COVID-19 News and Reference Thread

AngMoh · Tue Dec 29, 2020 7:13 am

Vietnam Airlines raises additional capital from existing shareholders to aid recovery from COVID impact.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/bu ... o-13859292

Toenga · Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:48 am

Travellers to New Zealand from the UK and the US from Jan 15th will require a pre departure negative PCR test not more then 72.hours old.
The requirement will be extended to other high risk departure points.
This is in addition to the new arrival PCR test, and the 14day managed isolation in a secure facility with additional tests on days 3 and 12.
Places in managed isolation must be pre booked and are reserved for NZ citizens, or residents, and their partners and children or people and their families entering under essential or economic benifit approvals.
The more virulent UK strain has been detected in recent arrivals in managed isolation.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/433 ... ting-to-nz

readytotaxi · Tue Jan 05, 2021 11:14 am

UK airport Newquay has now closed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-55529943

Flights to Heathrow, Leeds-Bradford and Manchester were expected to restart on 12 February, its website said.

readytotaxi · Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:48 am

Ryanair is making big cuts to its flight schedule from 21 January.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55571834

It warned that few, if any, flights would operate to or from Ireland or the UK from the end of January until "draconian" restrictions were removed.

qf789 · Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:21 am

Australia will now make masks compulsory on all domestic flights and all inbound international flights to Australia. Flight crews will be required to have a COVID test and enter quarantine at dedicated facilities. All passengers must also have a covid test before flying to Australia. Weekly caps for SYD, PER and BNE will be cut in half until at least 15 Feb 21

https://www.executivetraveller.com/news ... -australia

https://www.airlineratings.com/news/aus ... d-testing/

gunnerman · Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:27 pm

All travellers to UK will soon need to show a negative Covid-19 test result up to 72 hours before leaving the country they are in. Furthermore arrivals from countries not on the travel corridor list must still quarantine.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55582116

KarlB737 · Mon Jan 11, 2021 5:12 pm

Courtesy: Airways Magazine

Porter Airlines Goes Full Year Without Flights

https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/potter-full-year-no-flights/

KarlB737 · Mon Jan 11, 2021 5:21 pm

Courtesy: CNS News

Canada Now Requires Negative COVID Test and Potential 14-Day Stay in 'Federal Quarantine Facility' for Travelers

https://cnsnews.com/article/international/michael-w-chapman/canada-now-requires-negative-covid-test-and-potential-14

ojjunior · Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:30 pm

AD to fly REC-BOM nonstop with an A330Neo to pickup 15tons of COVID vaccines.
Quite a journey huh?

Sorry, link in portuguese only.

https://m.panrotas.com.br/aviacao/eventos/2021/01/azul-vai-a-india-buscar-2-milhoes-de-vacinas-contra-a-covid-19/179043

readytotaxi · Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:05 pm

UK to consider flight ban to/from Brazil due to new variant virus there.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-55658370

MrBren · Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:58 pm

Delta posts $12 billion loss in 2020, cautious 1Q outlook

https://www.yahoo.com/news/delta-posts-12-billion-loss-123056781.html

readytotaxi · Thu Jan 14, 2021 4:10 pm

readytotaxi wrote:
UK to consider flight ban to/from Brazil due to new variant virus there.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-55658370

Update, UK-bound arrivals from South America and Portugal to be banned from Friday over concerns about the Brazilian coronavirus variant

KarlB737 · Thu Jan 14, 2021 4:36 pm

Courtesy: Fox Business

American Airlines Tells Pilots: Take Vaccine On Your Own Time

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/american-airlines-tells-pilots-take-vaccine-on-your-own-time

davidjohnson6 · Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:43 pm

France to require proof of a negative test in the 72 hours prior to entry from non-EU countries
Evening curfew will begin at 6 pm instead of 8 pm

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/2 ... m-saturday

bennett123 · Fri Jan 15, 2021 4:23 pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-55673006

Posted at 13:53
EasyJet cancels holidays through to late March
EasyJet plane
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images
EasyJet is cancelling holidays up until the last week in March amid the tightening of lockdowns around the world and international travel restrictions.

