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The U.S. Could Be About To Completely Shutdown Commercial Airspace

An announcement of a total shutdown of airspace above the U.S. and Canada could be just a day or two away from being announced....

18 Month Closure For Singapore’s Changi Airport T2

Changi Airport in Singapore has announced that they will be closing Terminal 2 for a period of 18 months from May 1. The suspension...

If Aviation Was A Country It Would Be The World’s 20th Largest By GDP

The global aviation sector has been one of the hardest-hit industries due to the ongoing travel and movement restrictions in place to control the...

Global Airline Industry May Now Need A $1 Trillion Bailout

The global spread of COVID-19 has had a widespread and devastating impact on the aviation industry.  The aviation industry supports $2.7 trillion of the...

Airlines Operate Longest Ever Flights To Repatriate Citizens—Melbourne To Tel Aviv Direct

With the unprecedented global lockdowns to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, many countries have closed their borders. This has meant that flights...

Kenya Airways Seeking Immediate Government Bailout

Kenya Airways has joined the long list of airlines around the world seeking immediate and urgent government support to ensure the company survives. Kenya...

COVID-19: Flights Resume In The UAE As Etihad Follows Emirates From April 5

With news yesterday that Emirates is set to resume some international flights from April 6, the second-largest UAE airline, Etihad, has also announced that...

When Will Aviation Return To Normal?

The quick answer to this question is, unfortunately, not for a very long time. The recovery in demand will be long and slow. However,...

Could Airlines Be Nationalised? As Italy Takes Full Ownership Of Alitalia, Will More Airlines Follow?

To free-market economists, nationalisation is somewhat of a dirty word. From utility providers to rail companies and airlines, history would suggest that nationalisation is...

Analysis—How Much Money Do Empty Flights Really Cost Airlines

With the unprecedented grounding of aircraft around the world due to global travel restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19, some airlines are continuing...

Commercial Airlines Are Now Operating Cargo-Only Flights

With many airlines around the world grounding large swathes of their fleets and cancelling international flights, passenger jets are sat idle at airports across...

Travel Restrictions Create A Direct A380 Australia To London Flight

With travel restrictions grounding airlines and closing airports all across the world, there are some unusual flight routings emerging. Qantas has now created a...

Restricted Travel Guide—Which Airlines Are Still Flying And Where

With borders closed, global movement restricted and uncertainty around when services will resume, it is no surprise that the majority of the world’s airlines...

In Pictures—Airports Start To Resemble Aircraft Graveyards

With airlines around the world grounding as much as 90% of their fleets, airports are reaching capacity due to the amount of parked aircraft....

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