U.S. Navy cancels JSOW-ER; SM-6 misses target; Brazil’s Air Force may cut KC-390; USAF buys jet for BACN; GA-EMS cross-link contract.

Plans for Ecuadorian startup Ecuatoriana Airlines were finalized in late 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the aerospace industry, and prior to the demise of the country’s former flag carrier Tame. 

A pair of U.S. senators sharply rebuked the airline industry’s collective response to criticisms of refund policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that questions raised in a recent letter to seven airlines were not properly addressed.

Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific are making slow progress in restoring their networks as key border reopenings remain elusive.

Starting June 2, Italy will waive its mandatory 10-day quarantine rule.

Airlines have long hoped for restart to transatlantic travel by summer, plans likely on hold as governments slow-walk reopenings.

New travel restrictions have been put in place between France and the UK aimed at stopping the spread of the so-called Indian variant of the coronavirus, just as Eurocontrol figures show signs of a recovery in travel demand.   

The Indian airline industry is now poised for a period of ownership shifts, with some moves prompted by the latest travel slump.