The operator says it's in the process of contacting customers who have holidays booked up to and including 24 March to let them know they will not be able to travel.

EasyJet says customers can choose to move their trip or receive a full refund or credit to be spent in the next 12 months.

Matt Callaghan, EasyJet holidays customer director, says: "We know this news will be disappointing. But we want to give our customers as much flexibility and choice as possible so they can decide what is best for them."

The company had already cancelled breaks up to the end of February following lockdown announcements made on 4 January.

If airlines are refunding/rebooking up to late March, it would seem that any real improvement is further away than previously thought.

davidjohnson6 · Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:17 pm

UK to close all travel corridors from Monday
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55681861

lightsaber · Sat Jan 16, 2021 12:20 am

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KarlB737 · Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:32 am

Courtesy: Airways Magazine

Delta Airlines Loses More Than 12 Billion in 2020

https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/delta-air-lines-loses-more-than-us12bn-in-2020/

Courtesy: Airways Magazine

United Airlines Delays New York Comeback

https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/united-delays-ny-comeback/

gunnerman · Mon Jan 18, 2021 12:11 am

Many UK airports may close without government help.
https://ukaviation.news/airports-warns-of-closure-without-government-help/

adambrau · Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:18 am

Several outlets reporting Trump to end travel ban on foreigners:

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/artic ... il-sources

readytotaxi · Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:34 am

Easyjet say advance holiday bookings up 250%.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55709110

I think people are jumping the gun here, but understand their frustration.

KarlB737 · Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:32 pm

Courtesy: Fox News

Singapore Airlines Aims To Vaccinate Entire Workforce, Become First Fully-Vaccinated Carrier In The World

https://www.foxnews.com/travel/singapore-airlines-vaccinate-entire-workforce-first-in-world

MrBren · Wed Jan 20, 2021 4:54 pm

KLM no longer operates long-haul flights due to new travel restrictions

https://www.tellerreport.com/business/2021-01-20-%0A---klm-no-longer-operates-long-haul-flights-due-to-new-travel-restrictions%0A--.HJ738F0r1u.html

MrBren · Thu Jan 21, 2021 4:10 pm

Dutch Airline KLM To Cut Up To 1,000 More Jobs

https://www.barrons.com/news/dutch-airline-klm-to-cut-up-to-1-000-more-jobs-statement-01611240306?tesla=y

lightsaber · Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:39 pm

Single dose Vaccine (Pfizer) not working as well as hoped: https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/si ... r-BB1cTyhf

Questions over the effectiveness of the vaccine were raised amid reports that thousands of Israelis were still becoming sick after receiving the vaccine, although the public health services head, Sharon Alroy-Preis, said that in most cases this was because the individuals had not built up sufficient antibodies after being inoculated before being exposed to the virus.

Basically, the second dose seems to be needed to really slow the virus. Bummer

Lightsaber

eta unknown · Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:55 am

Royal Brunei's expat CEO sacked last month after disagreements with the Board of Directors. A local has filled the top position, first time in about 25 years:
https://thescoop.co/2020/12/22/hm-censu ... anagement/
http://www.smartaviation-apac.com/2021/ ... s-new-ceo/

BaconButty · Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:40 am

Romania and the Seychelles will accept vaccinated visitors without the need for quarantine.

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/ne ... 90552.html
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/01 ... arantining

Looks like how things might go in the next few months.

FlyingHonu001 · Sat Jan 23, 2021 5:27 pm

For those heading into AMS, be advised

As of January 23th, there is a nightly curfew in the Netherlands. This means that you may not be outside between 9pm and 04.30am. How does this affect your journey to or from Schiphol?

