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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports begin to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has accused British Airways (BA) of planning to fire all of its flightdeck crews and rehire a smaller number at lower salaries.

Ryanair, British Airways and easyJet have written to the UK government to condemn its decision to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for arrivals to the UK as part of its response to the COVID-19 crisis.

International Airlines Group (IAG) is considering a legal challenge to UK government plans to impose a 14-day quarantine on international arrivals as part of efforts to fight COVID-19, CEO Willie Walsh has said.

British Airways has filed tentative plans to increase its long-haul flying in July.

Administrators in charge of South Africa’s Comair believe there are “reasonable prospects” of saving the company. Routes looks at the airline group’s place in the market prior to the appointment of business rescue practitioners.

British Airways (BA) has notified the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) of proposed redundancies at its BA CityFlyer regional subsidiary.

British Airways and Qatar Airways have received approval to form a joint venture on routes between Australia, Europe and the UK.

The UK’s plan to impose a 14-day quarantine on passengers arriving from abroad will force International Airlines Group (IAG) to rethink its post-lockdown plans, its CEO said May 11, echoing criticisms from across the UK aviation industry.

More European airlines have outlined how they intend to rebuild their networks over the coming weeks after the mass fleet groundings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

LONDON—British Airways (BA) could pull out of London Gatwick Airport (LGW) as part of plans to downsize operations once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.

British Airways offered more than 4 million departure seats from London Gatwick last year, but the airline has raised the possibility of leaving the airport as it grapples with the COVID-19 crisis.

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LONDON—British Airways (BA) has formally notified its trade unions of plans for a major restructuring and redundancy program as a result of the COVID

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British Airways (BA) has announced plans to furlough more than 30,000 of its 45,000 staff.

British Airways (BA) is suspending flights from London Gatwick Airport from April— a temporary measure caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

British Airways (BA) has boosted its financial reserves by extending its U.S. dollar-secured revolving credit facility for one year from June 23, 2020 to June 23, 2021.

Resumption is planned following the COVID-19 crisis.

The UK government will spend up to £75 million ($93 million) to repatriate citizens with the help of easyJet, Jet2.com, Titan Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

The latest news and airline schedule changes as carriers across the world react to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

British Airways’ (BA) unions are worried about potential redundancies after the airline launched a formal consultation over employment measures to

Carriers on both sides of the Atlantic are assessing the potential impact of the temporary travel restrictions to the US from more than two-dozen European countries in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

As COVID-19 coronavirus spreads globally, the number of international departure seats from China is set to drop by more than 5.5 million in March 2020 as airlines across the world continue suspending service.