COVID-19: European Market Update

Credit: Nigel Howarth / Aviation WeekWelcome to Routes’ weekly look at how Europe's aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together. Routes is part of Aviation Week Network.

AerCap Defers An Additional 37 Aircraft Deliveries

Credit: BoeingDublin-headquartered lessor AerCap has rescheduled the delivery of 37 aircraft previously slotted for 2021 and 2022, in order to boost liquidity and lower capital spending due to market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alitalia Plans To Continue Delta Codeshares After Relaunch

Credit: Rob FinlaysonAlitalia plans to make use of codeshares with U.S. partner Delta Air Lines as the Italian government readies the June relaunch of the bankrupt airline following its nationalization during the COVID-19 crisis.

Parker Says U.S. Carriers Will Survive Without Bankruptcies

Credit: American AirlinesAmerican Airlines will not need bankruptcy protection to get through the current downturn, and the rest of the large U.S. carriers are in similar shape, American CEO Doug Parker said.

Cebu Pacific Weighs In On ‘New Normal’ Trend

Credit: Cebu Pacific via TwitterDespite an ongoing flight ban expected to last until the end of May, Filipino carriers Cebu Pacific and Philippines Airlines (PAL) have rolled out special measures as the industry returns to a “new normal.”

Brussels Airlines Targets Summer Operations To 59 Destinations

Credit: Brussels AirlinesBrussels Airlines has downsized its summer operations, which will now consist of approximately 30% of its originally planned European flying schedule and 40% of its long-haul program.

Russia To Support UAC With Subsidies And Orders

Credit: UACThe Russian government plans to save United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) after the country’s only aircraft manufacturer almost doubled its net loss in 2019.

HNA Aviation Scraps Aircraft Transfer Exercise

Credit: Rob FinlaysonHolding company HNA Aviation has canceled its plan to acquire nine aircraft from its affiliate airlines, Hainan Airlines Holdings, Hainan Airlines and its subsidiary Grand China Air, primarily due to uncertainties arising from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Russia Approves Anti-COVID-19 Guidelines For Air Transport

Credit: PobedaRussian airlines have managed to persuade the government not to include a limit on the number of passengers on commercial flights in new coronavirus-protection guidelines.

ICAO, UN Organizations Seek ‘Key Worker’ Status For Aviation Staff

Credit: ICAOICAO has joined the International Labour Organization and the International Maritime Organization in calling for “key worker” status for the millions of personnel maintaining essential global air and sea trade capacities.

Flights Restart In Saudi Arabia, Expand In The Nordics

Credit: Rob FinlaysonSaudi Arabia plans to restart domestic flights from May 31, while Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will scale up intra-Nordic flights and restart limited international services from June 1.

Daily Memo: A Few Bright Spots

Credit: TSAOne does not have to look far to find evidence of how bad things are for the airline business amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.