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Alaska Airlines fast tracked to join Oneworld in 2020
In some good news for the aviation sector, Alaska Airlines is set to announce that it will join Oneworld much earlier than anticipated, by the end of 2020. The airline is expected to join the alliance six months ahead of schedule; a rarity in aviation terms.
Qantas gives bonus status lifeline to tiered customers
Coronavirus has grounded many frequent flyers travel plans, especially in Australia where citizens can’t take flight for overseas due to Australian Government restrictions. There’s some rare welcome news from Qantas today with the airline announcing that it will be gifting bonus status credits to its tiered frequent flyers.
Lufthansa A380s and B747s fall victim to Coronavirus
The impacts of the Coronavirus keeps going from bad to worse for the aviation sector. This time the national carrier for Germany, Lufthansa, has announced that it will sadly will retire around half of its Airbus A380s and Boeing 747 fleet due to the falling numbers in flying passengers. The airline cited that the damage caused by the Coronavirus will take years to repair, let alone the fact travel restrictions on global travel may not be lifted til later this year.
All Tiger Airways Pilots to be made redundant
It has been a tough time for the industry and as I watch it slowly unravel I hope that the worst will bottom out soon so that the industry can heal and take off again.
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