The FAA will adjust the operating hours of 100 airport towers to “ensure resiliency” of the air traffic control (ATC) system and protect employees during the coronavirus pandemic, the agency announced.
Air France-KLM’s CEO Ben Smith said he would forego his 2020 bonus and promised to speed up restructuring as the airline group moved closer to securing a multi-billion-euro state-guaranteed loan from France.
Lufthansa Group said April 23 that it needs financial assistance by its home countries to be able to survive as it cannot get sufficient access to additional liquidity in financial markets.
Gurit, a Swiss-based provider of prepreg composite materials for aerospace, announced April 23 that its longtime CEO Rudolf Hadorn will step down at the end of March 2021 but could eventually become chairman of the board of directors.
Delta Air Lines is looking to Wall Street for $3 billion in additional financing, in an attempt to bolster its cash reserves while revenues remain badly depressed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
European airlines are warning of the potential effects of social distancing measures onboard aircraft as the industry begins planning for how to restart air transport in the region.
While Russia’s passenger air traffic has almost ground to a halt because of travel restrictions, the country’s largest cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines is operating at capacity to help combat COVID-19 at home and abroad.
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Estonia’s Nordic Aviation Group (NAG) is considering its options for subsidiary Regional Jet after co-owner LOT Polish Airlines refused to participate in a much-needed capital increase.
After missing a March 6 deadline to submit its proposal for an MRO joint venture with Thai Airways at U-Tapao Airport, Airbus has also failed to meet the new deadline of April 20.
Senior and mid-ranking Qatar Airways staff are being asked to forego 50% of their salaries over coming months, with the promise that the deferred portion will be paid to them as soon as the airline is in a position to do so.
Gogo, a Chicago-based inflight internet provider to business aircraft and airline passengers, plans to furlough about 60% of its workforce and reduce pay for most other employees as part of a plan to reduce costs due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Awaiting guidance from public health authorities, the FAA considered closing the first U.S. air traffic control (ATC) facility affected by the coronavirus for two weeks to prevent the pathogen from spreading, according to the head of the controllers’ union.
Air France-KLM is in advanced negotiations with the French and Dutch governments for state and state-backed loans that would enable the group to face the expected liquidity requirement in the third quarter of this year, according to group executives.
Italian aircraft-interiors specialist Aviointeriors has unveiled two social-distancing seat designs, aimed at safeguarding against COVID-19 contamination, which could be available within a short time frame.
German regional carrier Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) filed for self-administered insolvency April 22 after it lost its only wet-lease contract with Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings.
Wizz Air expects to enter new markets in Europe and increase the scale of its planned Abu Dhabi venture once travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 crisis have been eased, the Hungarian airline’s founder and CEO József Váradi has said.
Indian Ocean-based Air Mauritius has been placed into administration as travel restrictions and border closures in all its markets have led to a complete erosion of the company’s revenue base.
