June 9, 2020 6:54 pm ET
June 8, 2020 11:15 pm ET -
Austrian Airlines Takes Financial Recovery Package
As the list of airlines that have received government-backed financial support grows during the COVID-19 pandemic, Austrian Airlines has announced that it will be the newest member of this group. In a press conference, the Vienna-based carrier announced that they…
June 8, 2020 8:00 am ET -
British Airways, Ryanair, easyJet Take Legal Action Against U.K. Quarantine…
The British government’s new COVID-19 quarantine policy, effective from June 8, has sprung escalating tensions between some of the country's largest airlines and the government itself. British Airlines, specifically, launched legal action in a bid to block the planned 14-day…
June 7, 2020 6:00 am ET -
Azul, GOL and LATAM Brasil Negotiate Workforce Adjustments with Unions
After the initial shock caused by the arrival of COVID-19 in Brazil and the economic and social changes that were accordingly enacted, local airlines have started to take action against the longer-term effects of the economic crisis caused by the…
June 7, 2020 12:56 am ET -
EU Likely To Reject Alitalia’s Rescue Plan
The new life of Alitalia as an again-state-owned carrier has not even started yet, and there is already a bump in the road ahead for the Italian flag carrier. The European Union Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager appears to be…
June 6, 2020 3:14 pm ET -
British Airways Threatens to Fire and Re-Hire Pilots on New…
In a letter issued by its pilot union to all members, British Airways has stated that it will fire all its pilot workforce and offer jobs under new terms and conditions, should no agreement be reached with the union. The…