Austrian Airlines has cut its capacity for the coming winter schedule to just 30% of 2019 levels as COVID-19 cases in Europe rise while the Lufthansa subsidiary’s liquidity contracts.

Air traffic controllers (ATC) and electronic security engineers in Greece have announced four-hour work stoppages for Oct. 7 and Oct. 8.

Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways has made further progress with its financing and is aiming to begin ticket sales in early 2021.

Commercial aircraft aftermarket supplier AerSale said it has nearly completed initial flight testing of an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) on a Boeing 737-800 that equips pilots with the Universal Avionics SkyLens head-wearable display.

Proposed new minimum training for 737 MAX pilots includes five scenarios in full-flight simulators preceded by reviews of related checklists and materials, a report issued by the FAA Oct. 6 reveals.

German leisure carrier Condor is preparing to exit “protective shield proceedings” in November, following the liquidation of its former parent company Thomas Cook Group in September 2019.

A team led by Erik Braathen, one of the initial Norwegian Air Shuttle investors, is aiming to launch a new airline in Norway next year.

The Portuguese government has completed its acquisition of a further 22.5% stake in TAP Air Portugal, previously held by David Neeleman’s Atlantic Gateway consortium, increasing the state’s shareholding to 72.5%.