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Monday airline updates: airBaltic receives €250m bailout
/ | 1 Comment on Monday airline updates: airBaltic receives €250m bailoutAirBaltic has announced that it will receive a €250 million investment from the Latvian government.
Read moreTSA data shows uptick in traveller numbers as COVID-19 slows
/The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened over 200,000 passengers on May the 8th. This is the highest volume it has experienced since March.
Read moreAir France, Iberian and Singapore announce new COVID-19 measures
/Spanish national carrier Iberian, Singapore Airlines and Air France are among the airlines to recently announce new coronavirus screening measures for flights
Read moreBritain to introduce self-quarantine for airport arrivals
| 1 Comment on Britain to introduce self-quarantine for airport arrivalsBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hinted anyone arriving at UK airports from any country except Ireland will have to self-quarantine for 14 days.
Read moreGermany delivers answer to Air Force One
/The first of a series of Airbus A350s to be refurbished on behalf of German Chancellor Angela Merkel was delivered in Hamburg yesterday. The government plans to refit three Airbus A350s to replace the ageing fleet of A340s currently used for executive transport. The first of these, given the civilian registration D-AGAF, arrived at Lufthansa
Read moreFriday airline updates: American Airlines to resume flights to Spain
/American Airlines has announced that the company will resume flights between the US and Spain over the coming week, after new COVID-19 cases in the European country have fallen dramatically. The move will make AA the first major US airline to reboot US-Spain connections since travel restrictions were first levelled in March. Flight AA36 departed
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