Coronavirus

LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS launched New Demand Indicators (NDI) Dashboard for airlines to analyze/evaluate supply and demand trends to optimize capacity.
Air Transport

AEREOS, TX has developed line of built-in antimicrobial high-touch cabin and lavatory parts to provide long lasting protection against harmful
Aerospace

ROLLS-ROYCE posted £3.3b loss in 1H20 (vs £28m loss in 1H19) on 29% lower revenues; CIVIL AEROSPACE lost £1.8b (vs £21m loss) on 37% lower revenues
Aerospace

AAPA estimates year-over-year member traffic dropped 96.7% to 4.1b RPKs in July on 91.7% lower capacity; PLF was 33.2%.
Air Transport

LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT handled 1.5m pax in July, down 82% vs July 2019; air cargo fell 13.1%.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand reported its first annual loss in 18 years, attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the carrier expects another loss for fiscal 2021, which began July 1.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Virgin Atlantic plans to serve Pakistan for the first time as it seeks to boost passenger numbers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By Bhavisha Dandikar
We asked network planners from across the world about how COVID-19 has impacted their strategies and what they think will be the most important factors in reinstating networks.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Smartwings Group, which includes LCC Smartwings and flag-carrier Czech Airlines (CSA), filed a request to a Prague court to declare an extraordinary moratorium under the so-called Lex COVID legislation on Aug. 26.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed just about every aspect of travel already—but aircraft cabin designers believe there may be more long-term shifts to come.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Jens Flottau
Returning to “normal” production is the wrong target for aircraft OEMs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is looking to sell off assets as the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the travel industry bites deep into the company’s finances.
Aircraft & Propulsion

AIRASIA X lost RM129.2m in 2Q20 vs RM120.8m profit in 2Q19. It remained in hibernation throughout the quarter and continues in hibernation mode to
Air Transport

SWOOP plans to restart operations out of Toronto Pearson on October 25 with mix of domestic and international routes (TBA).
Air Transport

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Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
Fares for domestic U.S. air travel hit their lowest level since April in July, caused by a resurgence in COVID-19 that plateaued demand at around 25-30% of 2019’s level, a report from Bloomberg Intelligence shows.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Allegiant Air will continue to serve Owensboro, Kentucky, but is waiting on a U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) response to its request to change service in 10 other markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin
Sports travel is shaping up to be the fastest-growing sector in the air charter industry for 2021 because of a packed calendar of scheduled and rescheduled high-profile events, according to Chapman Freeborn, an air charter broker.
Marketplace

By Steve Trimble
The second flight test of the Kratos-built X-61 in July at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, came eight months after the debut flight of the first Gremlin UAS, which validated the operating system but ended in a crash when the recovery parachute failed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Nearly a quarter of staff at London Gatwick Airport could lose their jobs under a drastic restructuring plan, after COVID-related airline network cuts left the South London airport operating at just 20% of its peak-season capacity.
Airports & Networks

QANTAS GROUP proposed to outsource Qantas/Jetstar ground handling operations at several Australian airports where work is done in-house, which could
Air Transport

WIZZ AIR agreed to sell four GTF-powered A321neos to CDB Aviation for leaseback; deliveries are scheduled for 2021.
Air Transport

AIRASIA GROUP lost RM1.2b in 2Q20 (vs RM47m net income in 2Q19) on 96% lower revenues; it says it is seeing positive signs of recovery with strong
Air Transport

AIRBALTIC lost €185m in 1H20 (vs €26.6m loss in 1H19) on 62% lower revenues. It says it began year on solid track, continuing its sustainable growth
Air Transport

AMERICAN announced plan to cut 19,000 jobs (17,500 union workers/ 1,500 administration and management jobs) in 4Q20 and says it expects to have 40,000
Air Transport