Lufthansa accepts tweaked demands by Brussels over state bailout
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lufthansa’s management board has accepted a more favourable set of demands from the European Commission in exchange…
EasyJet founder fails to oust management, proxy votes show
FILE PHOTO: An Easyjet plane takes off from Manchester Airport in Manchester, Britain January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo LONDON…
Temperature checks, masks the new normal for air travel, says Dubai airport CEO
DUBAI (Reuters) – Temperature screening and face masks will become common sights at airports to mitigate the spread of the…
Airbus examining restructuring including job cuts: sources
PARIS/TOULOUSE (Reuters) – Airbus (AIR.PA) is drawing up plans for a restructuring involving the possibility of “deep” job cuts as…
Embraer blames failed Boeing deal for sharp drop in commercial jet deliveries
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA is seen at the company’s headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos,…
Qantas extends flight cancellations for two more months, raises more debt
FILE PHOTO: Workers can be seen near Qantas Airways, Australia’s national carrier, Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the tarmac at Adelaide…
After betting its future on Boeing, jetmaker Embraer scrambles for elusive plan B
SAO PAULO/PARIS (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA (EMBR3.SA) has been thrust into an uncertain future with no immediate plan…
Proxy advisers recommend Boeing shareholders vote against key board members
(Reuters) – Two proxy advisers, Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), have recommended that shareholders of Boeing Co (BA.N)…
Boeing hires Lazard, Evercore to assess government aid or private loans: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co has hired investment banks Lazard and Evercore Inc to assess potential U.S. government assistance or…
Exclusive: Treasury wants warrants, repayment from major U.S. airlines on 30% of grant money – sources
(This April 10 story has been refiled to fix typo in ‘aid’ in paragraph nineteen.) FILE PHOTO: A flight attendant…
Air France in talks with French govt over emergency funding: Les Echos
FILE PHOTO: Air France planes seen on the tarmac at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File…
Australia to impose 14-day self-isolation on international travelers
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will impose 14-day self-isolation on international travelers arriving from midnight Sunday and ban cruise ships from…
World closes borders, restricts travel to contain coronavirus spread
(Reuters) – Countries around the world on Saturday continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict…
China tightens quarantine, airport checks as imported coronavirus cases tick up
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has tightened checks on international travelers at Beijing airport and said it will centrally quarantine all…
UK wants more ventilators, hospital beds as coronavirus spreads
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain told manufacturers to ramp up the country’s production of ventilators and ordered private hospitals to prepare…
Mnuchin says U.S. coronavirus aid bill cost should be significant, not huge
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in…
Four more African nations confirm coronavirus, new controls put in place
KIGALI (Reuters) – Mauritania, Rwanda, Seychelles and Central African Republic confirmed their first coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing to 23…
Travel clampdown needed to contain U.S. coronavirus outbreak: Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is preparing for thousands of new coronavirus cases and will ask Americans returning from…
Bahrain accuses Iran of ‘biological aggression’, Gulf states try to curb coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain accused Iran on Thursday of “biological aggression” by covering up the spread of the coronavirus and…
Boeing scours idle 737 MAX plant for industrial snags
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Insiders note an “eerie” calm at Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 MAX factory, formerly a bustling hub that…
German industrial sectors see supply shortage over virus: BDI
BERLIN (Reuters) – Several sectors of Germany’s manufacturing sector are expecting a shortness of supplies from the Far East region…
Cathay Pacific flags ‘significant’ drop in first-half profit, capacity cuts due to coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: A passenger walks to the First Class counter of Cathay Pacific Airways at Hong Kong Airport in Hong…
Fourth person tests positive for coronavirus in England
LONDON (Reuters) – A fourth person in England has tested positive for coronavirus, having contracted the illness from a previously…
Dozens of Asia trade fairs, conferences postponed amid coronavirus fears
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – More than two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in Asia have been postponed because of…
Briton in French Alps may have spread coronavirus to others across Europe
LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) – A British man who contracted the new coronavirus while attending a conference in Singapore may have infected…
Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide
CHICAGO/PARIS (Reuters) – Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global…
Factbox: Companies feel impact of coronavirus outbreak in China
(Reuters) – Some companies have warned that a coronavirus outbreak in China that has killed more than 250 people and…
Airlines suspend China flights because of coronavirus outbreak
(Reuters) – Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak. A flight attendant wearing…
South Korea’s T’Way Air halts launch of Wuhan flights over virus concerns
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean budget airline T’way Air (091810.KS) has postponed Tuesday’s scheduled launch of a new route to…
Factbox: Latest China virus outbreak revives fears of 2003 SARS fallout
(Reuters) – The death toll from a flu-like virus in China climbed to six and new cases surged beyond 300…
