A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) technician who is assigned to the air traffic control tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. The technician has not been to the facility since March 16. He left the building after a brief visit and did not enter the air traffic control tower cab…
Farnborough International Airshow was due to take place 20-24 July. Statement It is with great regret that we announce the Farnborough International Airshow 2020, due to take place in July, is cancelled. After very careful consideration, the unprecedented impact of the global Coronavirus pandemic has forced this decision in the interests of the health and…
Coronavirus has pushed Ecuador to prevent planes from Europe landing. Workers at the Jose Joaquin de Olmedo airport in the city of Guayaquil have parked their cars across the runway. A video footage, filmed from a helicopter, captured the scenes from the air. The vehicles can be seen strewn up and down the ground, leaving…
Copenhagen airport is converting two of its three runways as aircraft parking. The operator says it expects an important number of aircraft to be parked at the Danish capital hub “before long”, and that the parking issue is a “pressing challenge”. It will maintain flight access by keeping a single runway, 22L/04R, in operation for…
Paris CDG airport will close south runways. Paris CDG Airport will close south runways (08LR&26LR) to allow planes to be parked. Paris CDG has 4 runways in total.
The Australian Government today announced a $A715 million ($423.64 million, €385.34 million, £356 million) package to assist Australian airlines through the COVID-19 crisis. The package will see aviation excise, Airservices Australia charges on domestic operations, and domestic and regional aviation security charges waived by the government. As the fee exemptions are being backdated to 1…
The experience of traveling on a private jet is definitely on a whole other level than traveling first-class, let alone economy-class. As luxurious as a first-class flight is, flying on a private jet is all about tailoring this luxury to you. In other words, it is tailored to meet your needs rather than the airline’s.…
All regularly scheduled Qantas and Jetstar international flights from Australia will be suspended from end March until at least end May 2020. Some flights may continue in order to maintain key links, based on ongoing discussions with the Federal Government. More than 150 aircraft will be temporarily grounded, including all of Qantas’ A380s, 747s and…
Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday it was parking more than 600 jets – at least half of its fleet – cutting more flights and implementing a round of paycuts for officers, managers, and directors while members of the board forgo compensation. Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday it was parking more than 600 aircraft,…
The Virgin Australia Group has announced today that it will ground all international operations from March 30 until June 14. Domestic capacity will also be slashed by 50%. The cutbacks will see the equivilent of 53 aircraft grounded, including all 5 B777s, 1 A330 and 14 B737s on international routes. Domestically 20 B737s, 6 A320s,…
Canada and the United States have reached an unprecedented deal to close the shared border to non-essential travel, as both countries try to restrict the spread of the novel coronavirus. Canada and the United States have agreed to restrict non-essential travel across the border, as both countries try to slow the spread of the novel…
Ryanair says it expects that most if not all flights across the group will be grounded from midnight on March 24. The airline has posted details of the severely reduced schedule on the Travel Advisory page on its website. From 18 March at midnight, the airline will cut 80% of flights. From 24 March at…
