Hawaiian Airlines and Frontier Airlines became the latest U.S. carriers to seek relief from minimum service requirements included in the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as smaller airlines and ULCCs struggle to continue flying to destinations where demand remains badly depressed by the COVID-19 crisis.

Brazil’s largest domestic airline GOL plans to operate its current, significantly smaller domestic network until early May as 120 of its aircraft are now idled by the COVID-19 crisis.

Mistrusted by the federal government but appreciated by municipal authorities, Chinese drone manufacturer DJI is distributing 100 small unmanned aircraft systems to U.S. police, fire and public safety agencies to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the first U.S. Army unit performed a demonstration with one vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aircraft that will inform requirements for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System replacement for the RQ-7B Shadow.

March business aircraft activity in North America dropped 31.7% compared to a year ago, while April activity is expected to drop 67% as “stay-at-home” orders spread during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Argus International. 

Air Greenland—which had canceled flights from March 20 through April 4—has extended the suspension until April 30 as the Greenland flag carrier continues to mitigate effects of the COVID-19 crisis.

The stakes are getting high for Boeing, so giving equity to Uncle Sam may be the least of the worries facing the embattled OEM.

Boeing sold Inventory Locator Service (ILS) to CAMP Systems, which is owned by Hearst, in late 2019. John Herrman, ILS general manager, talks about…