As airlines and airports around the world respond to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes looks at the current state of the global aviation market.
Rarely are there new ideas in Washington, just new conditions for trying old tricks—and one of the latest is a proposal for the federal government to induce new-aircraft manufacturing in the wake of COVID-19’s devastation throughout aviation.
Recent fleet and training decisions at Alaska Airlines indicate plans for a future business model oriented almost exclusively around Boeing and the 737.
Three lessors—AerCap, Avolon and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE)—have released 2020 first quarter (Q1) financial results, revealing the initial impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
While Hawaiian Airlines plans to delay its Boeing 787 orders due to the COVID-19 crisis, the airline does not expect to have to reduce its current fleet in the medium term.
JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines received a greenlight from the U.S Transportation Department (DOT) to temporarily cut service to 16 large hubs across the country.
The FAA has named eight companies that will assist the agency in establishing technology requirements for suppliers of remote identification services for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Howmet Aerospace, one of the few providers of aerospace forgings, castings and other key aircraft ingredients, still expects to leverage price gains out of embattled aviation OEMs in new long-term agreements (LTAs) even as COVID-19 upends commercial air travel nearer term.
South Africa’s Comair Group, which operates LCC kulula.com and franchise flights for British Airways, has entered business rescue after learning that South African flight groundings may continue until November.
Eyeing a new era of airport security that promotes touchless screening and healthier travel, U.S. government services giant Leidos has closed its roughly $1 billion acquisition of L3Harris Technologies’ Security Detection and Automation businesses and Leidos leaders see growth potential in a post-coronavirus world.
Icelandair is planning a new share issuance to boost its liquidity and ensure connectivity to the Northern Atlantic island, while discussions are ongoing regarding a possible government-backed credit line.
Welcome 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.
Leaders of TransDigm Group, a key provider of niche aerospace and defense parts, said on May 5 they will lay off up to 25% of their workforce and take other actions as the company conserves cash to ride out the collapse in commercial air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
French authorities should create a fund to support small aerospace suppliers, in a critical effort to preserve the country’s capabilities, says Eric Trappier, chairman of French aerospace lobbying group GIFAS.
