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Personal details of nine million Easy Jet customers accessed by ‘hackers’

EasyJet has revealed that the personal details of nine million customers have been accessed by "highly sophisticated" hackers. Easy Jet said it was to notify those affected in the next…

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Ryanair cutting 250 jobs across office network

Ryanair said it is cutting more than 250 jobs at its offices in Dublin, Stansted, Madrid and Wroclaw. It said the job cuts will be made through a combination of…

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Brazil’s LATAM airlines to lay off 1,400 employees

LATAM Airlines Group, the region's largest carrier, will lay off 1,400 employees, the company said on Friday, marking the first instance of a major Latin American airline laying off staff…

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Air Canada to lay off more than half of its employees

Air Canada will lay off more than half of its 38,000 employees next month as it grapples with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The layoffs, which will take place June…

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Cathay Pacific losing money, says business outlook remains ‘very bleak’

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Friday it made an unaudited loss of HK$4.5 billion ($580.53 million) at its full-service airlines in the first four months of the year and…

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Temperature checks, masks the new normal for air travel, says Dubai airport CEO

Temperature screening and face masks will become common sights at airports to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus, but physical distancing could make flying more expensive, the head of…

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U.S. airlines tell crews not to force passengers to wear masks

The top three U.S. airlines have told their flight attendants not to force passengers to comply with their new policy requiring face coverings, just encourage them to do so, according…

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Australia saw overseas visitors fall 99% in April amid coronavirus lockdown

Australia saw overseas arrivals collapse to almost nothing in April as it closed its borders to fight the coronavirus pandemic, in a massive blow for the tourist industry. Preliminary data…

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1,000 jobs to be axed at Brussels Airlines

Management at Brussels Airlines have announced that as many as 1,000 of the more 4,000 people that work at the airline face losing their jobs. The announcement was made during…

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KLM passengers must start wearing masks on all flights

Passengers on all flights of KLM, the Dutch subsidiary of Air France KLM, must wear face masks during travel starting on Monday, the airline said in a statement. Like most…

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U.S. airlines say massive job cuts are inevitable after bailout money dries up

US airline workers have been largely spared from the carnage that's pushed the country's unemployment to record highs since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. But those same workers --…

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British aviation watchdog warns airlines over passenger refund rights

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the British aviation watchdog has warned airlines that they are legally required to provide refunds to customers who had their flights cancelled because of the…

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Colombian airline Avianca files for bankruptcy

Colombia's national airline, Avianca, has filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court. The carrier is the second-largest in Latin America, but its passenger operations have been grounded since March…

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Emirates raising debt to brace for more Covid-19 turbulence

International air travel will take at least 18 months to recover, Emirates Airline said Sunday, as the coronavirus pandemic contributed to a collapse in annual net profits at the carrier’s…

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EU to push for state guarantees for travel vouchers instead of cash refunds

The European Commission will tell countries in the European Union to provide state guarantees for travel vouchers during the coronavirus pandemic, if they prefer people to accept the vouchers instead…

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Airbus deliveries plunge 80% in April

Airbus deliveries tumbled 80% to just 14 aircraft in April, compared with a year earlier, as operations were hit by the coronavirus crisis, company data showed on Thursday. The handovers,…

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Latvia’s government approves 250 million euros investment in airBaltic

Latvia's government on Thursday gave the go-ahead to an investment of up to 250 million euros ($271 million) in airBaltic to help the airline get through the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

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Lufthansa negotiating a 9 billion euro bailout programme

Lufthansa is negotiating a 9 billion euro ($9.71 billion) bailout with Germany's economic stabilisation fund to ensure its future, the airline said on Thursday. The "stabilisation package" includes a non-voting…

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British Airways gets help from UK government funds, hopes to revive flights in July

British Airways parent IAG has tapped UK government-backed loans to boost liquidity, in a sign of the damage wrought by the coronavirus on even the industry's strongest players. IAG accessed…

