Aviation
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USA is barring passenger flights from China
Jun 4, 2020USA is barring passenger flights from China from 16 June, within the latest sign of tensions between the 2 economic giants. The Department of Transportation said it’s punishing Beijing for declining to allow US airlines recommence flights to China... -
EasyJet hopes to resume flights on 75% of its route network
Jun 2, 2020EasyJet says it hopes to recommence flights on 75% of its route network by the end of August, though the quantity of daily services will still be significantly down for summer season. The company is already beginning... -
Domestic flights will start operating in Bangladesh from June 1
May 28, 2020Bangladesh today decided to start domestic flights. After a two-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 epidemic, limited flights will resume on June 1. “We have decided to operate domestic flights on a limited scale,” Civil Aviation... -
Novoair offers free tickets for COVID-19 health professionals
May 18, 2020Novoair, one of Bangladesh’s private airline companies, declared 3,000 free air tickets for the doctors and healthcare professionals that are occupied in the coronavirus pandemic treatment. Doctors, nurses, and related health professionals can travel with NOVOAIR... -
Tui warned up to 8,000 jobs will go as it seeks to cut costs by 30%
May 13, 2020Travel firm Tui has alerted that up to eight,thousands jobs will go because it seeks to chop costs by 30% due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company said its revenue and earnings would be much lower... -
Avianca filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court
May 11, 2020Colombia’s national airline, Avianca, has filed for bankruptcy protection in a court in the US. Avianca is Latin America’s second-largest airline, but its passenger operations are grounded since March due to coronavirus. It said the pandemic had cut quite 80% of its earning,... -
Air fares should fall when flights restart
May 6, 2020Air fares should fall when flights restart then again rise by a minimum of 50%, warns an airline industry body. Airlines are keen to induce planes back within the skies quickly which may lead to over-capacity,... -
All flight operation will remain suspended till May 16
May 5, 2020The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) extended the suspension of all kinds of international and domestic flights till May 16, intending to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), said a Caab press release on Tuesday.... -
Virgin Atlantic announced to cut more than 3,000 jobs in the UK
May 5, 2020Virgin Atlantic has declared to lay off around 3,000 jobs within the UK and end its operation at Gatwick airport. The shock declaration comes after Virgin Atlantic’s competitor British Airways said it couldn’t rule out seizing... -
Berkshire Hathaway sold all of its shares in the four largest US airlines
May 3, 2020Berkshire Hathaway has sold all of its shares within the four largest US airlines, company owner Billionaire Warren Buffett said. Speaking at the annual shareholders’ meeting, Mr Buffett said “the world has changed” due to the...
