Coronavirus

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s EVA Air has come to an agreement with Boeing to swap seven of its outstanding 787-10 orders to three 777F freighters and four smaller 787-9 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Richard Aboulafia
If Airbus prioritizes long-term outcomes, it will come out of the COVID-19 downturn stronger than ever.
Program Management

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Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
The most hated airline fee in the U.S. appears to be on the way out, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Recaro Aircraft Seating and Airbus leadership are discussing how to collaborate on ideas to manage the effects on the interiors industry as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Air Transport

ACI

ACI reports year-over-year airport traffic fell 85.6% in June; cargo fell 11.4%.
Air Transport

AVIANCA secured US$370m loan commitment from Government of Republic of Colombia to help finance its reorganization.
Air Transport

ACI WORLD is now forecasting 59.6% drop in projected (pre-COVID-19) pax volumes in 2020, resulting in $104.5b reduction in airport revenues for year
Air Transport

By Karen Walker
Argentina was scheduled to reopen its borders and permit airlines to fly in and out of the country on Sept. 1 after almost six months of mandatory closure. It won’t happen.
ATW Opinion

By Victoria Moores
Workers at London Heathrow Airport are trialing three types of rapid-turnaround COVID-19 tests, which could ultimately be used for passenger testing, eliminating the need for quarantine.
Airports & Networks

By Daniel Williams
Ask the Editors: Aviation Week reduced its 10-year forecast for new commercial aircraft by 30%, representing a 34% drop in dollar value.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Singapore and India are among those taking early steps to resume some international travel, although restrictions remain.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
A study funded by the government of South Korea suggests that a passenger who is infected with the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 but shows no symptoms can infect other passengers on the same flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines has announced the opening of a new terminal at its home hub Addis Ababa Bole International Airport—which has been designed to incorporate COVID-19 mitigation measures.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
South African carrier Comair could soon exit business rescue, after a potential investor submitted a binding offer late on Aug. 28.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
Getting NASA’s Space Launch System rocket to the launchpad for a November 2021 debut flight will cost taxpayers $9.1 billion, breaching a 30% budget overrun that mandates congressional notification.
Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norwegian Air Shuttle said a government loan guarantee was “not enough” to get it through the prolonged COVID-19 crisis and warned of a significant risk of insolvency.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Croatia Airlines has requested financial assistance from its owner the Croatian government after the flag-carrier’s liquidity became strained because of COVID-19.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Carreau
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and others are attempting to make it clear that the International Space Station has the potential to light up a high-tech low Earth orbit economy and support humanity’s reach into deep space.
Space

By Lori Ranson
Colombia appears poised to restart commercial aviation operations after shutting down the sector for roughly six months to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) continues to increase flight frequencies and add back more routes starting from September to destinations within Scandinavia as well as in Europe and some long-haul points as demand increases.
Airports & Networks

NORWEGIAN posted net loss of NOK5.4b in 1H20 (vs NOK1.4b loss in 1H19) on 65% lower revenues.
Air Transport

GENERAL ECOLOGY (LOAR Group), PA was certified for its complete range of microbiological water purification cartridges for galley and lavatory water
Aerospace

UNITED AIRLINES says it could be forced to furlough 2,850 pilots (>20% of total) after October 1 without more federal relief.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The resurgence of coronavirus cases in Japan is causing major airlines to further scale back their domestic capacity plans as demand softens significantly.
Airlines & Lessors