Airline/Aviation News

• Gov. Newsom announces "Project Roomkey" to get homeless out of shelters, into hotels during COVID-19 outbreak 03 Apr 2020 21:05 KFSN FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- During his Friday briefing, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a partnership with FEMA and counties up and down California that will provide 15,000 hotel rooms for homeless who are at risk of contracting COVID-19. Newsom said the state …
• Coronavirus news: City recommends face coverings; Boeing suspends local operations 03 Apr 2020 21:03 Bizjournals
• Tata group opens its premier hotels including Taj Colaba for doctors on COVID-19 duty 03 Apr 2020 20:53 India TV News Image Source : TAJ HOTELS Tata group opens its premier hotels including Taj Colaba for doctors on COVID-19 duty Amid the raging coronavirus outbreak across the country, the Tata group has opened its premier chain of Taj Hotels to assist the doctors who are …
• Airbus 'assessing' Covid-19 pandemic impact with reports of cut in A320 production 03 Apr 2020 20:36 Daily Post Airbus says it is assessing the impact of the Covid-19 crisis amid reports it is set to cut production levels of its A320 and A350 programmes. The company has already taken temporary measures to scale back operations at Broughton with thousands of staff on …
• Airbus' donation of 400,000 surgical masks for NHS arrives - with Beluga photobombing the event 03 Apr 2020 20:34 Daily Post More than 400,000 surgical masks, donated by Airbus to the NHS, have been collected today from their Broughton plant in Flintshire. Airbus has established an ‘air-bridge’ to China using Airbus test aircraft to bring large quantities of surgical masks to …
• Ryanair operating at just 1% of capacity amid Covid-19 crisis - but airline still set to make €1bn profit 03 Apr 2020 20:34 Irish Post RYANAIR has seen its fleet of operational aircraft reduced to less than half its capacity amid the coronavirus crisis. The airline expects to carry "minimal if any”"traffic this April and May as the pandemic forces its fleet to stay largely …
• Kennebunkport urges hotels to keep rooms vacant this month 03 Apr 2020 20:15 Seacoastonline.com KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Selectmen issued an emergency travel advisory on Thursday, urging property owners to refrain voluntarily from allowing short-term lodging in their units this month, to aid efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Specifically, …
• King County to move homeless residents to hotels amid COVID-19 03 Apr 2020 20:04 Seatlle Post-Intelligencer A man carrying a sleeping bag looks at a sign on the door of the Bread of Life Mission in Seattle's downtown Pioneer Square neighborhood that says the facility will not be accepting new overnight guests, Monday, March 30, 2020 in Seattle. On Saturday, …
• Avolon cancels order for 75 Boeing MAX jets, 4 Airbus A330neo 03 Apr 2020 20:02 Reuters DUBLIN (Reuters) - Aircraft lessor Avolon on Friday announced the cancellation of an order for 75 Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX planes that were due to be delivered by 2023, saying it was adjusting its order book to the disruption caused by the coronavirus …
• Coronavirus: San Francisco to house thousands of homeless in shelters and hotels so they can self-isolate 03 Apr 2020 19:57 Independent San Fransisco is to move thousands of rough sleepers off the streets and into shelters amid fears the coronavirus outbreak could devastate the city's homeless. Nearly 10,000 people are sleeping rough in the city and could be particularly vulnerable to …