Reading Time: 5 minutes Would you agree that for the last couple of months the words online, e-learning, e-training, distance support, etc., have become the cornerstone of living in quarantine? The basic outdoor activities have been limited up to several clicks and meetings via platforms enabling virtual communication. But what about aviation? What about pilot training? What about pilots’ […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the new low-cost carrier of the capital city and now the 5th airline in the UAE, has received Air Operating Certificate (AOC) giving the green light for the airline’s operations. Air Arabia Abu Dhabi is a join venture established by Etihad Airways and Air Arabia. The new independent budget airline will […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Responding to the crisis, Austrian Airlines is making further steps to secure its business operations. The carrier’s fleet has been on the ground since 18 March, 2020, and now the company is working to realign its fleet for a new start. The future is still gloomy, it is difficult to forecast when aviation will begin […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic has little pity on airlines. Yet another airline has confirmed that it has gone into voluntary administration due to the lack of financial abilities to stay afloat. This time it is Air Mauritius. In a statement on its social media the company said that in January the airline […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes In light of the crisis provoked by the coronavirus pandemic, airlines are dealing with not only unprecedented flight limitations on the global scale, but also with major aircraft grounding issues. Some companies are saying they are parking their planes, some are reporting about putting their planes in storage. What is the difference? Which one suits […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Unprecedented times make aviation revise its processes and adapt to new reality with safe yet effective solutions for everyone. One of the latest aviation ‘firsts’ has taken place in the aircraft hand-over area. Airbus has successfully launched aircraft hand-over and ‘e-Delivery’ virtual process to both secure health of its customers and business continuity. The first airline […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The rumours have been officially confirmed. Virgin Australia Holdings Limited has entered voluntary administration, putting 10,000 jobs at risk. Vaughan Strawbridge, John Greig, Sal Algeri and Richard Hughes of Deloitte were appointed as voluntary administrators of the company. The measure was taken in response to chaos created by the coronavirus crisis which deprived the airline […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The existing and future impacts of the current crisis are still difficult to determine, however, many aviation companies are already fighting their (last) battle for survival. Another among the endangered airlines appeared to be a British airline Virgin Atlantic. In an open letter to the employees, the founder of the Virgin Group, Richard Branson, said […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The major crisis in aviation provoked by the coronavirus pandemic has brought the industry to almost a halt. Global travel restrictions, most of aircraft grounded, flights limited to only essential services. Airlines supported by respective governments are making all the efforts to stay afloat and come out of this crisis at least able to re-launch […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute While the coronavirus restrictions worldwide are still in place, Etihad is making plans for its future operations after the measures against the pandemic are eased and later on completely lifted. The airline said that when the United Arab Emirates (UAE) gives the green light for passenger travel, Etihad expects to operate a reduced network of […]