Bloomberg Air Canada said it expects the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to last at least three years and predicted large job cuts as it hunkers down to survive “the darkest period ever” for the industry. The country’s biggest airline, which reported a first-quarter loss, said it expects capacity in the third quarter to be 75% below last year’s level, ...

Bloomberg Spain’s transport ministry is seeking to help airlines tap bank state-backed loans but more help may be needed, Minister Jose Luis Abalos said. “I do believe airlines will tap those loans, but it is possible that they may need a reinforcement to those credit-lines, which now are enough to help liquidity only in the short-term,” Abalos said at a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade through Abu Dhabi ports hit to AED37.1 billion in January and February, up 3.6 percent from AED35.8 billion during the comparable period last year, according to the figures released by Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre (SCAD). Imports increased by 12.5 percent from AED17.11 billion to AED19.25 billion during the reference ...