COVID-19

Congress stalls as airline share buybacks come under scrutiny.

UAE government mandates a halt to passenger flights in response to COVID-19.

Singapore Airlines is grounding most of its fleet and reducing planned capacity by 96%.

Aviation’s an easy target for criticism, but hopefully the world’s governments now realise just how important the sector is as they rebuild their economies.

The Colombian carrier has become the latest major airline to reveal the extent of its flight cuts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

American Airlines is utilizing its currently grounded passenger aircraft to move cargo between the US and Europe, underscoring the importance of its routes for trade.

Qantas plans to park 150 aircraft in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but all will be returned to operation when the current crisis is over.

American Airlines’ COVID-19 cuts eliminated the Minneapolis-based carrier’s flying.

US commercial aviation industry warns government leaders it is on the verge of collapse.

UK leisure airline Jet2.com has suspended its flying program until at least May 1.

Passenger traffic at US airports is projected to drop 68% in the March-to-June period.

Delta reduces systemwide capacity by 70%, United by 60%.

Most US transborder services will be eliminated as Canada and the US scramble to contain COVID-19 coronavirus.

Governments across Europe must coordinate their response to preserve the continent’s single market and its benefits, two airline associations have urged.

GOL says it plans to resume growth after COVID-19 crisis passes.

The Panama-based carrier will reduce capacity by at least 80%.

Brussels Airlines has stressed that “all its efforts” will go into resuming operations on April 20.

More international carriers are making sweeping capacity reductions.

The LCC reports falling load factors nearing 50% as a result of COVID-19-fueled demand decline.

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, US president says: “We’ve told the airlines we’re going to help them.”

The three global airline alliances—oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance—have jointly called on governments around the world to “evaluate all possible means” to support the industry amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Ryanair expects “the majority” of its fleet will be grounded while Finnair and SAS are among the latest airlines to stop almost all flights. Air France is also grounding its entire Airbus A380 fleet and KLM its entire Boeing 747 fleet.

Local services account for 88% of the carrier’s passengers and the airline said demand is rising on some of its domestic routes.

Demand for long-haul travel grounds to a near halt.

Passenger figures for February show how COVID-19 is affecting the country.