aviation
Masks mandatory on all Air Malta flights
Anyone flying on Air Malta as from Monday will have to wear a mask. The airport was shut down on March 21 to curb the spread of COVID-19, and Air Malta has been operating repatriation flights since then. Times of Malta is informed that commercial...
Passenger plane crashes in residential area in Pakistan
A Pakistan passenger plane with more than 100 people believed to be on board crashed in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, the country's aviation authority said. Images aired on national television showed the Pakistan International Airlines flight...
Ryanair's Laudamotion to close Vienna base, 300 jobs lost
Ryanair's Laudamotion said Friday it would close its main base in Vienna after the transport union refused to accept pay cuts for employees of the carrier hard hit by the coronavirus crisis. "Lauda deeply regrets the loss of more than 300 jobs for its...
Emirates resumes passenger flights to nine destinations
Emirates has announced its plan to operate scheduled flight services from Dubai as from today to nine destinations, namely London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne – subject to government approval. The...
Aviation needs confidence to take off again - industry chief
The coronavirus pandemic has dealt airlines an unprecedented blow - to get back in business they will have to reinstill confidence in travellers and avoid a patchwork of restrictions, says the head of the industry's trade association. As nations around...
Life during COVID-19 for a Maltese Emirates cabin crew member
Times of Malta caught up with 30-year-old Ryan Micallef, a cabin crew member of staff with Emirates, based in Dubai, who can’t wait to fly again. What is your current role with Emirates? I am currently working as an FG1 (First Class cabin crew). For...
Emirates Group registers another year of profit
The Emirates Group announced its 32nd consecutive year of profit, against a drop in revenue mainly attributed to reduced operations during the planned DXB runway closure in the first quarter, and the impact of flight and travel restrictions due to the...
Lufthansa-owned Brussels Airlines to slash workforce
Belgium's biggest carrier Brussels Airlines, hammered by the collapse in travel due to the coronavirus, said Tuesday it plans to slash 1,000 jobs - a quarter of its workforce. "The extremely negative impact of the coronavirus crisis on the company's...
Emirates SkyCargo reconnects six continents with scheduled cargo flights
Emirates SkyCargo has announced that with effect from the first week of May, it has commenced dedicated cargo flights on a scheduled basis every week to 67 global destinations across six continents. This includes 11 destinations in the Middle East,...