Coronavirus ‘is killing off big long-haul planes with airlines switching to smaller aircraft’ 

The coronavirus pandemic could kill off large long-haul planes as the airline industry continues to be crippled by the worldwide lockdown, an expert warned today. Airlines are expected to switch to flying fewer, smaller aircraft – with the infection said to have accelerated the demise of the world’s largest passenger aircraft. These are the relatively … Read more

EasyJet grounds its entire fleet of 330 planes due to coronavirus pandemic 

EasyJet has today grounded its entire fleet of 330-plus planes as coronavirus continued to wound Britain’s airlines – just ten days after the airline paid a £174million dividend to shareholders including to its founder Stelios. The company has worked with union Unite to agree two-month furlough arrangements for cabin crew which means that crew will … Read more

EasyJet grounds its entire fleet of 330 planes due to coronavirus pandemic 

EasyJet has today grounded its entire fleet of 330-plus planes as coronavirus continued to wound Britain’s airlines.  The company has worked with union Unite to agree two-month furlough arrangements for cabin crew which means that crew will be paid 80% of their average pay through the Government job retention scheme.  EasyJet, whose main base is … Read more

Stelios urges Easyjet to fire staff and stop buying planes

Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou urges the airline to fire staff and stop buying planes amid coronavirus chaos By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 GMT, 23 March 2020 Easyjet’s founder urged the airline to slash costs by cancelling orders for planes and sacking staff during the … Read more

Radar maps reveal how fewer planes are taking to the air after coronavirus travel bans

Radar pictures show skies across the world starting to empty as the number of travel bans increases. Most recent figures from flightradar24 show that as of yesterday there were 132,135 flights worldwide. On Monday March 16 there were 167,279 flights worldwide, a month before on Monday February 17, the number was 172,520. The biggest impact … Read more

Radar maps reveal how fewer planes are taking to the air after coronavirus travel bans

Radar pictures show skies across the world starting to empty as the number of travel bans increases. Most recent figures from flightradar24 show that as of yesterday there were 132,135 flights worldwide. On Monday March 16 there were 167,279 flights worldwide, a month before on Monday February 17, the number was 172,520. The biggest impact … Read more

Standing up on planes moves a step closer to reality thanks to Aviointeriors’ Skyrider seat

Standing up on planes moves a step closer to reality: Manufacturer hones its design of an upright seat passengers have to stand to use An Italian seat manufacturer has unveiled a new prototype for a seat that passengers have to stand up to use  The design will enable carriers to fit 20 per cent more … Read more