The World of Aviation

Lufthansa confirmed on Monday it will ask the German government for money to help it survive the downturn caused by the coronavirus crisis.

The United Kingdom will withdraw from the EU’s safety regulator at the end of the year, with powers reverting to the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.

Boeing Chief Executive David Calhoun has told colleagues he regrets criticising his predecessor in a newspaper interview, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Canada is leading an international effort to protect airliners around the world from being shot down over conflict zones.

The collapse of British regional airline Flybe leaves passengers stranded, 2,400 jobs in question and spells economic disaster for large parts of the UK.

Coronavirus could cost the aviation industry four times as much as previously thought, the International Air Transport Association has said.