The numbers of airline accidents and accident fatalities are tracking down this year, although a factor in the decline will be the big drop in flights caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Estonia’s Nordic Aviation Group (Nordica) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Polish flag-carrier LOT to buy out the latter’s 49% holding in Nordica subsidiary Xfly.

Pilots at Delta Air Lines have approved an agreement to avoid furloughs of more than 1,700 pilots scheduled for the end of November. 

Air cargo volume is set to grow by just over 13% in 2021, about twice the pace at which world trade was expected to expand, the International Air Transport Association predicts.

Qantas and low-cost subsidiary Jetstar are planning to ramp up their flying in December in response to the easing of state border restrictions in Australia.

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary expects passenger volumes to reach 70% of pre-COVID levels in 2021, especially if vaccines can be made widely available by the spring.

Pilot training and simulator leader CAE of Canada is buying the Canadian-based assets of TRU Simulation + Training from Textron for $40 million in cash, the companies announced Nov. 25.

IATA has called for more support from European governments for their airlines, including a further extension to a slot waiver.