If bookings continue to drop in the coming weeks, Lufthansa Group will reduce capacity by 50 percent, the airline said on March 6. Following the outbreak of Covid-19, the German giant has seen a massive drop in traffic in all…
Key Asia-Pacific airlines have announced major capacity reductions in the region until at least the end of May as they cope with reduced demand after the coronavirus outbreak. But it’s not only Covid-19 that is having an impact: demand is…
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker always has had a nose for smart deals. At the Qatar Airways/CAPA Aeropolitical and Regulatory Summit in Doha, he confirmed he is having a look at some new opportunities in the short and medium-term.…
With the A380 about to leave the stage by late 2021, Airbus has got itself a new high-capacity seat airliner. On November 27, the A350-1000 has been certified by the European Union Safety Agency (EASA) to operate with 480 seats,…
Qatar Airways on September 18 reported a net operating loss of QAR 1.850 billion for its fiscal year 2018-2019, down from -26 million the previous year. The loss attributable to its shareholder is even higher: QAR 2.330 billion, compared to…
British Airways is the world’s top airline with the most mentions and reach on social media ahead of American Airlines and KLM, a survey from Awario says. The ‘social listening tool’ based in Belarus, Cyprus, and California has prepared a…