LONDON—UK ULCC easyJet plans to make more than 700 pilots redundant and close three of its British bases as it downsizes in the face of the novel coronavirus crisis.

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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has granted lease-payment deferrals to a further four customers and is evaluating another 28 requests, taking the total number of approaches to at least 58.

Ryanair has resumed operating over 1,000 daily flights across Europe, about 40% of its normal July capacity, as it returned to flying July 1 following the COVID-19 crisis.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has secured a SEK14.25 billion ($1.5 billion) recapitalization led by the Danish and Swedish governments along with third-largest shareholder the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

As the airline industry quickly puts into place increased health and hygiene protocols to boost passenger confidence, cabin interior manufacturers are innovating designs to give added protection to COVID-19-wary travelers.

Icelandair Group is still locked in financial restructuring talks with lessors, a credit card acquirer and Boeing, further-delaying its time line toward a share offering and government-backed loan.

French airline Corsair is negotiating with potential new investors who could buy the entire 53% stake held by INTRO Aviation, the carrier’s majority…