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Air Canada to lay off 16,000: reports
Air Canada is cutting 16,000 employees and slashing its network by 90% in April and May, the company tells staff according to reports in French-language Canadian media.
Passenger sues five Canadian carriers
Canadian airlines Air Canada, WestJet, Swoop, Air Transat and Sunwing have been accused of breach of contract in a class action lawsuit filed in the province of British Colombia for refusing to give passengers refunds to purchased tickets after the coronavirus severely impacted both domestic and international air travel.
EasyJet founder threatens board over Airbus fleet expansion
UK budget carrier EasyJet’s founder, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, is threatening methodically to dismantle the company’s board if it fails to take action to reduce the airline’s commitment to additional Airbus jets.
Mahan A310 crew overran after displaced threshold blunder
Iranian investigators have found that a Mahan Air Airbus A310-300 crew mistakenly landed long and overran at Yerevan after failing to check which end of the landing runway was subject to a displaced threshold.
Russian low-cost carrier Pobeda halts flights until end of May
Aeroflot low-cost unit Pobeda has suspended all flights until the end of May following the introduction of travel restrictions by the Russian government.
EasyJet parks entirety of fleet after completing rescue services
UK budget carrier EasyJet has opted to ground the remainder of its aircraft fleet, after completing hundreds of repatriation flights in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Russian low-cost carrier Pobeda halts flights until end of May
Two more AirAsia carriers suspend operations from April
Japanese and South Korean carriers further cut April schedules
Harbour Air suspends scheduled flights
Tracking how European airlines have cut capacity during crisis
APAC airports could lose $23.9 billion revenue: trade association
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Air Canada to lay off 16,000: reports
Air Canada is cutting 16,000 employees and slashing its network by 90% in April and May, the company tells staff according to reports in French-language Canadian media.
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Passenger sues five Canadian carriers
Canadian airlines Air Canada, WestJet, Swoop, Air Transat and Sunwing have been accused of breach of contract in a class action lawsuit filed in the province of British Colombia for refusing to give passengers refunds to purchased tickets after the coronavirus severely impacted both domestic and international air travel.
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Japanese and South Korean carriers further cut April schedules
Japanese and South Korean carriers have made further reductions to their summer schedules in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Canada has ‘concerns’ about Air Canada-Transat merger
The Competition Bureau of the government of Canada says it has “competition concerns” about the planned takeover of Transat by Air Canada.
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EasyJet founder threatens board over Airbus fleet expansion
UK budget carrier EasyJet’s founder, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, is threatening methodically to dismantle the company’s board if it fails to take action to reduce the airline’s commitment to additional Airbus jets.
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EasyJet parks entirety of fleet after completing rescue services
UK budget carrier EasyJet has opted to ground the remainder of its aircraft fleet, after completing hundreds of repatriation flights in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Tough decisions loom for fleets grounded due to coronavirus crisis
With aircraft piling up at Asia-Pacific airports amid the coronavirus crisis, airline engineering teams will play a key role in keeping grounded jets ready for the day when demand for air travel returns.
