• The U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) said overnight all scheduled passenger flights to the country operated by Chinese carriers would be suspended from June 16. The order said the decision was made in response to the failure of the Chinese government to permit U.S. carriers to fully exercise their bilateral rights to fly between China and the U.S. Read More »

• Japan Airlines (JAL) has raised the prospect of reducing its summer bonus to staff due to the impact of the coronavirus on its bottom line, NHK has reported. The proposed summer bonus reduction of two months of wages to one month has been put to employees and would require the approval of unions representing workers. Read More »

• Hanjin KAL Corp, the largest shareholder of Korean Air (KAL), intended to raise 300 billion won (US$245 million) through the sale of three-year bonds to fund its involvement in the airline's proposed capital raising, the Yonhap News Agency reported. Read More »

• The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday the country was working on launching a "fast lane" arrangement with China to "facilitate essential travel for business and official purposes between the two countries". Read More »

A panel of experts is preparing to submit recommendations for the creation of a trans-Tasman safe travel zone in coming weeks, it has been announced. Read More »

Singapore’s latest budget, handed down this week, has boosted the country's job support scheme (JSS) – where the government covers a percentage of workers' wages – to maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operators, aerospace manufacturing companies, aerospace parts suppliers, airline fleet management services operators and pilot and crew training providers. Read More »

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned the higher debt levels airlines will carry as they emerge from the coronavirus pandemic will have consequences for their recovery. Read More »

The U.S. government this week imposed extra filing requirements for Chinese carriers in response to a Department of Transportation (DoT) directive that China was denying U.S. airlines a fair and equal opportunity to compete. Read More »

Fiji Airways has extended the suspension of its international operations for another month, to July 31, as a result of collapsed demand. Read More »

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAH), the operator of Hong Kong International Airport, said this week it had awarded a HK$7.2 billion (US$929 million) contract to Gammon Engineering & Construction Company for automated people mover and baggage handling system tunnels and related works for the three runway system project. Read More »