A pilot is currently under investigation after he broke quarantine to play golf. The unnamed China Airlines co-pilot had returned to the airline’s base, Taipei Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan, on 13 November after flying a cargo plane from San Francisco. The carrier’s rules are clear: airline staff must use separate gangways after landing, proceed to private transport and spend three days in a designated quarantine hotel. Crew members have their own rooms and must remain in them at all times until the quarantine period is finished. But the pilot admitted to breaking these rules, leaving self-isolation after two days to play a round of golf, reports Simple Flying. The same co-pilot has also been accused of visiting a busy shopping mall after flying back from Anchorage, Alaska, in the US. Although he waited until three days after his quarantine had ended to make the trip, it still goes against the airline’s guidance, which stipulates that crew should avoid crowded destinations following self-isolation. China Airlines said that it fully cooperates with the Central Epidemic Command Center’s coronavirus regulations, according to a statement seen by the China Post, and the carrier is currently putting together a panel to decide what action to take against the pilot.<br/>
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Vietnam Airlines plans to issue D8t ($350m) worth of ordinary shares for sale to existing shareholders to supplement working capital and pay down debt. It expects to complete the issuance within the first six months of 2021, after obtaining regulatory approval, according to a 30 December filing to the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange that details a 29 December meeting of shareholders. The airline says the issuance will increase its charter capital. In a Vietnamese company, charter capital is the amount that shareholders contribute within a prescribed time limit and can be used as working capital, according to management consultancy Dezan Shira & Associates. Vietnam Airlines reported charter capital of D14.2t in its 2019 annual report. The funds raised from selling the new shares will be used for working capital requirements, as well as principal and interest payments on debt.<br/>