An expected surge in used serviceable materials (USM) poses a risk to new-parts sales, but structural fundamentals in global fleets and customer preference should limit the downside for many parts suppliers even as opportunities for used-parts specialists increase.
The UK government has formally issued its guidance governing passengers, airports and airlines as air travel starts to awaken from its COVID-19-induced hibernation.
SALZBURG – Switzerland decided on June 10 to impose a new airline ticket tax ranging from CHF 30 ($32) to CHF 120 ($128) depending on the booking class and the distance of journey for each departure.
The European Commission has approved plans by the Finnish and Portuguese governments to give financial support to their respective national airlines amid the ongoing pandemic.
Kazakhstan-based Air Astana has retired all of its Boeing 757s and Embraer 190s after their phase-out was accelerated following the coronavirus crisis.
The “Big 3” U.S. carriers are restoring summertime capacity at an uneven rate, highlighting sharp differences in network composition and overall COVID-19 pandemic recovery strategy.
Despite the delayed start of Henan Cargo Airlines, the air freight network of Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport and Cargolux in China and beyond has been strengthened by regional cargo carrier Zhongyuan Longhao Airlines.
United Airlines has become the first major U.S. carrier to require all passengers to complete a health self-assessment at check-in, offering a further glimpse of how post-COVID-19 air travel may look.
Much of the technology needed to make airports safe environments in the post-COVID-19 era already exists; the challenge will be to introduce it in weeks or months, rather than the more normal timespan of years, SITA VP for airline and airport, Sébastien Fabre said June 10.
A European consortium plans to build power-to-liquid (PtL) plants in Norway to produce sustainable fuels using renewable electricity and captured CO2. The first facility is planned to become operational in 2023.
Ultraviolet (UV) light disinfectant specialist Dimer and Honeywell have partnered to offer Dimer’s purpose-built aircraft cabin cleaner to the aviation industry through a special licensing agreement.
Air traffic control organization Eurocontrol has begun operations with what it describes as an optimized use of airspace over a swathe of northwest Europe.
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to increase its international operations in July, mainly by opening up some of its routes to Europe and North America that are suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Air Caraïbes and French bee plan to restart long-haul flights to Caribbean and Indian Ocean destinations in the coming days as the post COVID-19 recovery continues.
COMAC C919s have been added to an agreement with China Express Airlines that was originally limited to acquiring ARJ21 regional jets from the state manufacturer.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will allow carriers up to seven weekly passenger and cargo flights under the new seventh freedom of the air trial on Hainan Island, a move to spur the growth of air travel and air cargo under the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) initiative.
Commercial aftermarket revenues are on track to fall 50% in the second quarter (Q2), in line with an industry consensus that has global airline activity slowly increasing after hitting bottom in April, two new surveys show.
