Articles by Winston Shek

NEWS 05/08/2020 Virgin Atlantic To Retire 747, Close Gatwick, Cut Jobs Virgin Atlantic will retire its 747 fleet, close down its Gatwick base temporarily, and cut many jobs. How will this affect the Engish carrier? Read More →

NEWS 05/03/2020 Wizz Air To Be First European Low Cost Carrier to Launch Flights to Abu Dhabi Wizz Air will be the first European LCC to launch flights to Abu Dhabi amid the COVID-19 crisis. Read More →

ROUTES 04/29/2020 Vietnam Airlines Operates Repatriation Flights to the US, Canada, and Europe Amid COVID-19, many foreign governments are looking to evacuate citizens back to their home country. Foreign governments charter aircraft from their national carrier(s) known as repatriation flights. According to sources, foreign governments are doing this by chartering Vietnam Airlines to fly to more than 10 countries, rescuing citizens stuck in the country due to the international travel ban. Read More →

NEWS 04/26/2020 JetSuite Grounds Its Fleet And Furloughs Crew JetSuite has grounded its fleet and furloughed its crew amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More →

NEWS 04/19/2020 South African Airways Close to Liquidation According to multiple sources, South African Airways is nearing collapse. The carrier is currently in the process of laying off all of its staff. The move comes days after the government of South Africa cut off aid to South African Airways. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL 04/12/2020 How United Airlines Will Rebound From COVID-19: An Opinion United Airlines has been heavily affected by COVID-19. How will they rebound? Find out in this informational and opinion-based article. Read More →

NEWS 04/07/2020 Lufthansa To Retire Long-Haul Aircraft and Shutter Its Subsidiary Lufthansa will retire long haul aircraft and shutter its subsidiary, Germanwings. Which aircraft will be retired and what effect will this have on aviation? Click to find out. Read More →

NEWS 03/17/2020 Aircraft Retirements Accelerated Due to COVID-19 Many iconic aircraft are being forced into retirement due to the ongoing COVID-19. Which aircraft are being forced into early retirement? Click to see more details Read More →

NEWS 03/16/2020 Air New Zealand To Cut Capacity By 85 Percent Air New Zealand will cut capacity by 85%. What routes will be chopped temporarily? Click to see more details. Read More →

ROUTES 03/11/2020 Delta Airlines Reduces Capacity Due to COVID-19 Delta Airlines reduces capacity throughout its network. What are its impacts? Click to see more details. Read More →