Coronavirus
Coronavirus Facts and Figures: Friday, June 5, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases across the globe stands at 6.75 million, an increase of over 60,000 people in the past 24 hours. Out of this, 3.28 million have recovered, based on data compiled by Worldometer, a service that compiles and makes available world statistics. The death toll now stands at 394,688.
The number of daily deaths fell dramatically and was 2,302 on Thursday, from 4,072 on Wednesday.
The number active coronavirus cases …
American Airlines Reshuffles Management Deck
American Airlines announced that a number of senior executives will be leaving the airline amidst cutbacks occasioned by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The list of officers leaving American includes Don Casey, its senior vice president of revenue, who is retiring, and Kurt Stache, its senior vice president of loyalty, marketing and sales, who will leave the company later this year. Other departures include Alice Curry, the airline’s vice president of customer …
In Reversal, China to Allow Limited Number of U.S. Flights
Reversing an earlier decision, the Chinese government said Thursday that foreign airlines that had been blocked from operating flights to the country amidst coronavirus fears would be allowed to resume a limited number of flights.
The move lifts a de facto ban on U.S. carriers a day after the Trump Administration banned flights from China operated by Chinese airlines.
The issue arose after the Civil Aviation Authority of China said it was …
American Airlines Restarts Some International Flights, Announces Increase Flights for July
American Airlines said Thursday that travelers are slowly starting to return to the skies Thursday as the coronavirus wanes in some parts of the country, and announced plans that it would operate 55% as many domestic flights as it did one year earlier. It also restarted a number of international routes.
The July schedule will be a 20% increase over June’s. The airline, the world’s largest, will operate 20% as many …
Coronavirus Facts and Figures: Thursday, June 4, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases across the globe stands at 6.66 million, an increase of almost 100,000 people in the past 24 hours. Out of this, 3.21 million have recovered, based on data compiled by Worldometer, a service that compiles and makes available world statistics. The death toll now stands at 390,859.
The number of daily deaths increased and was 4,072 on Wednesday.
The number active coronavirus cases is steadily going down. …
Coronavirus News from Across the Globe: June 4 – New Hotspots Emerge, Sweden Relaxes Restrictions
Health officials said that new Covid-19 hot spots are emerging across the globe. The number of cases reported on May 30, 2020, was 134,064, more than on any prior day. The new hotspots are in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
In the United States, top college and university officials and healthcare experts told the U.S. Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. that they won’t bring students …
Austrian Airlines to Resume Long-Haul Flights on the 1st of July
Austrian Airlines, which plans to restart a number of flights on June 15, announced Thursday that it will begin to offer long-haul flights starting on July 1.
The first long-haul flight to operate will be from Vienna to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, departing at 10:15 a.m. local time. Other long-haul destinations that will start in July include Bangkok, Chicago, Newark, and Washington, D.C.
The Austrian flag carrier ended long-haul …
