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Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Asia-Pacific aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the

Dublin-based lessor Avolon has decided to cancel an order for 75 Boeing 737 MAXs and make other changes to its order book to reduce its near- and

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Latin America aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the

Commercial aviation in China crept toward normalcy in March, reaching 42% of its capacity before the coronavirus outbreak in December 2019.

Industry stakeholders need to start looking ahead and taking steps that will position them for a rapid recovery.

The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on the airline industry, which could result in the commercial aviation MRO market dollar demand declining 25

The three largest unions representing U.S. airlines flight attendants called on U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin not to seek ownership stakes in carriers receiving federal grants, warning that doing so could lead to massive job losses if airlines decide to forego aid.

Airlines need more stringent requirements to ensure pilots are protected from exposure to COVID-19, and the FAA should enforce U.S. Centers of Disease Control guidance on making workers aware of exposure to sick colleagues and ensuring work areas are adequately cleaned, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said.

Updated EASA guidance for operators still flying during the coronavirus pandemic recommends masks for most crew members and suggests turning off recirculation fans to help refresh cabin air more often.

For Boeing, April is the cruelest month.

GE Aviation, the aero-engine maker and service provider of General Electric, has begun a four-week furlough of workers in assembly and parts manufacturing, the company announced April 2, adding to a furlough program it unveiled last week in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

British Airways (BA) has announced plans to furlough more than 30,000 of its 45,000 staff.

Berlin-based logistics company Zeitfracht Group appointed Dominik Wiehage as its new CEO from April 1 and has implemented a new management structure.

It will be “virtually impossible” for regional airlines to survive the COVID-19 crisis without government support, ExpressJet CEO Subodh Karnik has told Routes.

Emirates Airline will restart some passenger services in the coming week, the company’s chairman said April 2.

The pot of $25 billion in federal workforce grants being doled out to U.S. passenger carriers would provide them enough liquidity to ride out the COVID-19 crisis until year end, a team of Moody’s analysts have concluded.

Boeing is offering a voluntary layoff plan in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis and acknowledged its product portfolio may change—and likely decrease—as the coronavirus pandemic drives a historic halt across aerospace and aviation.

Lufthansa is in talks with the German government about various forms of financial assistance in the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

After two consecutive lossmaking years, Garuda Indonesia achieved a profit of $6.5 million for 2019, reversing its $229 million loss a year prior; the airline did not provide an outlook for 2020.

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

The Turkish government has announced strict measures in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country, banning all international flying from the end of March 27 until May 1.

Air New Zealand has cut its domestic capacity by 95% as new COVID-19 restrictions prevent most travel in its local market.