A Delta flight attendant describes what it"s like flying during the coronavirus pandemic with near-empty planes and "ghost town" airports
Screenshot/Delta As the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, the airline industry cont.....»»
Delta wrestles with too many pilots, too many planes
Delta Air Lines expects to have 7,000 more pilots than it needs in the fall as the coronavirus pandemic weighs on its operations, according to a memo to flight operations employees seen by Reuters. Conway G. Gittens has the details......»»
I flew economy from New York to Austin during the coronavirus pandemic, and it was the quietest flight I"ve ever been on. Here"s what it"s like to fly on a ghost plane during the outbreak.
Joey Hadden/Business Insider During the coronavirus pandemic, I flew from New York to Austin, Texas, and the plane was mostly empty. The pandemic has led to several f.....»»
Economist Ken Rosen: Chances are higher that coronavirus could lead to ‘pandemic recession’
Ken Rosen had just landed at San Francisco International Airport on Friday afternoon when he called me for our scheduled interview. His flight, he told me, was almost empty. It took him only 42 minutes to get to Berkeley from SFO. “The airports a.....»»
Delta to have 7,000 more pilots than needed in the fall: memo
Delta Air Lines , with more than 14,000 pilots on its roster, expects to have 7,000 more than it needs in the fall as the coronavirus pandemic weighs on its operations, according to a memo to flight operations employees seen by Reuters......»»
Delta tabs "iconic" Boeing planes for early retirement
As it attempts to extinguish the daily cash burn caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Delta has set an "iconic" line of long-haul jets for early retirement. In a memo to employees Thursday, Delta Airlines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) CEO Ed Bastian said th.....»»
Delta CEO: Coronavirus testing, tracing key to bringing travelers back to airports
While the airline industry has seen operations plummet amid the pandemic, it has not completely shut down. Delta has been scheduling 1,000 flights per day, Ed Bastian said......»»
New Yorkers are lending their empty homes to out-of-town medical workers during the coronavirus pandemic
John Lamparski/Getty Images New Yorkers are temporarily donating their empty homes to out-of-town health care workers who need accommoda.....»»
New Yorkers are lending their empty homes to out-of town medical workers during the coronavirus pandemic
John Lamparski/Getty Images New Yorkers are temporarily donating their empty homes to out-of-town health care workers who need accommoda.....»»
A photographer spent two weeks flying around in helicopters to capture the parked planes at US airports during the pandemic — see his eerie and beautiful work
Andy Luten/Andy's Travel Blog Dallas-based travel blogger and photographer Andy Luten took to the skies to document the effects of the pandemic on air travel, visiting six airports across the American Southwest home to groun.....»»
No flights, no problem: Investment bankers embrace WFH
Many bankers are finding they can do their jobs without the cost of frequent flying or time wasted in airports thanks to videoconferencing and other technology that has become ubiquitous during the lockdowns resulting from coronavirus pandemic......»»
Haunting photos of the Brooklyn Bridge show how the coronavirus pandemic turned New York City into a ghost town
David Slotnick/Business Insider The Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian pat.....»»
Air travel resumption will require social distancing, says EU
The European Commission will next month present a set of rules for the safe reopening of air travel when coronavirus pandemic lockdowns end, including social distancing in airports and planes, the EU's transport chief said on Wednesday......»»
15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce. Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce......»»
15 coronavirus-linked deaths in the airline industry in 9 days. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce. Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce......»»
Dispatches from a Pandemic: New York’s empty streets remind me of my childhood in a Wild West ghost town — how America can revive itself post-pandemic
‘Ghost towns, I learned long ago, are not done living. They merely await their next incarnations.’.....»»
Dispatches from a Pandemic: Letter from New York: The empty streets of Hell’s Kitchen trigger childhood memories of a Wild West ghost town
‘Ghost towns, I learned long ago, are not done living. They merely await their next incarnations.’.....»»
EasyJet CEO sees flying restarting with empty middle seats
The chief executive of easyJet said when flying restarts after the coronavirus crisis recedes planes are likely to operate with the middle seat empty due to social distancing regulations......»»
Dispatches from a Pandemic: Letter from New York: The empty streets of Hell’s Kitchen trigger childhood memories of working in a Wild West ghost town
‘Ghost towns, I learned long ago, are not done living. They merely await their next incarnations.’.....»»
Haunting photos of empty airports and planes at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic show the airline industry at its lowest point in decades
Ryan Ewing The newly passed CARES.....»»
Why airlines are required to keep flying "ghost planes" under the terms of the coronavirus bailout package
Mike Blake/Reuters Airlines continue to fly across the US despite only having a few passengers .....»»