The World of Aviation

As many airlines have grounded or repurposed passenger fleets due to travel restrictions and low demand, Qatar Airways has managed to maintain relatively high levels of activity in the sector.

Boeing has shuffled its top team and strengthened the authority of its executive vice president Greg Smith to prepare for life after the coronavirus crisis. 

Family members of some of those passengers killed alongside NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna earlier this year have joined a lawsuit against the company which owned and operated the aircraft.

The FAA has issued directive guidance for airlines planning to remove seats from passenger planes and transport cargo with them.

Sir Richard Branson has offered his privately owned Caribbean island as collateral for a government loan to ensure the survival of Virgin Atlantic.

Etihad has been providing 15,000 meals a day to people self-isolating, under quarantine or involved in frontline medical treatment for coronavirus.