The World of Aviation

The United Arab Emirates has announced it will suspend all passenger flights, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi airport transit, from 25 March.

New analysis shows more than a third of the world’s airline activity has been drastically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the start of the crisis, more than 37 million seats have been cut as travel restrictions prevent airlines from operating at full capacity.

US evangelical aid organization Samaritan’s Purse sent a field hospital and medical personnel to Verona on March 17 with a Douglas DC-8-72 built-in 1969.

A worker at Boeing’s Everett factory near Seattle has died of coronavirus, according to The Seattle Times.

Airbus has announced it’s acquired a new €15 billion credit facility and will withdraw its 2020 dividend proposal, which has a cash value of €1.4 billion.

Sinagapore has banned anyone from using its airports to transit, despite Changi Airport being one of the world’s most popular layover hubs.