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Ryanair has threatened to close two regional bases in Ireland if pilots in Ireland do not accept a large pay cut. As a result, 120 pilots at Shannon and Cork airport are at risk of losing their jobs.

This news item has been updated on July 8 2020.

After more than fifteen months of improvements to the Boeing 737 MAX, the airplane is finally allowed to perform test flights according to the American aviation authority, FAA. It may take months before the infamous plane is ready to operate commercial flights again.

On Thursday, June 18 2020, Level Europe filed for bankruptcy. All flights of the Austrian budget airline have been discontinued immediately.

London Heathrow Airport says it is forced to cut its jobs now passenger numbers have bottomed out. Following the implementation of the government’s quarantine police, Heathrow is expecting little improvement in terms of passenger numbers in the near future.

A two-week quarantine period for anyone arriving in the UK is enforced from Monday June 8 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Passengers arriving in the UK will be asked to provide an address where they will self-isolate for 14 days, including UK nationals.

The personal data of nine million easyJet customers has been captured by hackers, including thousands of credit card numbers. In a statement the airlines speaks of an attack from a “highly sophisticated source”.

British Airways has set out plans to make up to 12,000 of its employees redundant. The airline is hit hard by the coronavirus which caused a global collapse in passenger numbers.

Scandinavian airline Norwegian has filed for bankruptcy for four of its subsidiaries. This means that approximately 4700 employees will lose their jobs.

South African Airways (SAA) is on the brink of collapse. The South African government no longer wants to invest and the national airline is currently working on creating severance packages for all 4700 employees.

Due to the coronavirus all non-essential flights to and from the UK have been cancelled. This page shows the latest updates from multiple airlines operating in the UK like British Airways, easyJet, TUI, Jet2, Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic.

This article was last updated on April 21 2020.