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AirAsia Philippines to lay off 12 pct of workforce over COVID-19 losses

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 08:27 PM

MANILA- AirAsia Philippines said Friday it was letting go of 12 percent of its workforce following losses because of the coronavirus pandemic, which led to a prolonged travel halt around the world.    Read more »

How PAL will implement social distancing in flights

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 10:45 AM

Philippine Airlines said Friday it might implement "social distancing with regularity" on flights after an expected rush of essential travelers, nearly a week after Metro Manila and other urban centers eased their coronavirus lockdown.    Read more »

AirAsia offers promo fares as flights resume June 5

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 03:58 PM

AirAsia said Thursday it would offer promotional base fares for as low as P538 as domestic flights gradually resume in areas under general community quarantine.   Read more »

China eases flight curbs after US order targeting Chinese carriers

Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 11:22 AM

China said on Thursday it will allow more foreign carriers to fly into the mainland, shortly after Washington barred Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States citing Beijing's restrictions on American airlines. Read more »

As Asia's typhoon season arrives, grounded airplanes at risk of damage

Jamie Freed and Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 12:20 PM

Airlines, airports and insurers across Asia are bracing for the prospect of unusually high damage as the region's tropical storm season begins, as hundreds of aircraft grounded by the coronavirus pandemic can't be moved easily.   Read more »

Cebu Pacific to launch special domestic flights for stranded passengers, OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 08:15 AM

Cebu Pacific said it will mount special trips to Naga, General Santos City and Cagayan de Oro, beginning Wednesday, June 3. Read more »

AirAsia to resume Philippine operations on June 5

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 11:17 PM

AirAsia on Tuesday said it will gradually resume services in the Philippines on June 5 following the government’s easing of community quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and several parts of the country. Read more »

Cebu Pacific seeks clarity on 'essential travel' ahead of restart

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 12:51 PM

Cebu Pacific said Monday transport authorities must define what qualifies as "essential travel" that is allowed under a looser pandemic lockdown that took effect this week. Read more »

Philippine Airlines to resume select domestic flights on June 3

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 12:44 PM

Philippine Airlines said domestic flights to select airports would resume ahead of schedule on Wednesday ahead with the approval of the country's pandemic response task force.   Read more »

Airlines prepare for takeoff as world aviation fights bankruptcy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 09:01 AM

Airlines in the Philippines on Monday waited for a go signal from government to return to the skies after President Rodrigo Duterte eased one of the world's longest coronavirus lockdowns and as their global peers battled bankruptcy.   Read more »

Emirates Airline says must cut jobs over virus crisis

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 01 08:36 AM

Emirates Airline said Sunday it would have to cut jobs after being forced to ground its fleet during the coronavirus crisis, but did not specify the extent of the layoffs. Read more »

AirAsia to resume domestic flights Wednesday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 11:05 AM

AirAsia said Sunday it would gradually resume its domestic flights on Wednesday, June 3, and international flights by July 1.   Read more »

Philippine Airlines delays domestic flights resumption to June 8

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 08:09 AM

Philippine Airlines said Saturday it would resume its domestic flights on June 8, a week later than its initial announcement. Read more »

Here is the complete list of PAL flights and routes that will be reopened in June

ANCX
Updated as of May 31 08:23 PM

The national carrier got the go signal to resume limited operations starting next week. If you intend to fly then, you will need to adhere to new flight protocols. Read more »

Philippine Airlines readies protocols for flight resumption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 10:58 AM

Philippine Airlines said Friday it welcomed the opportunity to resume operations as Metro Manila transitions to a general community quarantine on June 1.  Read more »

Britain's easyJet to axe up to 30 percent of its workforce

Reuters
Posted at May 28 02:42 PM

British low cost airline easyJet said it planned to cut up to 30 percent of its staff and shrink its fleet, to fit the smaller market it expects to emerge from the collapse in air travel due to the coronavirus. Read more »

Boeing says production of embattled 737 MAX has resumed

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 28 09:25 AM

Boeing has resumed production of the 737 MAX at a "low" rate following 2 deadly crashes that led to the aircraft's global grounding by regulators, the company said Wednesday.  Read more »

Philippine Airlines 'ready' for restart once quarantines permit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 11:15 AM

Philippine Airlines said Wednesday it was ready to operate once the easing of lockdowns in Metro Manila and travel hubs allows the resumption of commercial air travel. Read more »

Latin America's largest airline LATAM files for bankruptcy in US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 02:51 PM

Latin America's largest airline LATAM filed for bankruptcy in the US on Tuesday, the company said in a statement, following a drastic slump in business caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Unseen frontliners keep planes airworthy during pandemic: Lufthansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 07:26 PM

Lufthansa Technik Philippines said Monday its aircraft mechanics were some of the unseen frontliners who are keeping planes safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »