Airbus delivers A320 Family MSN10,000 to Middle East Airlines
Middle East Airlines (MEA) has taken delivery of Airbus’ A320 Family aircraft with manufacturer serial number 10,000. MSN10,000 is the third A321neo to join the…
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First China-made ARJ21 aircraft of China Southern Airlines officially put into commercial operation
Flight CZ3898 with a full passenger load took off from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and flew to Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport at 9:42 a.m. on…
IATA: Airlines heading for $84 billion loss this year
PARIS (Reuters) – Airlines are set to lose $84 billion as the coronavirus pandemic reduces revenue by half to mark the worst year in the…
Airbus develops solution for airlines to use their widebody aircraft for pure cargo operations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Toulouse, 30 April 2020 – Airbus is developing a modification for A330 and A350 family aircraft which will enable airlines to install freight pallets directly…
European Governments Weigh If It’s Time to Let Some Airlines Disappear
Many European airlines spent much of the past two decades asking governments to leave the airline industry. Now, many are begging for help, and most…
American Airlines to retire more jets, including vintage 737s, in coronavirus downturn
(Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) is set to sharply increase the number of jets it is planning to retire beyond its announced plans…
Singapore Airlines latest to get massive rescue amid coronavirus crisis
(Reuters) – Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI) said it had secured up to S$19 billion ($13 billion) of funding to help see it through the coronavirus crisis…
Airlines Carnage Worsens With Emirates, Singapore Air Cuts
(Bloomberg) — The crisis engulfing air travel deepened after some of the world’s biggest carriers announced drastic measures to cope with the coronavirus outbreak, with…
Africa & Middle East – Urgent Emergency Support Requested for Airlines
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is appealing to governments in Africa and the Middle East, as part of a worldwide campaign, to…
Europe – Urgent Emergency Support Requested for Airlines
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is appealing to governments in Europe, as part of a worldwide campaign, for emergency government intervention as…
Brought to the brink by coronavirus, airlines seek emergency aid
(Reuters) – Airlines made unprecedented cuts to flights, costs and staffing on Monday, stepping up calls for emergency aid as coronavirus lockdowns and new travel…
Planemakers grapple with delivery delays as airline crisis grows
(Reuters) – Boeing and Airbus face a drop in planned deliveries as airlines struggle to survive the coronavirus crisis, sending shares in planemakers plunging on…