Coronavirus

By Tony Osborne
Kopter Group is moving the prototype of its SH09 single-engine light helicopter back to the company’s home base in Switzerland following an extensive flight test campaign in Sicily.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Italian CAA ENAC has called a meeting with Irish LCC Ryanair to discuss reports that the airline may not be fully complying with national COVID-19 mitigation measures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo is proposing a military variant of its AW139 twin-engine medium helicopter for Poland as a replacement for the country’s aging W-3 Sokol and Mi-2 rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand plans to make further significant cuts to its international flight attendant workforce as it switches more passenger flights to cargo-only.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
South Korean start-up LCC Aero K plans to begin operations In October following significant delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Malta issued a local and international call on Sept. 14 for applications to fill its CEO vacancy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA proposed extending a slot rule waiver in place at three congested U.S. East Coast airports through March, in an effort to relieve airlines hard hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
Airports & Networks

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Embattled aircraft connectivity provider Gogo will sell its commercial aviation unit to bankrupt satellite services provider Intelsat.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
It is not clear yet, but the pandemic could trigger one of the greatest scrambles to relocate and land aero manufacturing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The former Iberia boss takes over at IAG during a critical moment for the group and the aviation industry.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
At least 220,000 jobs in the U.S. tied to the aerospace and defense industry could be lost as civil manufacturers see international aircraft production potentially halved in the wake of COVID-19, the industry’s most prominent trade group revealed in its latest annual factbook.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
With grim outlooks abounding that commercial aerospace will not see pre-pandemic growth levels until today’s kindergartners are maybe in junior high school, it is hard to find bullishness in the sector.
Airlines & Lessors

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 415,154 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in July 2020, down 7.7% vs July 2019, but up 1.1% vs June
Air Transport

QANTAS is considering possible relocation/consolidation of some aviation facilities, including flight simulator centers in Sydney and Melbourne and
Air Transport

AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION says US aerospace/defense industry had $909b sales revenue in 2019, up 6.7% vs 2018; trade balance decreased to $79b
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Britain’s Royal Air Force will adopt new technologies to identify and prosecute targets in more locations simultaneously than what is possible today, the air arm’s most senior officer says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Wheels Up, a private aircraft provider, unveiled a specially-painted orange Beechcraft King Air 350i as part of its Wheels Up Cares and Meals Up programs and to bring awareness to Feeding America Month.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Financial discipline, innovation and long-term thinking make Wizz the first ultra-LCC to win the industry’s top award
Airlines & Lessors

FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 1.5m pax in August, down 78.2% vs August 2019 (first time below 80% drop since March).
Air Transport

EC

EC agreed to extend slot waiver rule through March 27 in response to projected low traffic levels for 2020/2021 winter season.
Air Transport

US DOT says US airlines carried 1.6m tons of cargo in July, up 12.8% vs July 2019, the largest annual increase since 2010.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
China is increasing capacity limits on flights between major cities while applying other measures to prevent excessively fast growth in supply.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways is anticipating the introduction of an air services agreement between the UAE and Israel following humanitarian supplies flights to Tel Aviv.
Airports & Networks

By Molly McMillin
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, deliveries of business jets, turboprops and single-engine aircraft all turned down in the second quarter with a combined drop of 22% compared to a year ago, while billings declined 18%, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Continuing operations at Stockholm Bromma (BMA) is “no longer justified on commercial grounds” and capacity could be absorbed by nearby Stockholm
Airports & Networks