Schiphol will remain open for necessary passenger flights, cargo flights, emergency services and diverted aircraft, also during curfew hours.

Are you travelling to Schiphol during curfew hours for the sake of essential travel? Then you need a personal declaration and a valid ticket. This applies to both personal and public transportation.

We'd also like to point out that it is not permitted to drop someone off or pick them up from Schiphol during curfew hours. Alternative options for travellers are to use own transportation and park at Schiphol or the use of taxis and public transport.

Source: website Amsterdam Airport Schiphol https://www.schiphol.nl/en/messages/coronavirus-update

WIederling · Sun Jan 24, 2021 5:28 pm

Looks Like Airbus XFW caught a bout of CoVid19:

Corona-Ausbruch in Hamburger Airbus-Werk
Stand: 24.01.2021 16:47 Uhr
Beim Flugzeugbauer Airbus in Hamburg-Finkenwerder gibt es einen Corona-Ausbruch. Insgesamt 21 Mitarbeitende wurden nach Behördenangaben positiv getestet, 500 Beschäftigte befinden sich in Quarantäne.

Corona outbreak in the Hamburg Airbus plant
Status: 24.01.2021 4:47 p.m.
There is a corona outbreak at the aircraft manufacturer Airbus in Hamburg-Finkenwerder. According to the authorities, a total of 21 employees tested positive, 500 employees are in quarantine.

ref: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/ ... s1724.html

devron · Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:56 pm

Israel to close airports to curb new strains. Really a bummer that the country with the highest vaccine rate still needs to take action. Hope this all over soon but doesn't seem like it. I want to fly agian.

https://time.com/5933085/israel-covid-19-airport/

alaturka · Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:33 am

Turkish Airlines starts To Vaccinate the crew on February 8th. But not mandatory;

Source in Turkish,
https://www.airlinehaber.com/173459-2/

dtw2hyd · Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:53 pm

From February 1, 2021, Lufthansa Group will not allow cloth masks/face coverings.

Lufthansa is adapting the obligation to wear mouth-nose covers while travelling. From 1 February 2021, only facemasks of the following standards will be permitted on flights to and from Germany: FFP2, KN95 and N95 standard or surgical masks.

https://www.lufthansa.com/us/en/faq-mouth-nose-cover

lightsaber · Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:10 pm

Raytheon Technologies (mostly Pratt) has announced deeper job just than announced in September (was 15,000 to be cut):
Cut 16,500 employees
Cut 4,500 contractors

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/r ... r-BB1d702j

I feel for the 21,000 people kicked out of the industry.

ro1960 · Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:26 pm

Video about storage and dismantling at LDE (in French):

https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/jt-20h/videos/crise-sanitaire-le-plus-grand-parking-davions-de-france-presque-complet-43622268.html

KarlB737 · Wed Jan 27, 2021 4:37 pm

Courtesy: Airways Magazine

Delta Airlines To Recall 400 Pilots By Summer

https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/delta-recall-400-pilots-summer/

happytraveller · Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:43 am

NORWAY closing borders to non-residents.

Another blow to any recovery as Norway closes the borders to non-residents.

Source -

https://www.newsinenglish.no/2021/01/27 ... residents/

Jerry

factsonly · Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:16 pm

UK Government bans Air Travel from the UAE:

28 January 2021 latest update:

From 1pm on 29 January, direct flights from the UAE to England and Scotland are prohibited.
Visitors who have been in or transited through the UAE in the previous 10 days cannot enter England and Scotland.
From 4am on 29 January visitors who have been in or transited through the UAE in the previous 10 days cannot enter Wales.
From 4am on 30 January visitors who have been in or transited through the UAE in the previous 10 days cannot enter Northern Ireland.

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advic ... b-emirates

Travel from Burundi and Ruanda is also halted.

CXH · Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:42 pm

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudea ... -1.5892992

Canada has an agreement with the four major international Canadian airlines (AC, WS, TS, WG) to suspend all flights to the Caribbean and Mexico from Jan 31 to April 30.

