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NewsGovernments must pay for virus health measures, say IATA and ACI
IATA and Airports Council International (ACI) have jointly called for governments to pay for public health measures relating to the spread of communicable diseases.
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NewsAfrica and Middle East need ‘layered’ measures for restart: IATA
African and Middle Eastern countries should adapt their quarantine measures to enable the aviation sector to begin a recovery while containing spread of the coronavirus, IATA has urged.
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NewsHawaiian reinstates flights to mainland US
Hawaiian Airlines will reinstate flights to the mainland USA in August, as the state of Hawaii begins to lift its draconian restrictions on movement within the islands as well as between the islands and the airline’s main destinations on the west coast of North America.
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NewsMajor US airlines announce schedule changes
The three US legacy passenger carriers have announced changes to their schedules after a four-month period in which capacity and demand had hit all-time lows due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsNear-halving of EasyJet’s German operation in prospect: union
Trade union Verdi believes EasyJet is planning to almost halve its operation at its sole German base in Berlin.
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NewsPandemic resurgence threatens to choke off recovery: IATA
Recent growth in the number of coronavirus cases is harming the recovery in air passenger demand and could lead IATA to downgrade its passenger estimates for the remainder of the year, the association has warned.
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NewsUK-based Ryanair pilots accept temporary pay cuts
UK pilot union BALPA has disclosed that members employed by Ryanair have voted 96% in favour of taking temporary pay cuts to save under-threat jobs.
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NewsCORSIA airline emissions baseline to exclude 2020 data, says ICAO
The ICAO Council has decided to disregard data from 2020 when calculating the baseline emissions for its CORSIA global carbon offsetting scheme for commercial aviation, in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsThailand to ease international flight ban
Thailand will ease a ban on international passenger flights into the country from 1 July, nearly three months after first imposing it on 4 April. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand will permit international passenger flights to operate into Thailand carrying 11 permitted categories of passenger. These include returning Thai ...
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NewsTAP to cut more aircraft as losses mount
TAP Air Portugal has disclosed plans to further reduce its fleet after first-quarter net losses almost quadrupled to €395 million ($443 million) amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsLufthansa’s reactivated fleet to reach 380 aircraft during summer
Lufthansa Group plans to have reactivated half of its fleet by October as it sees increased booking demand following an easing of travel restrictions in several countries.
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NewsPorter Airlines delays restart to 31 August
Canada’s Porter Airlines will restart its operations a month later than previously planned due to ongoing coronavirus-prompted travel restrictions that continue to make business difficult.
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NewsAir New Zealand details extremely weak May traffic
Air New Zealand’s May traffic statistics continue to highlight the extreme weakness confronting airlines amid the coronavirus pandemic. For the entire month, the airline carried just 67,000 passengers, down 94.8% from 1.3 million passengers in May 2019. ASKs fell 92.8% year on year and RPKs 97.1%. The airline’s load factor ...
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NewsUnited reinstates flights to Asia
United Airlines will resume flights between the US and several destinations in Asia next month.
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NewsIndia’s international flight ban to remain in place until 15 July
India is maintaining its suspension of international passenger flights until mid-July but will consider allowing certain routes to resume on an individual basis.
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NewsAlaska Airlines to bring E175s to Alaska
Alaska Airlines will be adding Embraer 175 regional jets to its fleet flying within the state of Alaska, bringing in the smaller-gauge aircraft on routes that would not be profitable using larger jets.
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NewsEmirates to return A380 to service on 15 July
Emirates will begin reactivating its Airbus A380 fleet in mid-July with the reintroduction of the superjumbo on flights to Europe.
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NewsDelta resumes flights to China this week
Delta Air Lines will resume flights between the US and China, the first US carrier to do so since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, as travel restrictions and regulatory sparring between the two countries’ aviation authorities ease.
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NewsKLM to reinstate 95% of European network by August
Dutch carrier KLM plans to operate 95% of its European network and serve 80% of intercontinental destinations by August.
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NewsEmirates adding 10 more destinations to its network
Emirates will resume flights to 10 more cities across June and July, increasing to 40 the number of destinations served. The Dubai-based carrier says new government protocols to ease travel restrictions have enabled it to further restore its network. Source: Emirates On 20 June, it will begin ...