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Austrian Airlines plans to cut 1,100 jobs

Lufthansa unit Austrian Airlines, which has applied for 767 million euros (669.7 million pounds) in emergency aid from the Austrian government, plans to cut 1,100 of its 7,000 staff by…

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Virgin Atlantic to axe more than 3,000 jobs

Virgin Atlantic is to axe up to a third of its workforce as it battles to secure new funding that would enable it to survive the coronavirus pandemic. Sky…

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IATA is opposed to social distancing onboard flights

The international aviation governing body, IATA, said it is opposed to social distancing during flights, claiming that “evidence” suggests that the risk of transmission on board aircraft is low, and…

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Qatar Airways planning significant job cuts

Qatar Airways is planning to cut a significant amount of jobs due to the travel disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and told cabin crew to prepare for redundancies, according…

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Lufthansa hopeful of securing government bailout

Lufthansa is hopeful its bailout talks with the German government can be concluded soon, the airline’s board told staff in a letter seen by Reuters, adding that it is also…

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Airlines requiring passengers to wear face masks increase

Some major airlines are now requiring passengers to wear face mask on flights to limit the spread of viruses. When it comes to a global policy for airlines to follow,…

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Wizz Air’s Abu Dhabi joint venture to start flights this year

Wizz Air’s planned Abu Dhabi-based joint venture carrier is expected to start flying this year, the European budget airline said in a statement on Sunday. The joint venture with…

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Warren Buffett sells US airline shares

American Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says his company Berkshire Hathaway has sold all of its shares in the four largest US airlines. Speaking at the annual shareholders' meeting, Mr…

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Germany, Italy and Spain join other 12 governments calling EU to suspend cash-refunds in bid to save cash-drained airlines

Germany, Italy and Spain have joined a call by 12 European Union governments for the EU's executive body to suspend rules forcing crisis-hit airlines to offer full cash refunds for…

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Rolls-Royce is considering cutting up to 15% of its workforce as aviation sector meets further turbulence

British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings is considering cutting up to 15% of its workforce, a source close to the company told Reuters, as customers cut production and airlines park planes…

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Ryanair to cut 3,000 jobs, close bases in Europe

Budget airline Ryanair is drawing up plans to cut as many as 3,000 jobs and close bases in Europe, as the airline addresses the massive downturn in business caused by…

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Italian air transport facing ‘unprecedented’ crisis

The Italian air transport sector is in an "unprecedented" crisis with travellers down 85% to two million in March and down 31.8% to 25.6 million in the first quarter, Assaeroporti…

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Wizz Air makes masks compulsory on flights

Passengers travelling on Hungarian low cost airline Wizz Air will be required to wear masks on its flights from now on, a spokesman confirmed on Thursday. Wizz said last…

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U.S. airline JetBlue mandates face masks for all passengers

Beginning May 4, all travellers who step foot on a plane operated by JetBlue will need to wear a crucial accessory: a face mask. The airline announced that in one…

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Romania to keep flights to several EU countries suspended until May 14

The flights to several EU countries and the U.S. will remain suspended until May 14 while the movement restrictions for senior citizens have been eased, according to the tenth military…

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Airbus core profit plunge as coronavirus crisis starts to bite

European planemaker Airbus on Wednesday posted a 49% slump in first-quarter adjusted operating profit to 281 million euros ($304.7 million) as revenue dropped 15% to 10.631 billion euros amid the…

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Argentina bans all commercial flights till end of August

Argentina has announced a prohibition on all internal and international commercial flights until the end of August in its efforts to fight off the deadly oronavirus pandemic. The authorities directed…

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Airlines turn to cargo to compensate for loss of passengers

As travellers stay home because of the coronavirus pandemic and revenue tumbles, American and other US carriers are pivoting to freight. Demand for goods has decreased more slowly than travel…

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Lufthansa, Air France-KLM shares rise on bailout progress

