Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer has posted its results for the first quarter of the 2020 financial year. Delivering just five commercial jets and nine executive jets (five light/four large), the report shows the effects of a crisis that has cut deep. Though Q1 sales are typically lower across the board, by comparison the company delivered
A new draft proposal has been announced by administrators overseeing the finances of South African Airways, which includes a US$1.2 billion bailout loan to help the airline overcome the effects of the coronavirus outbreak. The team was given 25 days to come up with the plan in May. The proposal is just that, a request,
Singapore has revealed it is in discussions with South Korea and Australia to resume international travel. In what has been labeled “green-lane” arrangements, Singapore hopes to restart essential travel with countries that have managed to control the COVID-19 situation domestically. The move comes after the announcement that transit passengers will be gradually allowed into Singapore’s
‘Air bridges’ between the UK and low-risk European nations are likely to be introduced by the end of the month, according to British outlet The Times. Under the plan, arrivals from low-risk countries would be exempt from the two-week long quarantine period, which enters into force as of 8 June. All international arrivals, including returning Britons, will
In a midnight mission, Jaipur officials have used drones to kill locusts in the northern province. This was the second time in a week that a drone has been used to spray pesticides on locust swarms in Jaipur district. India and Pakistan are both battling another crisis as they fight the coronavirus, their worst locust
Lufthansa’s management board accepted a more favourable set of demands made by the European Commission in exchange for approval of a €9 billion government bailout.
