Austrian Airlines has announced that it will restart its regularly scheduled flights on 15 June 2020, following a grounding that lasted nearly 90 days. The first week will see 27 routes open, including London, Paris and Brussels, rising to 37 destinations the following week.Long-haul routes could follow in July, says CCO
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ACIA Aero Leasinghas taken delivery of a second ATR 72-600 aircraft, due to join the fleet of Bestfly, an airline based in Angola. Bestfly sees “significant growth opportunities in the region”
Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group have signed a trans-American joint-venture agreement that will combine the carriers’ route networks between North and South America
United Airlines is promoting Brett J Hart to the role of president of United Airlines Holdings. “Brett is exactly the leader that United needs right now to take on the role,” says Scott Kirby
Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic, lays out the clear plans of the Latvian airline in this business leadership webinar, including a path to fleet growth and staff reinstatement. As he says, “Each crisis in the past has shown that there is always growth coming after recovery”
Spanish airline, Iberia, is implementing a special Covid-19 health plan that includes giving all employees blood tests to detect Covid-19 antibodies
Emirates SkyCargo is optimising cargo capacity on flights by loading freight into the passenger luggage compartments and seats
Hungary-based LCC, Wizz Air, has announced five new routes from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to Central and Eastern and Western Europe, starting in 2020
Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will operate more than 90 cargo-only flights per week in May as it helps customers reopen vital trade lanes connecting the UK with prime freight markets
In response to the growing demand for air cargo services during the spread of Covid-19, Ethiopian Airlines has been deploying its cargo capacity to facilitate the flow of essential cargo such as medical supplies