Two fatal airliner crashes this year are a sober reminder that commercial air travel safety is not all about reducing virus transmission; the pre-pandemic industry definition of safety first remains true.
Sky Airline is pushing ahead with plans to expand its international network from Peru despite lower passenger demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Initial data from NASA’s Osiris-Rex mission spacecraft indicate the probe successfully left its low orbit over the asteroid Bennu on Aug. 11 to carry out a 4 1/2-hr. second close-approach rehearsal in preparation for a brief landing to gather surface material for return to Earth.
Vietnam Airlines is in the process of securing a VND4 trillion ($171.8 million) government loan as well as another VND8 trillion in charter capital increases as the flag-carrier predicts a VND15.1 trillion loss for 2020.
Talks over an extension to the Payroll Support Program (PSP) look set to come down to the wire in September, after negotiations toward another U.S. coronavirus aid package broke down late last week.
GE Aviation is progressing with engineering and certification testing on its Catalyst engine designed for Textron Aviation’s Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop.
Israeli start-up Gadfin has been selected by multinational energy company Enel Group to demonstrate electrical infrastructure inspection using a fuel-cell-powered long-range drone.
LCC Air Arabia slipped into the red in the first half (H1) of 2020, seeing a successful first quarter obliterated by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is gradually resuming flying after a three-month shutdown, but its main hub operation at Kyiv Boryspil International has been mothballed until spring 2021.
Air Europa plans to accelerate the phaseout of its entire Airbus A330 fleet and defer delivery of additional Boeing 787s after the COVID-19 pandemic scuttled plans to restart long-haul flights.
With the return of demand for long-haul travel still unclear, Lufthansa is preparing fundamental cuts to the group’s long-haul fleet that are likely to see several types retired entirely.
