Latest COVID-19 News and Analysis
Nov 05, 2020
Thai Airways has put a total of 34 aircraft up for sale, including all of its Boeing 747-400, 777-200 and 777-300, as the flag-carrier turns to more fuel-efficient aircraft for the handful of international flights it now operates.
Nov 05, 2020
Almost all of Cathay Pacific’s eligible pilots and cabin crew have accepted the revised contract terms that are a key part of the Hong Kong airline’s cost restructuring efforts.
Nov 05, 2020
American Airlines President Robert Isom shares his views on the Boeing 737 MAX return and how the airline is positioning itself for recovery.
Nov 05, 2020
Seven years after the demise of the X-51 program, the Pentagon puts Boeing back in the running for hypersonic cruise missile programs.
Nov 04, 2020
European airlines’ capacity plans were already indicating that traffic levels would fall further in the coming weeks. As lockdown after lockdown begins, the mood within the industry is gloomier still.
Nov 04, 2020
Reflecting the rapid rise of COVID-19 infection rates in some key markets, IATA’s latest figures show how the recovery of air passenger traffic stalled in September as cargo continued to trend upwards.
Nov 04, 2020
Malindo Air, the Malaysian offshoot of Indonesia’s Lion Air, has begun a retrenchment program that will affect 2,647 staff, prompting action from the government to assist affected staff.
Nov 04, 2020
The Dutch government has given the go-ahead for a €3.4 billion ($4 billion) bailout to help KLM weather the COVID-19 crisis after a pilots union agreed to conditions set by the government, removing a last-minute obstacle to the funding.