Aviation Daily Roundup: May 28
May 28, 2020
Wizz Air To Base A321s At Milan Malpensa
Credit: Rob Finlayson
Wizz Air will base five Airbus A321s at Milan Malpensa from July, making the Italian airport its 29th base, the LCC announced May 28.
Boeing Formally Restarts 737 MAX Production
Credit: Boeing
Boeing formally announced the resumption of 737 MAX production on May 27, five months after it suspended manufacture of the model and five weeks after moving the first employees back into its facility in Renton, Washington, to begin reviving the assembly line.
Thai AirAsia Reportedly Considering Merger With Competitor LCC
Credit: Nigel Howarth / Aviation Week
To prevent price wars among Thailand’s seven budget carriers once air travel fully resumes, Thai AirAsia (TAA) is mulling whether it should merge with another LCC.
EasyJet Plans Fleet, Job Cuts As It Forecasts Lower Capacity
Credit: EasyJet
EasyJet plans to reduce staff numbers by 30% and by the end of 2021 will have a fleet of around 302 aircraft, 51 fewer than planned before the COVID-19 crisis.
American Airlines To Cut 30% Of Management, Support Staff
Credit: Rob Finlayson
American Airlines will cut 30% of its management and support staff, or about 5,000 positions, in anticipation of “running a much smaller airline” for the foreseeable future due to fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic, the airline told employees late May 27.
Daily Memo: The CORSIA Conundrum
Credit: Robert Alexander / Getty Images
One of the side effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the aviation industry has been a new perspective on aircraft emissions.
China Eases International Arrival Restrictions With ‘Green Channels’
Credit: China Southern Airlines
Beijing is looking to allow more airlines to apply for charter flights into China, thus increasing flights beyond the so-called “five ones” policy introduced to stem the importation of COVID-19 cases.
AAPA Report Illustrates Plummeting Asian Traffic
Credit: Rob Finlayson
The grim situation facing the Asia-Pacific airline industry is highlighted by new statistics for April depicting the remarkably sudden drop in traffic and capacity caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
The A380's Newest Customer
Credit: Airbus
All Nippon Airways is the newest operator of the A380, having taken its first aircraft in May 2019. More than two years on, it still operates three of the aircraft, having taken its final delivery in October 2020.
Aviation Coalition Petitions FCC Over Altimeter Concern
Credit: Garmin International
Concerned over the potential of interference with radio altimeters, an aviation industry coalition has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconsider an order making available “mid-band” radio frequency spectrum for uses including 5G communications.
Lufthansa Rescue Deal At Temporary Standstill
Credit: Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
The German government and the European Commission (EC) are trying to overcome an impasse that is threatening a €9 billion ($9.9 billion) rescue package for Lufthansa
COMAC Rolls Out First Air China ARJ21, Flies Bizjet Variant
Credit: COMAC
China’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer COMAC has rolled out the first ARJ21-700 regional jet destined for Air China and also debuted the corporate jet variant, the COMAC Business Jet (CBJ).
Indigo Partners Comfortable With Its Airbus Order Book
Credit: Airbus
Most airlines worldwide are working with the major airframers to defer or cancel aircraft deliveries as they attempt to rightsize operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wizz Air To Base A321s At Milan Malpensa
Credit: Rob Finlayson
Wizz Air will base five Airbus A321s at Milan Malpensa from July, making the Italian airport its 29th base, the LCC announced May 28.
Boeing Formally Restarts 737 MAX Production
Credit: Boeing
Boeing formally announced the resumption of 737 MAX production on May 27, five months after it suspended manufacture of the model and five weeks after moving the first employees back into its facility in Renton, Washington, to begin reviving the assembly line.
Thai AirAsia Reportedly Considering Merger With Competitor LCC
Credit: Nigel Howarth / Aviation Week
To prevent price wars among Thailand’s seven budget carriers once air travel fully resumes, Thai AirAsia (TAA) is mulling whether it should merge with another LCC.
EasyJet Plans Fleet, Job Cuts As It Forecasts Lower Capacity
Credit: EasyJet
EasyJet plans to reduce staff numbers by 30% and by the end of 2021 will have a fleet of around 302 aircraft, 51 fewer than planned before the COVID-19 crisis.
American Airlines To Cut 30% Of Management, Support Staff
Credit: Rob Finlayson
American Airlines will cut 30% of its management and support staff, or about 5,000 positions, in anticipation of “running a much smaller airline” for the foreseeable future due to fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic, the airline told employees late May 27.
Daily Memo: The CORSIA Conundrum
Credit: Robert Alexander / Getty Images
One of the side effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the aviation industry has been a new perspective on aircraft emissions.
China Eases International Arrival Restrictions With ‘Green Channels’
Credit: China Southern Airlines
Beijing is looking to allow more airlines to apply for charter flights into China, thus increasing flights beyond the so-called “five ones” policy introduced to stem the importation of COVID-19 cases.
AAPA Report Illustrates Plummeting Asian Traffic
Credit: Rob Finlayson
The grim situation facing the Asia-Pacific airline industry is highlighted by new statistics for April depicting the remarkably sudden drop in traffic and capacity caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
The A380's Newest Customer
Credit: Airbus
All Nippon Airways is the newest operator of the A380, having taken its first aircraft in May 2019. More than two years on, it still operates three of the aircraft, having taken its final delivery in October 2020.
Aviation Coalition Petitions FCC Over Altimeter Concern
Credit: Garmin International
Concerned over the potential of interference with radio altimeters, an aviation industry coalition has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconsider an order making available “mid-band” radio frequency spectrum for uses including 5G communications.
Lufthansa Rescue Deal At Temporary Standstill
Credit: Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
The German government and the European Commission (EC) are trying to overcome an impasse that is threatening a €9 billion ($9.9 billion) rescue package for Lufthansa
COMAC Rolls Out First Air China ARJ21, Flies Bizjet Variant
Credit: COMAC
China’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer COMAC has rolled out the first ARJ21-700 regional jet destined for Air China and also debuted the corporate jet variant, the COMAC Business Jet (CBJ).
Indigo Partners Comfortable With Its Airbus Order Book
Credit: Airbus
Most airlines worldwide are working with the major airframers to defer or cancel aircraft deliveries as they attempt to rightsize operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wizz Air To Base A321s At Milan Malpensa
Credit: Rob Finlayson
Wizz Air will base five Airbus A321s at Milan Malpensa from July, making the Italian airport its 29th base, the LCC announced May 28.
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