Delta is providing more than 200,000 pounds of food to hospitals, community food banks and other organizations around the world to support people in need as well as those working tirelessly on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both perishable and non-perishable goods are being donated after Delta adjusted service offerings on board
The International Air Transport Association has released new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the COVID-19 crisis. Globally, the livelihoods of some 65.5 million people are dependent on the aviation industry, including sectors such as travel and tourism. Among these are 2.7
Emirates has received approvals to carry passengers on certain flights. Effective Monday April 6, initial flights will commence from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich, with four flights a week to London Heathrow, and three flights a week to the other cities. Operating from Dubai International airport Terminal 2 until further notice,
Originally established as a cargo and passenger airline back in 2005, Avion Express, an ACMI operator with 15 years of experience, has announced its re-entering of the airfreight market. This move comes in response to a rapidly changing situation in the market. Although commercial passenger flights were suspended around the world due to the COVID-19
Qatar Airways Cargo will resume scheduled belly-hold cargo operations to China with the utilization of wide-body and passenger-configured aircraft effective March 30, 2020. The additional cargo capacity is being added to the carrier’s existing freighter service amid increased demand for the shipment of immediate goods in and out of the region. The decision to reinstate
Analysis by ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, reveals that, as at March 24th, international summer season bookings for air travel to all American destinations (North, Central and South America plus the Caribbean) are currently 26.8% behind where they were at the equivalent moment last year. The setback in bookings started with the COVID-19 outbreak in
Following the directive issued by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), of the United Arab Emirates to temporarily suspend all passenger services to and from the UAE, Etihad Cargo continues to play a vital role in connecting key cargo markets and ensuring the UAE’s import and
Hawaiian Airlines, in preparation for a 14-day government quarantine order for all Hawai‘i arrivals set to begin Thursday, March 26, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will maintain its regular flight schedule through Wednesday to allow guests to return home and to accommodate the repatriation of aircraft before finalizing significant reductions of its domestic and international
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be cutting 96% of the capacity that had been originally scheduled up to the end-April, given the further tightening of border controls around the world over the last week to stem the COVID-19 outbreak. This will result in the grounding of around 138 SIA and SilkAir aircraft, out of a total
Following the country lockdowns, travel restrictions and changes to travel advice across its network, easyJet will ground the majority of its fleet of aircraft from Tuesday, March 24 onwards. The carrier will continue to operate rescue flights as required to repatriate customers and anticipate most of its rescue operations to be completed by today, March
