The French state will grant Air France-KLM a total of €7 billion ($7.6 billion) in loans to help it weather the COVID-19 crisis, and longer-term may consider increasing its stake, the Franco-Dutch airline group said April 24. 

Aeromexico plans to slash its capacity by 80% in the 2020 second quarter (Q2) while working to convince Mexico’s government of the country’s airlines’ need for financial aid as credit markets tighten during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The world’s largest defense contractor has issued another round of accelerated progress payments to its supply chain.

Certificated repair stations located on airports are among the U.S. aviation contractors eligible for payroll support established by the COVID-19 pandemic relief act, the U.S. Treasury confirmed, but the department has not weighed in on off-airport shops.

Western Australia’s Perth Airport (PER) has seized some of Virgin Australia’s parked aircraft to ensure that the airline can pay money owed to the airport.

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) wants the federal government to require passengers and crew members wear masks at all times while in airports and onboard aircraft.

A few weeks ago, Aviation Week spoke with Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer about the role of lessors. Scherer was still full of praise.

Alitalia will relaunch in June with a reduced fleet of around 90 aircraft, Italy’s economic development minister Stefano Patuanelli told a parliamentary hearing April 23.