Airline news

Ryanair (FR/RYR) is to cut 3000 jobs across the airline in a bid to survive the next year. The job cuts will primarily come from operational staff, Pilots and Cabin crew according to sources at the airline. The news comes just 24 hours after it emerged British Airways was also [read more]

British Airways has told the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) that it expects to make 1,130 pilots redundant as it decreases its fleet and operations in the wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic. In an email to BALPA seen by UK Aviation News, British Airways Director of Flight Operations Al Bridger [read more]

The National Transport Movement (NTM) which represents South African Airways staff had said that it expects a new airline to replace South African Airways. The airline hasn’t officially ceased operations but the South African Government has rejected calls for further financial aid. Speaking yesterday, NTM president Mashudu Raphetha has said [read more]

Unite, the union representing British Airways Cabin Crew has accused of British Airways CEO Alex Cruz of a making a “heartless decision at a time of national crisis”. The statement from Unite comes after British Airways parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) warned that up to 12,000 jobs may be [read more]

Gatwick Airport has warned that it could take up to four years to recover from the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic which has seen movements at the airport drop from around 900 a day to just 10. The airport hopes to return to regular flights next month or into early June [read more]

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is seeking a buyer for Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) as sources close to the situation say that no government help will be available for the airline. The airline had sought a £500m government loan and Mr Branson even offered his private island as collateral but the reports [read more]

Norwegian, one of Europe’s largest low-cost airlines has today announced that it plans to lay off 4700 staff. As the struggling airline declares four of its subsidiaries bankrupt. Norwegian were one of the weakest carriers to enter these unprecedented times of uncertainty, as COVID-19 continues to spread. Norwegians rising debts [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) is one of two Virgin airlines facing a bleak future after failing to secure Government funding for a bailout to help it ride out the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The airline which is owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group (51%) and Delta Airlines (49%) had reportedly asked the [read more]