The return of a downcycle harbors major changes to the commercial aerospace supplier base.

In a last-ditch effort to prevent mass airline employee furloughs beginning Oct. 1., two U.S. Senate Republicans introduced a bill to extend the Payroll Support Program (PSP) through March 31, 2021. 

House Democrats have filed a bill that would fund the federal government through Dec. 11 to avoid a shutdown on Oct. 1.

The state of Hawaii has pushed back plans to launch a pre-travel COVID-19 testing program for out-of-state arrivals until Oct. 15, marking a two-week setback from earlier plans to partially re-open on Oct. 1.

Ask the Editors: The rest of this year will be relatively quiet for MROs, but then the return will start happening in 2021.

Lufthansa decided to deepen the cuts to its fleet and staffing levels after determining that air transport is not recovering as fast as it had hoped.

Aviation training specialist CAE on Sept. 21 announced the launch of a new “Airside” online portal with career and training resources for pilots.

Prospects for two South African airlines have taken a turn for the better after the country’s government said it would not allow the national carrier to fail, while regional airline Comair’s creditors agreed a route out of administration.