Virgin Australia has entered a trading halt for the second time in as many weeks. The Guardian Australia reports Virgin has hired insolvency experts from Deloitte to work on restructure scenarios and a debt expert from Houlihan Lokey. The airline told ABC News Australia, “Virgin Australia has requested a trading halt as it continues to…
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All passengers arriving in Japan at Tokyo Narita airport among others are tested for Coronavirus upon landing. Tokyo Narita Airport baggage claim has become a cardboard box hotel for arriving international passengers, awaiting their coronavirus test result. The cost for travelers to stay in the boxes is US$140. Passengers arriving in Japan, from coronavirus-stricken areas…
South Australia’s Department of Health (SA Health) has asked approximately 750 Qantas staff to self-isolate as a strategy to control the cluster of COVID-19 among Qantas baggage handlers at Adelaide Airport. So far the cluster has 34 cases. It consists of 18 baggage handlers, 13 close contacts of the handlers and 3 other Qantas…
Air Canada today said it is reconfiguring the cabins of three of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to give them additional cargo capacity. The first aircraft conversion is complete and is now in service, with the second and third aircraft to be completed shortly. The three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft are being converted by Avianor, an aircraft…
The Antonov An-225 has arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan. From here it will depart to China to be loaded with medical supplies. It will then back to Warsaw Chopin Airport, Poland. With a capacity to carry 250 tons of cargo, the An-225 is equivalent to two and a half times the payload of a Boeing 777F.
British Airways will send more Airbus A380s to France for storage. Last week British Airway ferried the half if its Airbus A380 fleet to France. British Airways will send its remaining 5 Airbus A380 aircraft to Châteauroux “Marcel Dassault” Airport, France for storage. It means no BA A380 will be parked at Heathrow anymore. British…
Boeing is considering a plan to cut its workforce by about 10%, which could involve buyouts, early retirements and involuntary layoffs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The potential job cuts are expected to largely target Boeing’s commercial arm, which has been under strain due to the crisis in the global airline industry, the…
Boeing today delivered the first set of reusable 3D-printed face shields to support healthcare professionals working to stop the spread of COVID-19. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) accepted the initial shipment of 2,300 face shields this morning. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will deliver the shields to the Kay Bailey Hutchison…
