AviationFeaturedIATA: African airlines lost $4.4 bn in revenue due to Covid-19 pandemicPritam BordoloiMarch 20, 2020March 20, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Flights between China and Africa increased by 630% in the last decade, however all flights to China are now suspended... Read more
AviationFeaturedSouth African Airways cancels 162 flights till March endPritam BordoloiMarch 19, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 19, 2020 The carrier cancelled 38 international flights and 124 domestic flights... Read more
AviationFeaturedIATA: Airlines need $250 bn bailout package to survive Covid-19 outbreakPritam BordoloiMarch 18, 2020March 19, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 18, 2020March 19, 2020 Global air travel down by 94 percent... Read more
AviationFeaturedAirbus to stop production in France and SpainInternational Finance Business DeskMarch 18, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskMarch 18, 2020 The planemaker will temporarily suspend production to implement stringent health and safety conditions... Read more
AviationFeaturedEmirates suspends flights to 30 destinations amid Covid-19 pandemicPritam BordoloiMarch 17, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 17, 2020 The carrier will stop flying to Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Cyprus, Malta and Portugal... Read more
AviationFeaturedEtihad to transfer all its Beijing flights to Daxing International Airport in JuneBharath KumarMarch 12, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarMarch 12, 2020March 18, 2020 Flights to and from Abu Dhabi and Beijing, and flights to and from Beijing to Nagoya will be moved to Beijing's iconic airport in June... Read more
AviationFeaturedEtihad Airways to fly its Boeing 987-9 Dreamliner jet to ViennaPritam BordoloiMarch 10, 2020March 10, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Etihad will fly daily to Vienna in Austria from December 1, 2020... Read more
AviationFeaturedDubai Airports establish Airport Operations Control Centre for smooth operationsBharath KumarMarch 6, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarMarch 6, 2020March 18, 2020 The facility’s realtimeDXB platform will monitor airport operations in real-time and process millions of data across two airports... Read more
AviationFeaturedCoronavirus may lead to losses of $4.9 bn for Middle East airlinesPritam BordoloiMarch 6, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 6, 2020 With new coronavirus cases being reported in the Middle East, passenger numbers are expected to drop by 23%... Read more
AviationFeatured2020: Coronvairus to see African airlines lose $40 mn in revenuePritam BordoloiMarch 5, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 5, 2020 Many African airlines such as EgyptAir, RwandAir and Kenya Airways have suspended flights to China... Read more