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Wizz Air to make nearly one fifth of employees redundant

Chief executive, board members and senior officers, agree 22% pay cut as part of cost-saving measures to mitigate impact of Covid-19 pandemic

Virgin Atlantic launches 'virtual flight school' on Instagram

Daily videos set to feature pilots, cabin crew and engineers, with chances for kids to have their questions answered by the airline’s experts

Emirates overhauls waiver, re-booking and refund policy

The Gulf carrier has thanked agents for their patience during the coronavirus crisis, with agents now able to manage clients’ bookings through a simple form

Lot Polish Airlines pulls out of Condor deal

State-backed carrier was selected as ’strategic investor’ for Condor in January

FCO charters 12 more flights for India repatriations

Around 1,400 Brits will arrive back in the UK over the Easter weekend

Aviation 'at risk of being left behind' without more govt support

"Further urgent steps and better coordinated actions" are needed according to three trade bodies

Airbus to cut new aircraft production by a third

Aircraft manufacturer adapting production to ’heavy impact’ of Covid-19 crisis on airline customers

Airline staff step up to support NHS during crisis

Project Wingman sees airline staff manning a lounge for health care workers

WTM London to go ahead at ExCeL 'as planned'

The event’s venue, ExCeL London, has been converted into a NHS field hospital

Abta replaces 2020 Travel Convention with UK-based conference

The association had been due to hold its annual event in Marrakech in October

British Airways loads aircraft with NHS supplies

The airline is due to transport 55 tonnes of hand sanitiser to the UK

EasyJet defers delivery of 24 aircraft from Airbus

CEO Johan Lundgren says company’s focus remains to improve short-term liquidity and reduce expenditure

Lufthansa Group to downsize following coronavirus crisis

Group expecting ‘significant decline’ in air travel post-Covid-19

Gatwick car park to become NHS coronavirus testing centre

Airport offers up long-stay car park as part of Covid-19 national effort

Passengers held on stricken Aurora Expeditions ship

58% of people onboard Aurora Expeditions’ Greg Mortimer have coronavirus

British Airways furlough deal backed by union members

Workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of effort to preserve jobs

Reaching for the skies: how will aviation recover from Covid-19?

How will aviation recover from “the biggest shock” in its history, and what will it look like when the world starts flying again?

Norwegian seeks debt restructure to access vital state aid

Budget carrier seeking to boost equity to qualify for up to NOK 3 billion (£236 million) bailout and continue work on a ’New Norwegian’

Raab to lead Covid-19 response as Johnson hospitalised

Dominic Raab, leading a press conference in Boris Johnson’s absence, confirmed thousands more people had been brought home

Iata backs airlines issuing vouchers instead of refunds

Association confirms it will ease requirements on agents, such as delaying BSP settlements, while acknowledging the message was not the one the trade was hoping for

Jet2 hoping to resume flight and holidays programme in June

Decision to be kept under constant review in line with government guidance; all flights and holidays cancelled up to 16 June

Airlines granted up to £1.1bn air traffic control fee holiday

Eurocontrol to give airlines more time to pay with European air traffic down 90% due to the coronavirus pandemic, which it said had resulted in a “sudden and significant cash flow crisis”

Richard Dixon: 'EasyJet should use govt loan for refunds'

“It is not fair for tour operators to shift the burden down to agents when the agent has paid the money to the tour operator, in the same way it’s not fair for the airlines to pass that down to the tour operators”

Video: 'Surreal' footage captures deserted Bournemouth airport

One person described it as “amazing to see”