Kuwait Airways to lay off 1,500 foreign employees
State-owned Kuwait Airways said Thursday it will lay off 1,500 expatriate employees due to "significant difficulties" caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
May 28, 2020
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Airlines given $123 bn in state aid: industry
Governments have provided airlines $123 billion to help weather the coronavirus storm, the global aviation industry said Tuesday, warning though that the assistance was adding to surging debt in the industry.
May 26, 2020
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Massive cable project set to give Africa internet boost
Telecoms and internet giants unveiled Thursday a mammoth project to lay a subsea cable around Africa to boost internet access to the underserved continent.
May 14, 2020
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Emirates predicts 18-month lull in air demand
Gulf aviation giant Emirates said Sunday it would take at least 18 months for travel demand to return to "a semblance of normality", despite reporting bumper pre-pandemic profits.
May 10, 2020
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Mideast air traffic to plunge by half on virus impact: IATA
Air traffic in the Middle East and North Africa is set to plummet by more than half this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a global aviation body said Thursday.
Apr 23, 2020
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UAE airlines resume limited passenger flights
UAE carriers Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways have resumed limited passenger flights two weeks after authorities grounded airlines as part of wider shutdowns to combat coronavirus.
Apr 6, 2020
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Dubai to inject capital into grounded Emirates Airline
Dubai said Tuesday it will support Emirates Airline with a capital injection to help the carrier through the coronavirus crisis which has forced it to halt passenger flights.
Mar 31, 2020
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Mideast airlines lose $7B as airports shut to combat virus
Seven Middle Eastern countries have suspended all commercial flights due to a fast-spreading new virus as the aviation industry's largest trade association announced Thursday that airlines in the region have already lost ...
Mar 19, 2020
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Lufthansa to slash long-haul capacity by up to 90% over virus
German airline group Lufthansa on Monday said it was slashing its long-haul capacity by 90 percent as the industry grapples with the devastating fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 16, 2020
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New virus hits Mideast airlines with $100M loss, group says
Major travel disruptions due to the new coronavirus have already caused the equivalent of a roughly $100 million loss to airlines in the Middle East, which serves as a connection hub for east-west travel, the industry's main ...
Mar 2, 2020
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