Bloomberg Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd is set to find out whether it has enough support from creditors for a 1.2 billion-pound ($1.6 billion) rescue or if it will need a judge to overrule them in order to stave off collapse. The UK carrier founded and controlled by billionaire Richard Branson has already secured the backing of three creditor classes and …

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd plans to cut as many as 2,500 more jobs by offloading ground operations like baggage handling and aircraft cleaning as the cost of the coronavirus pandemic mounts. The reductions follow previously announced plans to eliminate 6,000 jobs, or 20% of the workforce, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday. “Airlines have to change how they …

Bloomberg The Trump administration gave American Airlines Group Inc emergency approval to deploy a new weapon against Covid-19: a surface coating that kills coronaviruses for as many as seven days. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the emergency declaration for Allied BioScience Inc’s SurfaceWise2 product, allowing it to be used in some American Airlines planes and airport facilities, as well …