Even airlines that received govt bailouts & slashed costs are looking for new revenue streams as they burn through cash while fleets are largely grounded.
Air bubbles are temporary travel arrangements between countries aimed at restarting commercial passenger services when regular international flights are suspended.
In mid-July, the number of confirmed cases globally jumped by a million in just four days. Travellers are now being forced to quarantine when they return home.
Travellers have to be creative just to get on a plane. Support groups have sprung up on Facebook, some have tried to arrange chartered flights, and travel agents say they've bribed airlines for seats.
Since mid-March, most jumbo jets have barely flown except on short hops to maintain pilots’ certifications, while many furloughs seem to be becoming permanent.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla Thursday chaired a high level meeting to review measures like paid quarantine, two-layered health screening among others.
Financial consequences of Covid for large carriers & their employees will be wrenching & passengers who do start flying again will have to bear the costs.
The last 747-8 will roll out of a Seattle-area factory in about two years, a decision that hasn’t been reported but can be teased out from Boeing statements.
Indian airlines need $2.5 billion to keep flying, but Modi govt hasn’t doled out funds to industries or airlines backed by private businesses or billionaires.
Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.
Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
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