London Heathrow Airport has informed workers unions it will seek to cut the pay of thousands of airport staff in light of the ongoing COVID-19 travel crisis, as well as a range of other cost-cutting measures. The airport has said it intends to introduce pay cuts of up to 20 per cent to about half
Emirates has received a $2 billion bailout by Dubai’s government and has been told further support could follow depending on the length of the crises.
Embraer said on Thursday it would cut 900 jobs, around 4.5 per cent of its workforce, as a result of the cancellation of its partnership with Boeing, and the ongoing COVID-19 aviation crisis. This is in addition to the 1,600 employees who made use of the company’s various voluntary redundancy programs since the onset of
More than 100 travel-hungry diners have attended a pop-up restaurant at Thai Airways headquarters in Bangkok on Thursday, which served up in-flight meals to customers missing the onboard experience. The airline has transformed the cafeteria of its Bangkok HQ into a Thai Airways-themed diner, decked out with branded airline cabin seats, and various plane parts
United Airlines, the second biggest airline in the US, has said it will be cutting more than 16,000 jobs in October, as US federal wage subsidies dry up on 30 September. It is understood United’s planned involuntary cuts of 16,370 jobs include 6,920 flight attendants, 2,850 pilots, 1,400 management jobs, 2,010 mechanics and 2,260 roles
Almost three months after drawing a hard line with planemakers on upcoming aircraft deliveries, Qatar Airways and Airbus appear to have reached an agreement to delay a number of the airline’s scheduled deliveries. Qatar chief executive Akbar Al Baker confirmed at the virtual CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit on Wednesday that it had successfully deferred
