The World of Aviation

Wizz Air, central Europe’s largest low-cost airline, will cut 1,000 staff as it continues to struggle as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released revised figures showing that the COVID-19 crisis will see airline passenger revenues drop by $314 billion in 2020, a 55% decline compared to 2019.

The US government has handed American Airlines a $5.8 billion bailout to help pay staff salaries.

Boeing has delivered the first set of reusable 3D-printed face shields to US healthcare authorities, in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19.

A 64-year-old French pensioner was ejected from the cockpit of a Dassault Rafale-B fighter jet during the course of an aerobatics flight out of Saint-Dizier, in the country’s north-east. An incident report released by France’s Civil Aviation Authority blamed inadequate medical safeguards and safety protocols for the dramatic incident. The 64-year-old defence manufacturing employee was

Air Asia’s CEO has confirmed that 96 per cent of its fleet is currently grounded in a sombre email addressed to customers and staff.