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Virgin Australia to slash workforce, focus on short haul under Bain

Virgin said on Wednesday the 3,000 jobs would go as the carrier offloads its fleets of Boeing 777s, Airbus SE A330s and ATR turboprops

Domestic flight operations continue to soar, says Hardeep Singh Puri

Following the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, all domestic and international flight operations were suspended in March

SpiceJet to commence flight services to United Kingdom from next month

Budget carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday said it has secured slots at the London Heathrow Airport, which will allow the airline to commence flight services to the UK from next month

IndiGo operates charter flight to repatriate 212 Indians from Russia

IndiGo said that it operated a passenger charter flight from Moscow to Amritsar to Kochi on Sunday, bringing back a total of 212 Indians from the Russian capital.

Dutch KLM group to cut 4,500-5,000 jobs due to coronavirus pandemic

Dutch carrier KLM said Friday it will cut between 4,500 and 5,000 jobs because of the coronavirus crisis. The company said in a statement that in addition to 1,500 job losses, some 1,500 temporary contracts won't be renewed and 2,000 jobs will be suppressed via a voluntary departure scheme. The group also expects natural attrition through retirement" to help cut an extra 500 jobs. KLM said it does not expect demand to fully recover before 2023 or 2024 and said further staff reductions are possible given the high level of uncertainty." Earlier this month, the European Commission approved a bailout package of 3.4 billion euros ($4 billion) in loans offered by the Dutch government to help the company navigate the crisis.

No domestic flights from six cities to Kolkata now till August 15

The suspension of domestic flight operations to Kolkata from six major cities has been extended till August 15

AAI puts SpiceJet on cash and carry basis, airline says business as usual

AAI has put SpiceJet operations across the country on a "cash and carry basis"

Boeing to further assess workforce size amid pandemic as market shrinks

In Commercial Airplanes Programs, Boeing delivered a total of 20 aircraft in the second quarter of 2020

274 'UDAN' air regional connectivity routes operational: Civil Aviation

At present, the fourth round of 'UDAN' is under process

International air travel remains grounded, cargo demand faltering: AAPA

Widespread travel restrictions almost completely suppressed international air travel in Asia during the second quarter of 2020, preliminary June traffic figures released by the AAPA showed

Aviation sector faces Covid-19 turbulence: What analysts expect from Q1 nos

With domestic air travel resuming only from May 25th, analysts expect Q1 performance to be adversely impacted due to truncated size of operations & travel restrictions by state governments

Boeing to delay 777X up to a year as demand drops for big jets: Report

Boeing hopes to bring the jet to market as passenger travel rebounds after a downturn caused by the pandemic

Pay cuts can trigger 'desperate, extreme acts': Air India pilots to govt

The pilots said employees may be forced to challenge the decision in court, which might be a hurdle for the privatisation process

SpiceJet designated 'Indian scheduled carrier' to operate flights to the US

SpiceJet will be the first Indian budget carrier to operate services to the United States

United sees around $15-20 million daily cash burn in Q4 if demand bounces

Chicago-based United flew only a fraction of its normal capacity in the second quarter and expects to fly about 35% of its normal summer schedule in the third quarter

Air India panel to pick employees to be sent on leave without pay: Report

National carrier's board authorises chairman Rajiv Bansal to work out controversial proposal

Air India unions reject 'abominable' compulsory leave without pay plan

National carrier has a debt of around Rs 70,000 cr and the government started the process to sell it to a private entity in January

Airline industry disruption due to Covid has far-reaching effects: Moody's

Industry is a critical cog in the broader global economy, says investor service company

Touchless: How the world's busiest airport envisions post-Covid travel

Nearly 114,000 customers went through Dallas-Forth Worth airport on July 11, an improvement from a 10,000 per day trough in April.

Covid-19: 1,500 Indians to be repatriated from South Africa on Sunday

The Indian government has arranged three Vande Bharat mission flights from South Africa, repatriating thousands