Russia steps up airport screening of Chinese travelers over coronavirus fears
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian airports have stepped up screening of travelers arriving from China to try to identify people infected…
New China virus claims sixth victim as holiday travel stokes risk
BEIJING (Reuters) – The toll from a new virus in China rose to six deaths and more than 300 cases…
China confirms person-to-person spread of new virus as fourth death reported
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Chinese official investigating a pneumonia outbreak stemming from a new coronavirus said the disease can spread…
Boeing addresses new 737 MAX software issue that could keep plane grounded longer
FILE PHOTO: Boeing 737 Max fuselages are seen parked outside the company’s production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S. January 10,…
German cabin crew union plans further strikes at Lufthansa
FILE PHOTO: A Lufthansa Airbus A380-800 aircraft lands at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo…
U.S. FAA bans airlines from flying over Iraq, Iran after missile attack on U.S. troops
WASHINGTON/MONTREAL (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it would ban U.S. carriers from operating in the airspace over…
Explainer: How the 737 MAX production freeze affects airlines across the globe
SYDNEY/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co has decided to suspend production of its best-selling 737 MAX model from January, the plane…
Airbus beats Boeing to become preferred supplier for Qantas Sydney-London flights
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX) said on Friday is has chosen Airbus SE (AIR.PA) as preferred supplier for…
Airbus faces delivery challenge, poised to win jet order race
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus (AIR.PA) must hand a record number of aircraft to customers in December to meet delivery goals,…
Finnair cancels 276 flights as unions join solidarity strike
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s national airline Finnair (FIA1S.HE) said on Sunday it was forced to cancel 276 flights scheduled for…
Boeing to give Southwest board 737 MAX update this week
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) this week will present to the board of its largest 737 MAX customer, Southwest…
EasyJet buys Thomas Cook airport slots at Gatwick and Bristol for $46 million
FILE PHOTO: Passengers board an easyJet plane at Nantes-Atlantique airport in Bouguenais, near Nantes, France, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File…
Indonesia report on 737 MAX crash faults Boeing design, says Lion Air made mistakes
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Boeing (BA.N), acting without adequate oversight from U.S. regulators, failed to grasp risks in the design of…
Air Canada drops 737 MAX from flight schedule until February 14
An Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 from San Francisco approaches for landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport over a…
Production date for Boeing’s long-haul 777-8 up in air as Qantas weighs options
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The date of entry into service of Boeing Co’s ultra-long-range 777-8 wide-body airliner will depend partly on…
Exclusive: Boeing settles first Lion Air lawsuits for at least $1.2 million apiece – sources
CHICAGO/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) has settled the first claims stemming from the crash of a Lion Air 737…
Thomas Cook Germany in rescue talks with investors
BERLIN (Reuters) – Thomas Cook’s German tour business filed for insolvency on Wednesday in a move aimed at separating its…
Mexico tourism mostly unaffected by Thomas Cook closure: ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The collapse of British travel firm Thomas Cook will not have a “significant impact” on Mexico’s…
Germany offers Thomas Cook’s Condor 380 million euro bridging loan
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will guarantee a 380 million euro ($418.6 million)bridging loan for Condor, the German airline owned by…
Southwest passengers get no damages for flights canceled by de-icer shortage: U.S. judge
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) won the dismissal of a proposed class-action lawsuit seeking damages for stranded passengers on…
Europe orders urgent Airbus helicopter checks after Norway crash
OSLO (Reuters) – European regulators have ordered immediate checks on recently delivered versions of some Airbus helicopters after a crash…
Spirit Airlines sales to take $25 million hit from Hurricane Dorian
FILE PHOTO: A logo of low cost carrier Spirit Airlines is pictured on an Airbus plane in Colomiers near Toulouse,…
Avianca to pack more seats into planes as part of recovery plan, executive says
A logo of aviation company Avianca is pictured at the headquarters building in Bogota, Colombia August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez…
Lion Air ‘urgently requires’ more 737 MAX jets to support growth: co-founder
FILE PHOTO: Lion Air’s Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane is parked on the tarmac of Soekarno Hatta International airport near…
Air Canada sees A220 jet delivering boost for key U.S. transit traffic
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Air Canada said on Wednesday it will launch a direct Seattle-Montreal service in May 2020 with its…
Ryanair Spanish cabin crew unions threaten 10 days of strikes
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Unions representing Ryanair (RYA.I) cabin crew in Spain on Wednesday announced plans to hold 10 days of…
Ryanair Irish pilots back industrial action as unrest spreads
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair’s (RYA.I) directly employed pilots in Ireland on Friday voted in favor of industrial action unless pay…
AmEx warns of higher costs as it boosts rewards program, shares fall
(Reuters) – American Express Co (AXP.N) warned of higher operating costs this year as the credit card issuer spends heavily…
Airbus mimics nature with ‘Bird of Prey’ concept plane
An Airbus concept aircraft with a wing design inspired by nature, dubbed Bird of Prey, is displayed at the Royal…