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Trump plan seeks top airlines repaying Covid-19 aid grants

Bloomberg The Trump administration wants the 12 largest US airlines to repay a portion of the federal grants they receive to cover their payrolls during the coronavirus crisis. The large carriers, which are set to receive more than $100 million in payroll assistance, are being offered aid packages that would require them to repay 30% of the grants through low-interest ...

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FedEx puts parked jets back in service to meet cargo surge in Asia

Bloomberg FedEx Corp is redeploying aircraft it mothballed earlier this year and plans to add 150 flights over the next month to ferry masks, protective suits and other healthcare supplies to the US from Asia. The activity adds to the usual seven to nine daily flights across the Pacific, said Richard Smith, chief of FedEx Express operations in the Americas ...

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EasyJet defers delivery of 24 Airbus jets to preserve cash

Bloomberg EasyJet Plc deferred the delivery of 24 Airbus SE A320-family jets that were due to arrive over the next three years as the carrier moves to protect cash amid the coronavirus pandemic. The handovers will be postponed to an undetermined date, the British low-cost airline said in a statement. The moves will significantly reduce the low-cost airline’s capital expenses ...

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