Aviation Daily

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas is continuing to see a rapid rebound in its domestic network as more state borders open; the airline expects this will help prompt the beginnings of a financial recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The national airlines of Israel and Bahrain have followed up the signing of a peace treaty between their respective nations with an MOU on future cooperation between the two carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has initiated the process of phasing out 21 of the older, less fuel-efficient aircraft in its fleet earlier than planned as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has issued type inspection authorization for the COMAC C919, opening the way for certification flight testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Rolls-Royce has hired Infosys, one of India’s largest digitally-based consulting firms, to provide engineering, research and development services for its civil aerospace business, turning over a major office in Bengaluru that the engine-maker built up over the last decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
TULSA, Oklahoma--American Airlines is poised to restart Boeing 737 MAX revenue service on Dec. 29—less than six weeks after the FAA cleared the model
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA, stepping up a pair of earlier advisories, will require Boeing 787 pilots to monitor flight path data during localizer-based approaches to ensure aircraft remain on the proper heading—while Boeing works to fix a problem with autopilot flight director system (AFDS) software causing aircraft to deviate instead of following the prescribed approach course.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Large U.S. airports could exhaust the federal aid they received in 2020 unless passenger volumes significantly improve in 2021, a new report from Moody’s found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Embraer Commercial Aviation expects the global demand for air transport to still be 19% smaller in 2029 than anticipated in its last pre-crisis market forecast.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
South African carrier Comair has named Glenn Orsmond as CEO and resumed operations after an eight-month break, paving the way for the company to exit business rescue proceedings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The European Commission (EC) has said that an HRK88.5 million ($14 million) grant to Croatia Airlines from the country’s government is acceptable considering the carrier’s COVID-19-related losses.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
UK ULCC easyJet plans to start limiting use of overhead storage lockers onboard its aircraft to passengers buying more expensive seats.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has issued a final rule placing new restrictions on passengers flying with service animals, closing a controversial loophole that caused major headaches for carriers in recent years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Satellite services provider Intelsat has completed its $400 million cash acquisition of Gogo’s commercial aviation business, creating a new internal division led by Gogo president John Wade.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Lori Ranson
Canada’s airlines—still waiting for federal aid to materialize after the government pledged millions in financial support to the country’s airports—are expressing frustration over the lack of action.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines and airports have renewed their calls for an end to quarantine and other travel restrictions in Europe, backed up new EASA guidelines declaring the current methods as “not recommended.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Several Japanese companies including All Nippon Airways (ANA) have come together to study business models for recycling captured carbon dioxide (C02) into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
While Asia-Pacific airlines are in many regards suffering more severely than those in other regions, key industry officials still see some promising signs for international travel in this part of the world.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Air logistics startup Airflow is working with VerdeGo Aero to study the distributed hybrid-electric propulsion system for its planned short-takeoff-and-landing cargo aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Wesley Charnock
Europe has failed in its approach to tackling the COVID-19 crisis and should completely rethink its strategy on aviation, the CEO of Budapest, Hungary-based Wizz Air said.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Network airlines with efficient hub structures will be central to the aviation industry’s recovery and lead the rebuild of long-haul traffic, according to KLM CEO Pieter Elbers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s government on Dec. 1 ordered the temporary suspension of international flights to and from Vietnam, a day after the first community COVID-19 case was reported.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
David Coleal, most recently president of Bombardier Aviation, has been named group CEO of Incora, a provider of supply chain management services to aerospace, defense and other industries, effective Nov. 30.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
A bipartisan group of nine senators unveiled a more than $900 billion pandemic relief proposal that includes another round of payroll support for U.S. carriers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Long-time investment specialist Castlelake is teaming up with Boeing to provide up to $5 billion in new-aircraft delivery financing, giving cash-strapped carriers an additional funding option that does not require Boeing to increase its debt load.
Aircraft & Propulsion