The FAA has issued directive guidance for airlines planning to remove seats from passenger planes and transport cargo with them.
South African Airways will lay off all of its staff at the end of April after the national government ruled out further assistance to the struggling airline.
Boeing has flown a 737-700 from China to the United States to bring back personal protective equipment (PPE) to help during the coronavirus crisis.
The world's largest cargo plane - the Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya - has been brought back into service to assist with intercontinental transport of vital medical equipment and PPE during the Covid-19 crisis.
Just days after Airbus announced a 35 per cent drop in deliveries for the month of March, Reuters has reported that company chief Guillaume Faury will be looking into multiple customer requests to defer deliveries.
Boeing will resume all commercial aeroplane production in its Puget Sound-region facilities next week, after suspending operations last month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
