Paris, 20 May 2020 – In the context of the current COVID-19 crisis and its impact on anticipated activity levels, the Air France-KLM Group announces today the definitive end of Air France Airbus A380 operations. Initially scheduled by the end of 2022, the phase-out of Airbus A380 fleet fits in the Air France-KLM Group fleet…
Atlanta, 14 May 2020 – A recent announcement from Delta Airlines tells us that the end of their Flagship Boeing 777 operations is near. The current fleet comprises of 10 Long Rangers (LR) powered by the General Electric GE90-110B1 engines and the Rolls Royce made RR Trent 895 powered Extended Range (ER) 777s. All 18…
London, 5 May 2020 – Virgin Atlantic has today announced extreme measures to reshape and resize its business in response to the current ongoing COVID-19 crisis which is having a devastating effect on the global aviation industry. The carrier had asked for a £500m loan from the UK government, however in March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak…
Paris, 15 April 2020 – These incredible scenes were captured by one of the v1images Aviation Media team at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on 8th April 2020. They show the eerie scenes in an airport that saw 76,150,007 passengers and 498,175 aircraft movements in 2019. That equates to an average of 208,630 passengers and…
Canberra, 2 April 2020 – Virgin Australia could be one of the largest victims of the COVID-19 pandemic and global travel downturn after the Australian government rejected a bailout request by them to the tune of $1.4billion. Instead the government has suggested that Virgin Australia should seek to increase equity from its partners which include…