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International air travel remains grounded, cargo demand faltering: AAPA
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 28 (ANI): Widespread travel restrictions almost completely suppressed international air travel in Asia during the second quarter of 2020, preliminary June traffic figures released on Tuesday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed.
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Ind-Ra downgrades GoAir's rating to BBB-plus, maintains RWN
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 25 (ANI): India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has downgraded low-cost carrier Go Airlines India Ltd (Go Air) long-term issuer rating to BBB-plus from A-minus while maintaining it on rating watch negative.
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Can't fly without face masks, say US airlines
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 25 (ANI): Amid the surge in coronavirus cases, US airlines have announced that passengers refusing to wear face masks will not be allowed to board planes. The rules have been announced by American, Delta, Southwest and United Airlines.
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US FAA issues emergency Airworthiness Directive for Boeing 737 NGs, Classi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 25 (ANI): The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered airlines to carry out additional inspections on any Boeing 737 NG and Classic aircraft kept in storage for more than a week, an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) said on Friday.
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AAPA calls for collaboration between governments for aviation recovery
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 24 (ANI): The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has urged governments to ease what it calls are unduly onerous restrictions on international air travel to re-establish global connectivity with evidence-based measures to safeguard public health.
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Actor Sonu Sood joins hands with SpiceJet to bring back 1,500 students str
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): In association with actor Sonu Sood, low-cost carrier SpiceJet is bringing back over 1,500 Indian students stranded in Kyrgyzstan due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline announced on Thursday.
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Need to bid painful adieu to 10 per cent of our workforce: Indigo CEO
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): IndiGo announced that is laying off 10 per cent of its workforce due to the coronavirus pandemic, its CEO said on Monday.
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Airline industry disruption due to COVID-19 has far-reaching effects: Mood
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, July 20 (ANI): The global airline industry has been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and is one of just a few industries that saw more than 90 per cent of demand fall within weeks of the global spread of the pandemic in March, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.
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British Airways retires entire Boeing 747 fleet due to impact of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London (UK), July 18 (ANI): The British Airways announced that its fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft, fondly known as "The Queen of the Skies," is likely to have flown their last scheduled commercial service and is proposed to be retired with immediate effect due to the "devastating impact" of CO
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25,000 employees could be furloughed, says American Airlines
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 17 (ANI): With coronavirus pandemic taking a toll on the airline industry, American Airlines said on Wednesday that it is sending notices to 25,000 employees that they could be furloughed come Oct. 1.
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Deathblow for PIA, the national flag carrier of Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], July 17 (ANI): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suffered a devastating blow that will be difficult to recover from any time sooner. On July 1 the European Air Safety Agency (EASA) issued a six-month ban on all PIA fights to Europe. The United Kingdom and USA foll
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American Airlines warns 25,000 employees of possible job cuts amid pandemi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 16 (Sputnik/ ANI) - American Airlines has warned about 25,000 its frontline employees about possible job cuts this fall due to a slowdown in air travel demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic, CNBC reported, citing the company's note to the staff.
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