Berlin's main airport, Tegel International (TXL), will close for at least two months as of 1 June, with reports suggesting it could be haemorrhaging €1 million per day.
Usually, airlines are more concerned with transit hubs, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the need of a different type of hub to the forefront – storage hubs.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on allies to deny overflight rights to Mahan Air, Iran's largest privately-owned airline, after accusing it of delivering "unknown support" to Venezuela amidst the Covid-19 crisis.
Airbus is developing a modification for A330 and A350 family aircraft which will enable airlines to install freight pallets directly onto the cabin floor seat tracks after removal of the economy-class seats.
The French government has tacked a number of environmental requirements to a multibillion-euro rescue package offered to the national carrier. Last week, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told the French Parliament that support for the airline would not come in the form of a “blank cheque”. Moreover, funding will be contingent on Air France’s willingness
Boeing has stung the USAF VC-25B project, better known as Air Force One, with a $168m add-on charge, citing disruptions to its engineering process caused by coronavirus.
