The World of Aviation

A former Concorde captain who helmed the first flight to celebrate New Year’s Eve on two continents in one night has died after testing positive for COVID-19.   

Norwegian Air shareholders have approved radical restructuring to the budget airline’s business profile, as senior executives look to steer the company through the Covid-19 downturn.

American defence manufacturer Leidos is spearheading a team, including Vertex Aerospace and South Africa’s Paramount Group, which looks to bring the latter’s ‘Bronco’ reconnaissance aircraft back to service.

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.

Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu has dramatically announced the world is living through “the darkest period ever in commercial aviation”.

The European Commission has approved the French government’s €7bn bailout of Air France-KLM to help it survive the COVID-19 pandemic.