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Loganair could delay relaunching former Flybe routes

Scottish carrier says all 17 former Flybe routes will relaunch over the coming months, but stressed the airline has had to cut capacity owing to the coronavirus

Norwegian suspends 4,000 flights; 50% of employees to be laid off

Around 40% of the airline’s long-haul fleet will be grounded and 25% of its short-haul flights

EU to suspend 'use it or lose it' airport slot rule

Virgin Atlantic boss Shai Weiss calls for global relief measures covering entire summer season amid coronavirus crisis

Jet2 parent Dart Group warns of weakening demand owing to coronavirus

Downturn comes after strong start to the year for Dart Group airline Jet2.com and tour operator Jet2holidays

Heathrow traffic falls as coronavirus hits demand

Passenger numbers expected to continue declining in the next few weeks

Coronavirus: British Grand Princess guests board flight home

135 British people boarded a flight back to Birmingham airport

Airlines hit out at chancellor for offering ‘zero support’

Aviation industry’s hopes for suspension of APD dashed in Budget

Abta: 'Chancellor has acted quickly and decisively on coronavirus'

Association welcomes relief measures for small businesses and proposed review of APD, albeit despite an inflationary increase

Airlines cancel Italy flights as 'lockdown' takes hold

Majority of routes between UK and Italy have been suspended

Coronavirus: Virgin Atlantic 'flying almost empty planes' to retain slots

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has called for the ’use it or lose it’ rule on airport slots to be suspended amid the coronavirus crisis

Norwegian to cancel 3,000 flights; staff to be temporarily laid off

The cancelled flights, between mid-March and mid-June, equate to around 15% of the airline’s total capacity, and will affect its entire network

Coronavirus: Jet2 cancels all flights to Italy

The country has gone into lockdown

Coronavirus: Airlines cancel Italy flights amid FCO advice change

EasyJet and British Airways have axed services to parts of northern Italy today

Shapps confirms UK to leave Easa in 2021

Aerospace industry “disappointed” in government’s plan to quit safety regulator

Emirates and Qatar Airways waive change fees

Airlines allow passengers to change flights without penalty amid coronavirus crisis

Eastern Airways launches new regional UK flights

Airline is now operating independently following Flybe’s collapse

Blue Islands to launch two new routes

Services from Jersey to Birmingham and Exeter will start this week

Ryanair axes Italian routes amid coronavirus quarantine

Up to 16 million people in northern Italy need special permission to travel

Flybe: Agents fear loss of crucial regional routes and connectivity

Cruise specialists, in particular, could be affected by potential loss of flights to Southampton

Coronavirus impact ‘almost without precedent’ – Iata

Virus could cost global aviation sector $113 billion and reduce passenger numbers in Europe by a third

Travel must overhaul offering amid climate crisis, Aito hears

The latest data suggests travel contributes 8% to global carbon emissions, up from 2%

Sophie Griffiths: ‘Travel must stand strong and united as coronavirus bites’

The sector must unite in presenting the facts, not the fiction, to regain client confidence

Flybe: Govt committed to regional connectivity and APD review

Transport secretary confirms plans to review regional connectivity and Air Passenger Duty are going ahead following the collapse of Flybe

Finnair launches aviation’s ‘most ambitious sustainability strategy’

A number of eco-friendly changes are to be made by the airline