Russia’s largest airline group Aeroflot is to soon receive a massive cash injection from its major shareholder, the Russian government, through a rights issue.

Lufthansa Group said the collapse in demand for air travel following the outbreak of COVID-19 leaves it no choice but to start making redundancies in Germany and scrap 100 of its aircraft.

Alitalia unions have threatened to strike as they sound the alarm over delays to the flag-carrier’s relaunch plan.

Vietnam Airlines will reportedly halve the pay of its pilots and cabin crew after the flag-carrier saw a 68% year-on-year (YOY) fall in revenue for the second quarter.

Sixteen Republican Senators signed on to a letter urging the chamber’s leadership to extend the CARES Act Payroll Support Program (PSP) until March 2021, signaling growing bipartisan consensus that more aid will be needed to avert mass layoffs this fall.

A burst of growth in Air Serbia’s passenger numbers, route network and capacity in 2019 was accompanied by a drop in profits for the year.

Virgin Australia has revealed plans for its scaled down post-coronavirus operation, which involve major changes to its workforce, network and fleet.

Upping the ante from the successful “airport boarding” experience in July, Taiwan’s four carriers all launched flights-to-nowhere in line with Father’s Day celebrations on Aug. 8.