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Airlines say survival depends on bailouts, reopened borders
The viability of the airline industry is at stake because COVID has mostly wiped out passenger travel. The group’s global trade association is pleading with…
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MRO business sees uptick as air carriers reconfigure fleets
Carriers are restrategizing and putting greater emphasis on servicing their grounded aircraft, spurring an increase in the maintenance, repair and operations business.
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United Airlines: Least worst is best
United Airlines lost $1.6 billion in the second quarter. Given that a pandemic has hammered passenger travel, that’s relatively good. Company officials say maintaining capacity…
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Getting crews on and off ships and airplanes
“Crew changes cannot be postponed indefinitely,” warned the world’s largest maritime and air transport organizations.
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Airlines face $314 billion bath as economy dives
The airline industry is poised to shrink considerably as revenues evaporate and they are forced to cut costs to the bone.
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Airlines face $250 billion revenue hit in 2020, IATA says
The International Air Transport Association had sobering news about the financial prospects for airlines this year: a quarter-trillion dollars in lost revenue.
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Countries cut red tape to speed up cargo relief flights
Some countries are making it easier for airlines to adjust operations in response to the coronavirus crisis, but the airfreight community wants greater cooperation from…
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Emirates to eliminate most passenger flights, airport services
Emirates, a dominant carrier in international long-distance travel, is grounding almost its entire fleet in a concession to the lack of business because of the…
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United Airlines CEO: ‘Time is running out’ for federal aid
United Airlines’ executives and union leaders late Friday warned furloughs will begin soon unless the federal government enacts an emergency aid package for the airline…
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Air Canada retrenches further, curtails most international flights
The coronavirus is an existential threat to the airline industry, Air Canada’s CEO says
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