Air Cargo Rates Skyrocket Amid Urgent Demand For Medical Supplies
Urgent demand for medical equipment to fight the coronavirus has sent the cost of chartering aircraft skyrocketing and turned a typically humdrum process into an…
Ground Handlers At Risk Of Collapse
The four companies which manage ground operations at UK airports have warned that they are close to collapse, putting thousands of jobs at risk. Swissport,…
British Airways Suspends All Flights From Gatwick Airport
British Airways will be temporarily suspending its flying schedule at Gatwick Airport, the company has announced. The planes will be grounded from April 1, although…
Swissport Tanzania Issues Profit Warning As Revenue Declines
The ground handler, Swissport Tanzania is setting out plans to reduce its operating costs amid the 25 percent plunge of its 2019 net profits and…
South Africa Issues Coronavirus Lockdown Flight Directives
South African Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Tuesday announced specific directives to be implemented during South Africa’s 21-day Covid-19 lockdown. He said all international and domestic…
Astral Adjusts Flight Schedule
African freighter operator Astral Aviation has adjusted its flight schedule in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The carrier said that key staff will continue working…
Kenya Airways Seeks Govt Bailout
Kenya Airways has sought a multi-billion shilling government bailout after the grounding of its aircraft due to the ban on international flights sparked by the…
Qatar Airways Warns Cash Running Out
Qatar Airways will have to seek government support eventually, Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker told Reuters on Sunday, warning the Middle East carrier could soon run…
US Airlines Suspend Beverage Service
Delta Air Lines, Southwest and American Airlines have all announced that they’re temporarily suspending beverage service and cutting meal service as a way to cut…
EasyJet Grounds Entire Fleet
EasyJet (U2) has fully grounded its entire fleet of aircraft until further notice due to unprecedented travel restrictions imposed by governments, in what is yet…