Airline/Aviation News

• Tri-Cities Airport still open for business 07 Apr 2020 07:51 Kingsport Times News That announcement was made Monday during an Airport Authority Executive Committee meeting held on the internet via the Zoom app. "I feel confident the airport is going to be able to weather the storm," Airport Authority Chairman Dr. Jon Smith …
• NZ shares rise; Auckland Airport rallies after $1b placement 07 Apr 2020 07:48 The New Zeland Herald New Zealand shares rose as Auckland International Airport resumed trading after successfully raising $1 billion in a discounted placement to shore up its balance sheet. The S&P/NZX 50 Index increased 46.03 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 9,809.85. …
• Investigation launched after Loganair plane veers off runway at Glasgow Airport 07 Apr 2020 07:26 Herald Scotland An investigation is underway after a plane veered off the runway at Glasgow Airport. An image sent to The Herald shows emergency services at the scene of the incident yesterday, Sunday 5th April.  Flight LM452 veered off the runway after returning to …
• Boeing operations with 30,000 workers shutting indefinitely 07 Apr 2020 07:20 Arkansas Democrat Gazette About 30,000 Boeing employees on Wednesday must start taking vacation or sick time, or apply for unemployment, after the plane-maker decided Sunday to keep its Puget Sound plants in Washington closed indefinitely. The workers had been paid during the …
• Aviation sector set to witness fall in number of flights 07 Apr 2020 07:13 Economic Times India's aviation sector is set to see a huge decline in the number of flights offered, with consultancy CAPA predicting that carriers will need up to 12 months to get back to capacity levels that existed before the coronavirus outbreak grounded …
• Boeing to repeat test of astronaut capsule following botched debut 07 Apr 2020 07:07 Breaking News from Ireland Boeing said it will repeat a test flight of its astronaut capsule following last year’s botched demo, considered a perilous close call by Nasa. Boeing spokesman Jerry Drelling said the company is looking to fly a second Starliner capsule, once again …
• Frankfurt Airport Operator Says Passenger Numbers Down 95.2% In Last Week 07 Apr 2020 06:57 Reuters
• Huge fire at a Florida airport has destroyed more than 3,500 hire cars  07 Apr 2020 06:53 Charleston Daily Mail Huge fire at a Florida airport has destroyed more than 3,500 hire cars More than 3,500 rental vehicles were damaged or destroyed as a huge fire ripped through Florida airport lot  Witnesses heard explosions and flames leaping high into the air at Southwest …
• Suited Passengers Disembark in Hong Kong as International Airport Extends Foreign Arrivals Ban Indefinitely 07 Apr 2020 06:46 Leader Local News Passengers in protective suits and masks disembarked a flight from London to Hong Kong on April 6 only hours before Hong Kong extended its ban on foreign arrivals, indefinitely. Matt Tam, who took this video, told Storyful the passengers had purchased the …
• Boeing to attempt second Starliner test flight after bungled debut mission 07 Apr 2020 06:18 Digital Trends Boeing says that it will refly its Starliner passenger spacecraft without a crew in what will be its second attempt to demonstrate that the vehicle is ready to carry astronauts. The debut orbital flight of the Starliner ended in failure in December 2019 …