Aviation Daily

By Ben Goldstein
Devil’s Lake Regional Airport in northwestern North Dakota is flying high after hitting the jackpot of a lifetime under the CARES Act. Despite
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European carriers are taking the first steps towards restoring parts of their flight schedules, after the COVID-19 pandemic left most carriers grounding virtually their entire fleets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Pittsburgh International Airport plans to deploy autonomous cleaning machines that use ultraviolet (UV) light to sterilize floors—part of a multi-phase strategy that aims to change how the airport is disinfected.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Bruno
L3Harris Technologies’ turn toward simulation and training serving commercial air travel is coming back to haunt it as the company now forecasts lower organic revenue and earnings per shares (EPS) for 2020 due to a COVID-19 falloff.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek of Canada said May 5 it will cut its workforce 10% or 225 employees, most in Quebec, and close its Alta Precision plant in Montreal due to the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Marketplace

By Jens Flottau
IATA expects airlines to have to offer low fares to stimulate demand at least through 2021—making it unlikely for the industry to return to a profit.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
SkyTeam member KLM is restarting seven routes that were suspended in compliance with COVID-19-related travel restrictions.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Virgin Atlantic plans to exit its base at London Gatwick (LGW) as part of a series of measures being implemented to help the airline survive the coronavirus crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
A set of recommended guidelines on public hygiene safety measures for air travel is expected to become public by early June and will likely include the wearing of face coverings from airport arrival through departure.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The varying severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in different Southeast Asian countries means that air travel across the region is recovering at uneven rates.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has launched a review to determine how its fleet will change following the COVID-19 pandemic, which could have major ramifications for its widebody aircraft types.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The European Commission has approved a state-backed SKR3.3 billion ($333 million) three-year revolving credit facility to help Scandinavian Airlines
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Welcome to Routes’ weekly look at how the Middle East and African aviation markets are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa is nearing an agreement with the German government for a €9-10 billion ($9.8-10.9 billion) rescue package made up of several components as the airline aims to resume a substantial amount of flights in June.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, the engine overhaul segment was as strong as any vertical market in commercial aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Air Canada is speeding up retirement of 79 older jets across its fleet as it digs in for a drawn-out period of low demand owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Some four years ago, American billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett thrilled the US major airlines when he bought stakes in each
ATW Opinion

By Alan Dron
The South African government has said it plans to create a successor to the country’s debt-stricken national carrier. However, in a statement issued
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey, Alan Dron
ULCC Wizz Air has revealed the first five markets it plans to serve from Abu Dhabi International (AUH) ahead of opening a hub there later this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Norwegian Air Shuttle has won shareholder approval to convert a large slab of debt to equity, a result that makes the ULCC eligible to receive more financial aid from the Norwegian government.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
FRANKFURT—Airbus plans to increase its research into how health-protection technology inside passenger aircraft cabins can be improved, the OEM’s executive vice president of engineering Jean-Brice Dumont told Aviation Week.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Welcome to Routes’ look at how the North American 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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission has approved the French state’s €7 billion ($7.7 billion) package to help Air France-KLM withstand the COVID-19 crisis, saying the plans comply with EU state aid rules and praising the decision to link the funding to environmental targets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
SINGAPORE—The governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea are developing guidelines for the resumption of “essential” air travel as well as maintaining smooth and open supply chains with each other.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The Thai State Enterprise Policy Committee (SEPC) has approved a THB58 billion ($1.8 billion) loan for Thai Airways as the debt laden flag-carrier grapples with prolonged travel disruption from the COVID-19 outbreak.
Airlines & Lessors