Shares in Air France-KLM and Lufthansa LHAG.CE led European stock market gains on Monday on hopes that government bailouts would see them through the coronavirus crisis. Lufthansa was up 7%…

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Airbus boss warns company in dire straits

The chief executive of Airbus has reportedly issued a stark assessment of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the plane maker. In a letter to workers, seen by…

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Wizz Air to resume some flights from Luton

Low-cost European carrier Wizz Air has announced plans to resume some flights from Luton Airport on May 1. The airline said that the crew would wear masks and gloves on board…

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Vienna Airport Group launches saving programme – postpones dividend

Vienna Airport launched a savings programme equivalent to a quarter of annual revenue on Friday in response to the travel falloff caused by coronavirus and said state aid will ensure…

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Airlines ponder new normal of flying with no middle seat

Airlines including United, Delta, EasyJet and others have announced plans to do away with the middle seat in their economy class cabins during the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest move in…

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Alitalia being nationalised

Alitalia will "initially" be 100% state owned but "then we will have to see", Transport Minister Stefano Patuanelli said Thursday. He said the troubled former national flag carrier will be…

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Lufthansa seeks government bailout

German airliner Lufthansa published an interim report on its financial woes on Thursday, reporting a first quarter operating loss of €1.2 billion while the vast majority of its fleet is…

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Photo Story: Schiphol airport ready social distancing

An information board at Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands. The necessary preparations are being made at Schiphol Airport regarding the coronavirus crisis among them implementing measures to ensure passengers are kept…

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Virgin Australia Australia’s first big corporate casualty of the coronavirus pandemic

Virgin Australia has confirmed it has entered voluntary administration - making it Australia's first big corporate casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. It is part-owned by a number of entities…

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IATA warns physical distancing will end era of cheap air travel

The days of cheap air travel will be over if airlines are forced to introduce physical distancing measures on planes because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the industry has warned. Alexandre…

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Number of passengers’ plummets by 95 % in Asian airports

Asia’s airports have reached “rock bottom” almost four months into the Covid-19 pandemic, with the number of passengers at about 5 per cent of last year’s figures, the global airports’…

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Clear skies as flights over Europe are reduced by 87%

On Thursday, there were just 4162 flights in the European network administered by Eurocontrol, down 87% on the same day last year. Eurocontrol

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Avoid crash-landing Air Malta

by Jesmond Saliba Air Malta has, inevitably, been caught up in the Covid-19 turbulence. Every airline around the world has been crippled by stringent passenger travel bans resulting in grounded…

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Global airline revenues ‘to fall by half’

Global airline revenues are forecast to drop by more than half – $314bn – in 2020, as the industry warns that its “outlook grows darker by the day”. The International…

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Concern on well being of Pilots and Cabin Crew growing in US as first death is reported

In the United States the trade unions representing flight attendants have begun to share that many members have tested positive and the numbers are also alarming. According to Plane and…

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Airbus to cut jetliner production

European manufacturer Airbus announced plans to cut jetliner production across the board after the coronavirus epidemic triggered aviation's worst industrial crisis and drastically reduced deliveries to cash-starved airlines. In its largest-ever…

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France to give ‘massive’ support to Air France-KLM

The French government is prepared to provide “massive support” to Air France KLM to help the French-Dutch air carrier make it through the downturn, France’s finance minister Bruno Le Maire has told…

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Air Malta confirms almost 400 redundancies

Updated - ALPA reaction In a statement published this evening, national carrier Air Malta has confirmed that the current situation which has resulted in the cancellation of practically all commercial…

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Lufthansa helps deliver 8 million protective masks to Munich

A Lufthansa Cargo aircraft carrying eight million protective masks on board landed in Munich, late Tuesday afternoon. The Boeing 777F, named "Olá Brazil", departed Shanghai earlier this morning and after…

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British Airways workers accept furlough deal

British Airways employees have “overwhelmingly” voted to approve a deal to furlough the airline’s workers and preserve employment, Unite has announced. The union said its members backed the deal by 99%,…

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