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Personnel surplus at Lufthansa Group companies totals 22,000 full-time positions

The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has informed the representatives of the trade unions Verdi (Vereinigte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft), VC (Vereinigung Cockpit) and Ufo (Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation) about the current personnel situation in the companies of the Lufthansa Group. This was followed by information provided to the Lufthansa works councils to whom concrete figures of personnel

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© Lufthansa and the trade union Ver.di resolved the ongoing pay dispute

Despite financial bailout, Lufthansa warns 22,000 jobs could still go

Despite agreeing a US$10 billion bailout plan which would give a German government stabilization fund a 20% stake in the beleaguered carrier, Lufthansa has confirmed that continued pandemic-related reductions in worldwide travel demand may lead to the shedding of up to 22,000 of its 135,9000 full-time staff. The flag-carrying airline, which also includes Swiss, Australian

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Qatar Airways to resume services to Venice

Qatar Airways will be resuming services to Venice, Italy starting from July 15, 2020. The popular tourist destination and major arts and cultural centre will become the airline’s third destination in Italy to resume flights, marking a significant step in the resumption of global leisure travel. The national carrier of the State of Qatar will

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Frontier Airlines announces 18 new nonstop routes for summer 2020

Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines has announced 18 new routes for summer 2020. The new flights beginning in June and July expand the airline’s growing presence in major cities, including Boston, Chicago, Newark and Philadelphia. As another step to support the health and well-being of customers, the carrier will implement mandatory temperature screenings for passengers and

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BALPA caught off guard as easyJet announces massive wave of job cuts

BALPA, the British Airline Pilots’ Association and pilots’ union has criticized easyJet for its announcement of a shedding of up to 30% of its staff without prior consultation. The union sees this volume of layoffs as totally unnecessary and that it would need “a lot of convincing” that easyJet needed to make “such dramatic cuts.”

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Chinese domestic air travel breaks 50% barrier

ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, has revealed that domestic air travel in China, which has been recovering slowly in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, has now reached more than 50% of what it was at the equivalent moment in 2019, based on issued air tickets. In addition, analysis of flight ticketing data reveals a

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Avion Express Malta obtained FAA approval to fly to and from the U.S.

Avion Express Malta has reached another landmark in its development – the company obtained the Part 129 Operation Specification approval, issued by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to conduct passenger flights to and from the United States. The Maltese company will now be able to make wet-lease agreements with companies throughout North America. In order to

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Air Canada expands cargo-only flight schedule

Air Canada’s freight division, Air Canada Cargo has announced a new expansion of its cargo-only network with the addition of five new destinations in Europe and South America beginning June 1. “Beginning June 1, five new destinations will be added to an already robust cargo-only network: Bogota, Lima, Amsterdam, Dublin and Madrid. These nonstop flights originating

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