Business
United Airlines said Thursday that it will furlough up to 2,850 pilots this fall unless the federal government provides more relief to help airlines cover their labor costs during a pandemic-fueled downturn in travel.
Aug 28, 2020
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Pandemic-hit Fiji Airways fired more than half its workforce Monday, as travel restrictions put the islands' vital tourism sector in deep freeze and reduced the national carrier's revenue to "virtually zero".
May 25, 2020
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Low-cost airline Ryanair said Wednesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant would have a strong impact on its financial performance as it more than doubled the forecast for its annual loss and cut back flights.
Dec 22, 2021
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The spread of the coronavirus could force weak airlines to merge with competitors, the head of Air France-KLM and the A4E association of European airlines said Tuesday.
Mar 3, 2020
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Business
Delta Air Lines plans to return 400 pilots to regular flying duties by this summer in a sign that it expects travel to increase over the peak vacation season from current, low pandemic levels.
Jan 25, 2021
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Flag carrier Air New Zealand on Thursday announced a roughly US$300 million annual net loss after demand plummeted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Aug 27, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Many households in some of South Africa's biggest cities have been facing water restrictions in recent times—sometimes lasting for days at a time. People have had to make tough choices. For example, if you have a bottle ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A recent study from Oregon State University found that countries with stricter COVID-19 lockdowns and larger decreases in local travel early in the pandemic experienced steeper declines in electricity use than countries with ...
Jan 5, 2022
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Business
Dutch airline KLM said on Thursday it will shed between 800 and 1,000 more jobs as the coronavirus pandemic is hitting the aviation sector for longer than expected.
Jan 21, 2021
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Business
Some 16,500 Air Canada employees who were laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic will be rehired under a government relief package for businesses, the airline said Wednesday.
Apr 8, 2020
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