Canada also has a mandatory 14 day quarantine at home for everybody visiting or returning to Canada since last year. In addition:
"Travellers will then have to wait up to three days at a government-approved hotel for their test results, at their own expense, which Trudeau said is expected to be more than $2,000."
"Those with a negative test will then be able to finish their 14-day quarantine at home, with increased surveillance. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam added that returnees will also be swabbed on day 10."

This will effectively stop most non-work related travel to and from Canada for the next three months.

Blerg · Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:52 am

Great news from Serbia. All businessmen entering Serbia can do so without a PCR test as long as they submit their request to the Serbian Chamber of Commerce. Their information is forwarded to the border control which grants them entry into the country. Once in the country they have 48 hours to do a rapid test at one of the accredited labs.

Serbia currently ranks second in Europe in terms of vaccination per 100.000 people. So far 6.3% of the population has been vaccinated. Serbia is expected 2 million doses of Sputnik vaccine to be delivered until the end of March. This is in addition to Pfizer, Sinopharm and Astra-Zeneca.

https://pks.rs/vesti/serbia-has-opened- ... world-3785

piedmontf284000 · Mon Feb 01, 2021 3:06 pm

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/01/fake-co ... tions.html

Predictably, many in Europe are using fake or fraudulent test results to get home or go on vacation.

KarlB737 · Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:04 pm

Courtesy: Fox Business

American Airlines CEO Tells Employees To Brace For Furlough Warnings

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/american-airlines-ceo-tells-employees-to-brace-for-furlough-warnings

SuperGee · Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:00 am

Apologies if this has already been posted. Pandemic downtime is apparently leading to drop-off in piloting skills. Not a big surprise to anyone I would guess.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/pilo ... index.html

atcsundevil · Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:49 am

Just a reminder that this is a reference thread, not a discussion thread.

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KarlB737 · Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:34 pm

Courtesy: Aviation Pros

130 WestJet Employees in Manitoba Permanently Laid Off as Airline Switches to Contractor

https://www.aviationpros.com/ground-handling/ground-handlers-service-providers/news/21208865/130-westjet-employees-in-manitoba-permanently-laid-off-as-airline-switches-to-contractor

KarlB737 · Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:32 pm

KarlB737 wrote:
Courtesy: The Hill

Delta to block middle seats through March

https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/526491-delta-to-block-middle-seats-through-march

Courtesy: USA Today

Delta plans to block middle seats through April to give passengers 'complete confidence

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/02/08/delta-plans-block-middle-seats-through-april-amid-covid-pandemic/4435773001/

readytotaxi · Wed Feb 10, 2021 5:41 pm

Birmingham Airport (BHX) to get £18.5m emergency loan. Since the pandemic, the airport has seen passenger numbers fall by 91%

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-b ... m-56013921

ro1960 · Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:16 am

CDG T4 project shelved in its current form.

"In an announcement made on February 11th, 2021, the Government requests Groupe ADP to present a new development project for Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport after the termination of the Terminal 4 project. Groupe ADP takes note of this request which is one of the consequences of the Covid-19 crisis."

https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/paris-aeroport-change/paris-cdg-changes

FlyingElvii · Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:05 pm

Biden Administration considering internal US Travel Restrictions

White House looks at domestic travel restrictions as COVID mutation surges in Florida

Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/corona ... rylink=cpy

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/corona ... 54715.html

lightsaber · Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:13 pm

University of Chicago research:
At least 50% of COVID-19 infections come from people who aren't showing symptoms: study

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-02- ... mptoms.amp

This is... interesting. I'm not sure if this changes a thing.

54678264582 · Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:45 pm

AC lost $4.6 billion in 2020

Liquidity as of Dec 31 2020 is $8 billion
Debt climbed to $7 billion

https://www.aircanada.com/content/dam/a ... elease.pdf

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