Airline news

Easyjet (U2/EZY) has secured a £600m loan from the UK Government and is planning to raise a further £400m from its creditors in a bid to keep the airline afloat during the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Government loan is coming from the Treasury and Bank of England’s emergency coronavirus fund and [read more]

British Airways has taken the decision to retire five of its Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jets early. The airline took the decision as it grounds the majority of its fleet as a result of the travel restrictions caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. British Airways is the largest operator of the 747-400 [read more]

London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) is expected to begin to close Terminals 3 and 4 from Monday 6th April and consolidate operations from the remaining two terminals. Operations will be transferred from over the next couple of weeks leaving the airport with just two newest terminals, Terminal 2 and Terminal 5, [read more]

Cabin Crew Union, Unite, has released details of the deal which will see 36,000 British Airways workers furloughed during the Coronavirus Pandemic. The agreement was largely reached in principal yesterday but a few details had to be ironed out but this has now been signed off by both sides. Under [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) is expected to furlough 80% of its workforce following days of negotiations with Unions. According to sources close to the negotiations British Airways staff, which include Cabin Crew, Ground Staff and Engineers, will be put on temporary furlough under the Government Job Retention scheme. The deal is [read more]

Loganair (LM/LOG) has announced it is converting aircraft to carry COVID-19 patients in isolation pods. The airline is working closely with the Scottish Ambulance Service to provide air ambulance capability and the transfer of patients with COVID-19. A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (G-SGTS), which will be based at [read more]

London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) has said that it will consolidate all flights into the South Terminal from 1st April 2020. As with all airports in the UK, Gatwick has lost between 80-90% of its daily flights due to travel restrictions during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The airport says that it [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) is set to ask the UK Government for a bailout totalling around 300 million according to sources close to the airline. The news comes just days after Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned airlines that taxpayers help would be the last resort and they should seek commercial arrangements and [read more]