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Coronavirus: Budget airline AirAsia's future in 'significant doubt'
The future of Asia's biggest budget airline AirAsia is in “significant doubt”, auditor Ernst & Young has said. Shares in the Malaysian-based carrier were temporarily suspended on Wednesday after the statement was released. The…
Airline Stocks Take Another Tumble
As COVID cases surge across the US, vacationers have started to rethink their travel plans. In the past month, the virus has spread rapidly across the country growing from 2 million to over 3.1 million cases. Major US airlines, including American…
The airline bailout loophole: Three companies received $338 million in relief money for workers - and laid workers off anyway
Three airline industry companies slated to receive $338 million in public money designed to preserve jobs in the hard-hit industry have laid off thousands of workers anyway, according to Treasury disclosure filings and public layoff data. The…
Global Stocks Mixed as Virus Cases Surge: Live Market Updates
U.S. stock futures were mixed and European stocks dipped on Wednesday, as investors considered the latest fiscal efforts to support economies and new friction between the United States and China. Futures wavered, predicting a choppy start to…
Loophole Allowed Airline Firms To Fire Workers And Scam Bailout Funds
Photo by Can Pac Swire licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Reprinted with permission from ProPublica. Three airline industry companies slated to receive $338 million in public money designed to preserve jobs in the hard-hit industry have laid off thousands…
AirAsia shares slump after auditor says airline faces 'significant doubt
KUALA LUMPUR • AirAsia Group shares sank yesterday after its auditor Ernst & Young said the carrier's ability to continue as a going concern may be in 'significant doubt'. The budget airline lost 15 sen or 17.5 per cent to close at 70 sen.
Deadly crash and fake pilots expose Pakistan's broken airline
For decades Pakistan International Airlines Corp. stood for a resurgent post-colonial nation, flying the flag from New York to Tokyo. Now the airline is struggling to recover from a fatal crash, years of losses, a collapse in global air travel and…
Another IAG airline bites the dust - LEVEL France closing (El Pais)
Links on Head for Points may pay us an affiliate commission. A list of partners is here. According to El Pais in Spain, IAG – the parent company of British Airways – has decided to close down LEVEL France, its long-haul low cost…
Airline bookings start to tumble again as coronavirus cases spike
(CNN) – Airline travel is bouncing back -- but so are American coronavirus cases. That spike could put the aviation rebound in reverse. United Airlines presented sobering facts to employees Monday that bookings are tumbling as Covid cases…
United Airlines sends layoff notices to 45% of US employees
United Airlines is sending layoff warnings to 36,000 employees, nearly half its U.S. staff. It's the clearest signal yet of how deeply the COVID-19 pandemic is hurting the airline industry. United officials said Wednesday that they still hope to…
This Airline is Requiring a Full Face Shield to Fly
As part of Qatar Airways' updated health and safety measures, the airline will now require passengers to wear a face shield in addition to a mask throughout their flight. The carrier will provide the complimentary face shields to all passengers in…
United Airlines Stock Falls as the Carrier Warns of Mass Layoffs. It's an Industry Headwind.
A wave of layoffs seems to be coming in the airline industry, with United Airlines warning employees that it may have to furlough nearly half of its U.S. workforce this fall. United (ticker: UAL) told 36,000 employees on Wednesday that mass…
United sending layoff notices to nearly half of U.S. employees
FILE – In this March 25, 2020 file photo, United Airlines planes are parked at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. United Airlines will send layoff warnings to 36,000 employees – nearly half its U.S. staff – in the…
United Airlines warns 36,000 workers they could be furloughed this fall
United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees — nearly half its U.S. staff — they could be furloughed in October, the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus pandemic is hurting the airline industry. The outlook for a recovery in…
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