The coronavirus pandemic could kill off large long-haul planes as the airline industry continues to be crippled by the worldwide lockdown, an expert warned today. Airlines are expected to switch to flying fewer, smaller aircraft – with the infection said to have accelerated the demise of the world’s largest passenger planes. These are the relatively … Read more
EasyJet grounds its entire fleet of 330 planes due to coronavirus pandemic By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline Published: 07:16 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 07:16 BST, 30 March 2020 EasyJet has today grounded its entire fleet of 330-plus planes as coronavirus continued to decimate Britain’s airlines. The company has worked with union … Read more
Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou urges the airline to fire staff and stop buying planes amid coronavirus chaos By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 GMT, 23 March 2020 Easyjet’s founder urged the airline to slash costs by cancelling orders for planes and sacking staff during the … Read more
Radar pictures show skies across the world starting to empty as the number of travel bans increases. Most recent figures from flightradar24 show that as of yesterday there were 132,135 flights worldwide. On Monday March 16 there were 167,279 flights worldwide, a month before on Monday February 17, the number was 172,520. The biggest impact … Read more
US airlines including Delta and United are sending their largest planes to a so-called ‘boneyard’ in the desert for storage as they significantly reduce operations due to coronavirus. Delta Air Lines, among others, are turning to Pinal Airpark some 90 miles south of Phoenix, to keep planes in good condition while they are not in … Read more
Easyjet bans the sale of nuts on planes to protect passengers with allergies and urges those on board not to eat any they’ve brought with them The change came into force last month across all easyJet flights It followed the ex-aviation minister’s outlined plans to crack down on nuts In 2016 a 15-year-old girl died … Read more
Dozens of Lufthansa planes were parked in rows at European airports today after the airline cancelled flights over the coming weeks due to coronavirus. The airline has been severely affected by the huge slump in demand caused by the virus and has cancelled the lion’s share of its flight offerings. Pictures from Berlin and Frankfurt … Read more
Passengers share photos of near-empty planes as travellers around the world ditch air travel amid coronavirus fears Social media users have shared images of their near-empty journeys around the world, as the coronavirus continues to steer passengers away from air travel Trips to Florida, Vietnam and New York appear to have all been affected by … Read more
US F-22 stealth jets and Canadian F-18 fighters intercept two Russian reconnaissance planes that refused to leave the Alaskan Air Defense Zone for four hours Two Russian Tupolev Tu-142 reconnaissance planes were intercepted Monday US and Canadian fighter jets escorted the planes during four-hour flight North American officials say Russian planes flew 50 miles off Alaskan … Read more
Coronavirus is being blamed for the collapse of Flybe, despite the fact that the airline has been in trouble for years. The 2,000 staff who find themselves out of work are rightly furious. One raged: ‘Is coronavirus the new go-to excuse after Brexit?’ Yes, I’m afraid it is. Flybe may be the first failing company … Read more