Sun Country Airlines received a greenlight from the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to extend suspensions to a handful of large hub airports through Sept. 30, as it looks to keep a lid on costs while demand remains weak.

Jazeera Airways’ plan to continue expanding its network in 2020 has been placed on hold, a setback attributable to the disruption imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aviation industry groups have appealed to the European Commission (EC) to extend the slot-waiver policy into the northern winter season. The groups say such an extension is essential for many airlines to survive.

American ULCCs expanded aggressively in the years following the last financial crisis, capitalizing on the industry’s strict capacity discipline and slow pace of economic recovery.

Dubai-based Emirates Airline plans to reintroduce the Airbus A380 to its schedules but on June 24 halted services to Pakistan after discovering a large number of COVID-19-infected passengers had traveled on one of its flights.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) members on June 24 acknowledged a need to reform spectrum decision-making following their controversial action to grant Ligado Networks the use of frequency bands near those used for GPS and satellite communications.

SunExpress, the joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, plans to close its subsidiary in Germany and concentrate on its core operations in Turkey.

In a rare example of an airline announcing growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korean regional startup Hi Air has bought two ATR 72-500s from the manufacturer’s asset-management portfolio.

More than a dozen aerospace organizations have urged the European Commission (EC) to link recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic to new measures designed to enhance the sector’s environmental credentials.

The South African government says it has received several expressions of interest in a new national airline.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) will be waiving all parking fees at its airports and extending the 50% discount on takeoff and landing fees to all airlines flying into the kingdom.