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Apr 7, 2020
1 min

Qatar Airways resumes A380 flights

Apr. 7, 2020 - Qatar Airways has resumed its Airbus A380 service just days after removing the aircraft from service due to very low demand as a result of travel restrictions and growing fears of COVID-19’s spread. However, Doha Hamid International Airport, Qatar Airways base is still open to international connections and transiting passengers thus resulting in the influx of passengers that fly on Qatar Airways, while major international connecting airports such as Singapore C

Apr 6, 2020
1 min

Airlines are stuffing carton boxes between passenger seats

(Source: Lufthansa) Apr. 6, 2020 - The next time you fly on a wide-body, long haul aircraft, there is a chance that your 13-14 hour ride had transported cartons of facemasks in between the seats you are on. Ever since governments around the world have placed restrictions on aircraft flying overseas, airlines have been flying the planes full to the brim with medical supplies from China to all corners of the world. Airlines such as the like of Scoot, Qantas, Swiss, Lufthansa, B

Apr 3, 2020
1 min

European Union waves slot use rules for Summer 2020

Apr. 2, 2020 - The European Union has relaxed its 80-20 slot rules for the peak summer season of 2020 following multiple EU based airlines lobbying for the Union to relax regulations amid the COVID-19 pandemic situation. This comes after multiple countries, including the United States’s FAA, the U.A.E, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Ghana have relaxed its 80-20 slot rules. The 80-20 rule is effectively slot usage allocation whereby a particular airline that holds the slots at a pa

ETIHAD TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND ALL FLIGHTS

Malcolm Lu

Mar 25, 2020
1 min

ETIHAD TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND ALL FLIGHTS

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Mar. 25, 2020 - Etihad Airways (Etihad), the National Airline of the UAE has announced temporary flight suspensions starting Wednesday, March 25th 2020 at 23:59 (UAE local time) to, from and via Abu Dhabi Airport. The flight suspensions is expected to last 14 days, with possibilities of extension depending on the Covid-19 crisis. This comes as the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Auth

Mar 24, 2020
1 min

SINGAPORE AIRLINES CANCELS 96% OF FLIGHTS

SINGAPORE, Mar. 24, 2020 - Singaporean flag carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) has moved to cancel 96% of its international flights yesterday (23rd March 2020), effectively grounding 138 of its 147 SIA and Silkair aircraft. Amongst the canceled flights is the World's longest non-stop flight from Singapore to Newark, operated by SIA's new A350ULRs. The airline’s low cost subsidiary, Scoot will also suspend most of its network, resulting in the the subsidiary grounding 47 aircraf

AIRBUS A330NEO TEST PLANE RETURNS TO FRANCE WITH 2M Masks

Malcolm Lu

Mar 23, 2020
1 min

AIRBUS A330NEO TEST PLANE RETURNS TO FRANCE WITH 2M Masks

(Source: Airbus) TOULOUSE, Mar. 23, 2020 ---- One of Airbus's A330Neo test planes, registration F-WTTO, landed back in Toulouse today bringing 2M masks from China. The majority of the masks will be donated to Governments in need, and demonstrates Airbus's continued support for front line medical personnel & life saving teams during the COVID-19 crisis. #covid19 #airbus

Mar 23, 2020
1 min

EMIRATES TO SUSPEND MOST PASSENGER OPERATIONS

( Mar. 23, 2020) - Emirates, the state owned airline of the United Arab Emirates, has stepped back plans to suspended all passenger operations, instead announced to suspend “most” flight operations effective Wednesday (25th March 2020) due to pressure from governments and customers to support repatriation of travellers during the COVID-19 Crisis. The airline will continue to operate 13 out of 159 flights, flying to the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysi

Malcolm Lu

Mar 21, 2020
1 min

SCOOT TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS FLIGHT

( 21th March 2020 ) - Scoot (Scoot Tigerair Pte Ltd), the low cost carrier subsidiary of Singapore Airlines has announced yesterday several suspensions of flights starting on the 21st March 2020. This latest suspension is amongst one of many in the industry, as airlines struggle to meet the declining demand and tighter border restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Scoot's temporary suspension is expected to last till mid - end April, dependent on route and situation. For

QANTAS TO CANCEL ALL INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

Malcolm Lu

Mar 18, 2020
1 min

QANTAS TO CANCEL ALL INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

(March 19th, 2020) - Qantas Group announced today plans to cancel all International Flights, effective end March 2020, with possibilities of lasting till end of May this year. The set time of end March allows Qantas to assist with repatriation of travellers. This comes in the airlines latest efforts to meet the declining demand of air travel with new imposed border restrictions in many countries, as well as to cut costs throughout the airline. Earlier announcements on groundi

SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO REDUCE FLIGHTS by 50%

Malcolm Lu

Mar 18, 2020
1 min

SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO REDUCE FLIGHTS by 50%

(March 18th 2020) - Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced plans to cut flight capacity by 50% as more countries tighten border restrictions due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic. The flight suspensions are expected to last till end April 2020, with the possibilities of continuing on the premise that the COVID19 crisis prolongs further. SIA CEO Goh Choon Phong said: “We have lost a large amount of our traffic in a very short time, and it will not be viable for us to maintain ou

JETSTAR ASIA HALTS SERVICES FOR THREE WEEKS

Malcolm Lu

Mar 18, 2020
1 min

JETSTAR ASIA HALTS SERVICES FOR THREE WEEKS

Jetstar Asia Halting services.

KOREAN AIR suspends flights to singapore, grounds all a380s

Malcolm Lu

Mar 12, 2020
1 min

KOREAN AIR suspends flights to singapore, grounds all a380s

Korean Air Suspends flights to Singapore, Grounds A380 fleet

QANTAS PLANS GROUNDING of 8 A380s, reduces flights by nearly 25%

Malcolm Lu

Mar 10, 2020
1 min

QANTAS PLANS GROUNDING of 8 A380s, reduces flights by nearly 25%

Qantas reduces flights during COVID19 crisis

LUFTHANSA PLANS TO REDUCE FLIGHT CAPACITY BY 50%

Malcolm Lu

Mar 7, 2020
1 min

LUFTHANSA PLANS TO REDUCE FLIGHT CAPACITY BY 50%

(March 6 2020) - With the rise of COVID-19 cases globally, Lufthansa is facing massive declines in flight demand as well as an increase in flight booking cancellations. To manage the current situation, the airline has announced plans to reduce flight capacity by 50%, along with the possibility of grounding all 14 Airbus A380s based out of Munich and Frankfurt temporarily as an additional measure. This measure is designed to reduce the financial consequences of the slump in de

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