The World of Aviation

Lufthansa Group is in talks with four national governments across Europe to negotiate state-funded rescue packages to the tune of some €10bn (total).

Philippines Airlines cabin crew will now wear face shields, gloves and PPE overalls branded with the colours of the national flag. 

Boeing will cut 787 Dreamliner output by half and announce job cuts in its first-quarter earnings report, according to Bloomberg.

Airbus has achieved the first-ever fully-automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation incorporating a boom system.

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has announced that it would retire three of six Boeing 767 jets in the fleet.

IATA chief executive Alexandre de Juniac has said social distancing measures could spell the end for “cheap travel.”