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South African Treasury commits to helping source SAA funding
South Africa’s Treasury will help source the funding needed to save the country’s national airline, the Department of Public Enterprises said.
Air Canada urges Trudeau to relax travel rules with virus easing
Air Canada tried again to persuade the government of Justin Trudeau to ease restrictions on travel, pointing to policy shifts in other nations where the…
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American Air sees 25,000 jobs at risk when US aid expires
American Airlines Group Inc. will notify 25,000 employees, or 29% of its U.S. workforce, that they’re at risk of losing their jobs later this year…
Bailout pleas renewed for restaurants, airlines as cash runs out
Airline, defense and restaurant industry groups escalated their pressure on Congress and the Trump administration to provide additional pandemic relief as lawmakers tackle another round…
Johnson backs away from punishing British Airways over jobs
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed off from intervening in British Airways plans to cut pay and modify contracts for remaining staff after dismissing thousands…
Delta sees up to $3.3 billion charge on voluntary departures
Delta Air Lines Inc. will take a charge of as much as $3.3 billion to cover the costs of early retirement and voluntary separation plans…
‘Nut rage’ family matriarch convicted of assault, Yonhap says
More than a year after being charged with assaulting employees, the matriarch of the family that controls Korean Air Lines Co. received a suspended jail…
Swashbuckling airline titans crushed with sector on life support
It took 200 million pounds ($250 million) of Richard Branson’s own money to secure the rescue of his Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.
Branson rescues Virgin Atlantic as 70th birthday gift to himself
Richard Branson has spent decades cultivating an image as a daredevil entrepreneur, glorifying risk with stunts such as sky-diving or hot-air ballooning across the ocean…
Boeing announces second-quarter deliveries
The Boeing Company announced today major program deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the second quarter of 2020.