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NewsCoronavirus outbreak puts new China-Europe routes at risk
New routes between mainland China and Europe are at risk as the coronavirus outbreak batters air traffic. Privately owned Juneyao Air has opted to postpone the launch of three new services from Shanghai Pudong to Dublin, Manchester and Reykjavik. These are to be operated as multi-leg, fifth-freedom routes, via Helsinki. ...
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NewsKuwait suspends flights to and from Singapore and Japan
The civil aviation authority of Kuwait has suspended all air travel to and from Singapore and Japan, the first country to do so after the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) several weeks ago, the Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA reports.
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NewsCoronavirus means air travel demand could fall for first time since 2009: IATA
The coronavirus could cause demand for air travel to fall for the first time since the global financial crisis, with operators in Asia-Pacific hardest hit, according to an initial impact assessment from IATA. Based on a scenario where the coronavirus has a “V-shaped impact” similar to that seen during the ...
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NewsFinnair explores pilot furloughs amid China pullback
Finnair has begun talks about temporary layoffs with its long-haul pilots following a reduction in its services to China because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsCathay flags ‘significantly’ lower first half results from coronavirus hit
Embattled Hong Kong-carrier Cathay Pacific has warned that its first half results for 2020 will be “significantly down” compared to the same period last year, as the outbreak of the coronavirus compounds an already challenging market.
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NewsAmerican cancels Max flights through mid-August
American Airlines says it expects it will not have the Boeing 737 Max in its schedule until mid-August, the last major US airline to plan through the lucrative summer peak travel season without the new generation aircraft, which has been grounded since March 2019.
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NewsNorwegian yet to find profitable long-haul model: chief
Norwegian’s new chief executive Jacob Schram has acknowledged that the Scandinavian budget carrier has yet to find a way of making its long-haul operation profitable.
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NewsAlaska plans Oneworld entry by mid-2021
Alaska Airlines will join Oneworld alliance as a full member by mid-2021, allowing American Airlines to connect flights through the Seattle-based carrier’s West Coast network.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic to resume Cape Town flights after six year absence
Virgin Atlantic is resuming seasonal service to Cape Town, six years after axing the South African city from its network.
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NewsCathay details flight suspensions caused by coronavirus
London Gatwick, Rome and Washington Dulles are among a raft of international routes that are being suspended until the end of March by Cathay Pacific as it seeks to conserve cash during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsJAL looks to May launch of long-haul, low-cost carrier Zipair
Executives from Boeing, Japan Airlines and long-haul, low-cost offshoot Zipair are talking up the new carrier’s pending launch of passenger flights.
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NewsAmerican Airlines extends flight cancellations to Asia
Just five days after it extended the cancellation of flights between the United States and Hong Kong, American Airlines was once again forced to revise its schedule in light of coronavirus fears and subsequent customer cancellations.
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NewsWestJet offers 90 new connections in its summer schedule
Canada’s WestJet published an expanded timetable with 90 new connections between its Calgary hub and numerous other domestic and international destinations beginning in the summer travel season.
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NewsVietJet ramps up India services with new Delhi and Mumbai links
VietJet Air is ramping up services to India in mid-May by starting two Mumbai services and adding a third route to Delhi.
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AnalysisCoronavirus to hit harder than SARS
The coronavirus outbreak may be costing the aviation sector more than the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) did in 2003, even as the world is just coming to terms with the new strain.
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NewsFirst commercial flights begin at Indian airport Bidar
Commercial airline services have today begun at Bidar airport, located in the north-eastern part of Karnataka state in India.
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast – airlines grapple with coronavirus impact
Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss a tough start to the year for airlines
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NewsFranchise partner Airlink steps in to retain four axed SAA routes
Airlink is to continue operating in its own right four of the routes being axed by its franchise partner South African Airways at the end of the month.
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NewsSAA slashes network as it strives for profitability
South African Airways is cutting around half of its long-haul routes and almost all of its domestic network, the flag carrier’s “business rescue practitioners” have disclosed as they seek to transform it into a sustainable and profitable business.
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NewsNew Delhi approves Alliance Air to operate India-Sri Lanka flights
Air India’s regional unit Alliance Air has been granted “special dispensation” by the Indian government to operate between India and Sri Lanka. A notice from the civil aviation ministry states that the exemption would stay in place until the carrier has a minimum of 20 aircraft, or has about 20% ...