The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) granted Sun Country Airlines permission to cease flying to a large portion of its domestic network, while denying a similar request from Frontier Airlines.

An international business aviation trade group is asking the International Civil Aviation Organization to adjust an emissions baseline that includes 2020 data to assess offsetting obligations in light of the COVID-19 impact on global air travel. 

German leisure carrier Condor has secured a €550 million ($595 million) rescue package by the German government and the state of Hesse, ensuring the airline can survive a prolonged halt to regular flight operations in the coronavirus crisis.

Porter Airlines is pushing its planned operational restart back four weeks to June 29, citing the likelihood of continued coronavirus-related travel restrictions both within Canada and across the U.S. border.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced over the weekend that roughly half of the $25 billion in federal payroll support earmarked for passenger airlines under the CARES Act was distributed last week. 

PrivateFly, a UK-based broker, has been publishing a quarterly Private Jet Charter Trends report since 2016, but never before has CEO and co-founder Adam Twidell had to write one quite like the latest edition, covering the first three months of 2020.

European transport commissioner Adina Valean is planning to finalize a set of social-distancing and sanitation guidelines for aviation by mid-May, paving the way for flights to resume in a unified way.

The U.S. Navy has expedited its component workshare agreement with an Air Force aviation depot because of coronavirus-related workforce shortages.