House Republicans have stepped up a campaign spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to ground the drones that Chinese manufacturer DJI has loaned or donated to local police departments to support their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among the long-term ripple effects of COVID-19, add this: aerospace and defense (A&D) companies are going to become a lot more digital, from tip to tail.

The Russian government has provided RUB23.4 billion ($316.5 million) in subsidies to local airlines to cover COVID-19 losses, the country’s Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsiya said May 14. 

The air chiefs of France, Germany and Spain have set up a trilateral working group to establish improved connectivity capabilities for their existing Eurofighter and Rafale combat aircraft fleets.

South Korean carrier Asiana is planning to reopen several international routes in June, one of a handful of airlines beginning to restore networks cut back due to COVID-19.

A team of Turkish engineers is proposing a family of hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for package delivery, as well as for personal and regional air mobility.

Severely burnt by fuel hedging losses and the collapse in demand from COVID-19, Singapore Airlines (SIA) posted a net loss of S$212 million ($148 million) for its fiscal year ending March 31, the first in its history.

Completion of what will become Cambodia’s largest airport, the new Siem Reap International Airport, is on track for 2023 despite COVID-19 hitting the country’s air travel industry hard.