recorded yet another month of domestic traffic recovery.
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NewsUnited launches free coronavirus tests ahead of flights to London
United Airlines has begun offering free coronavirus tests for customers travelling from the carrier’s New York-area hub to London.
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NewsAzul expects year-end leisure passenger revenue to exceed 2019
Brazil’s Azul expects domestic leisure passenger revenue to exceed last year’s figures in the coming weeks as the airline prepares for a strong summer travel season in the Southern Hemisphere.
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NewsFrench aerospace investment fund poised for further deals
Ace Aero Partenaires, the public-private investment fund backed by the top four companies in the French aerospace industry, hopes to conclude its next set of deals in the coming months, with the aim of hitting “cruise speed” by mid-2021.
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NewsEuropean airlines have hit lowest point: HSBC
European airlines can expect improving prospects towards the end of this year and next, bank HSBC has predicted, citing the progress being made on airport testing and vaccines.
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NewsTravel bubbles a ‘big step in right direction’: AAPA chief
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) sees the establishment of travel bubble arrangements — such as the recently-announced example between Singapore and Hong Kong — as a “big step in the right direction” to restarting cross-border travel amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsQantas celebrates centenary in shadow of pandemic, quietly hopeful about future
Qantas chief Alan Joyce has expressed optimism about the carrier’s prospects of its ultra-long-haul Project Sunrise, stating that the “business case for that is going to be even better” once the gloom surrounding the coronavirus crisis lifts.
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NewsKorean Air to take over rival Asiana
In a major shake-up of the country’s airline industry, the owner of South Korea’s flag carrier Korean Air has announced a W1.8 trillion ($1.62 billion) takeover bid for embattled rival Asiana Airlines.
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NewsCroatia Airlines to shore up liquidity with Kn350m government injection
Croatia Airlines is to hold an extraordinary general assembly to approve a recapitalisation scheme which involves raising Kn350 million ($54.7 million) through a share issue. Under the proposal, to be discussed at the 14 December assembly, the share capital of the airline would increase from Kn277.8 million to Kn627.8 million. ...