The government plans to purchase $210 million worth of advance tickets for security personnel at airports to which El Al and Sun d’or will fly to over the next 20 years.

Copenhagen Airport (CPH) said it has struck an agreement with its airlines that provides the necessary platform for a restart of traffic and routes to Denmark’s capital.

American Airlines is scaling up its transatlantic schedule over the coming weeks amid rising optimism that traffic will return in summer 2021.

Given the massive financial losses at many European hubs as a result of COVID-19, Vienna Airport (VIE) got off relatively lightly in announcing a loss of €76 million ($90 million) for 2020. 

AerCap, the new leader in aircraft leasing, will be much larger than competitors and will have a strong say in future aircraft design.

Business aircraft activity in North America was down 12% in February compared to a year ago, while European activity fell 31%, according to Argus data.  Compared to January, activity in North America was down 4.4%, while activity in Europe was down 2.6% compared to the previous month, Argus said.

International Airlines Group (IAG) plans to issue two series of senior unsecured bonds as it seeks to bolster its financial position in the continuing coronavirus pandemic. 

Deliveries of Western-built, turbine-powered helicopters are projected to total 6,376 units valued at $30.4 billion over the next 10 years, resulting in a compound annual growth rate of 1.4% for the in-service fleet, according to Aviation Week Network’s Helicopter Fleet & MRO Forecast.