Air France to shed over 7,000 jobs as part of €7 billion bail-out

2020-07-03T23:01:00+01:00By Max Kingsley-Jones

Air France will shed almost 7,600 jobs over the next three years in an accelerated restructuring implemented in parallel with €7 billion ($7.9 billion) worth of government-backed loans.

EU approves Latvian government’s €250 million aid for Air Baltic

2020-07-03T22:25:00+01:00By Max Kingsley-Jones

Air Baltic’s €250 million ($281 million) government bail-out, taking the form of an equity investment, has received the green light from the European Commission.

Control-check ‘routine’ led E190 upset crew to miss reversed ailerons

2020-07-03T17:43:00+01:00By David Kaminski-Morrow

Investigators have suggested that familiarity with routine, combined with expectation bias, led the crew of an Embraer 190 to miss clues that the jet’s aileron cables had been cross-rigged during maintenance.

Close to 400 cancellations so far in 2020, driven by 737 Max

2020-07-03T17:12:00+01:00By Max Kingsley-Jones

As 2020 passes its halfway point, fleets data from Cirium reveals that the mainline aircraft manufacturers have suffered almost 400 cancellations so far - 80% of which are for the Boeing 737 Max.

Ireland-based Ryanair pilots agree temporary pay cut

Ryanair’s Irish pilots have agreed to a temporary pay reduction aimed at saving under-threat jobs at the airline.

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