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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.

MESA AIR GROUP posted $3.4m net profit for third quarter ended June 30 (vs $3m a year ago) on 59.4% lower revenues, which included $16m of deferred

AIR LEASE CORPORATION priced public offering of $700m senior unsecured medium-term notes. It says it intends to use net proceeds for general corporate

US TSA processed >800,000 pax on August 9 for first time since March 17.

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.

When COVID-19 cases began to appear in some number in Wuhan, China, in January, Icelandic health officials moved quickly and decisively, focusing on

Rising U.S. COVID-19 case numbers wiped out the short growth the airlines enjoyed and are a hurdle to further recovery.

Rolls-Royce has discovered cracks in the intermediate pressure (IP) compressor blades of higher-time Trent XWB-84 engines during scheduled overhaul but said early detection will enable the speedy development of a fix.

The bizav sector is not entirely in charge of its own destiny, and the deleterious effects that the COVID-19 crisis is having across the wider air transport sector may yet throttle the industry’s resurgence.

Runway ends at Kozhikode Calicut International Airport (CCJ), where Air India Express Boeing 737-800 was involved in a fatal runway excursion Aug. 7

COVID-19 provides a reset opportunity for airlines.

As airlines around the world ramp up their flight schedules after the coronavirus shutdown, many believe the fast progress being made on developing and improving different types of COVID-19 tests may help restore passenger confidence and drive air travel demand.

Global coordination is essential to the aviation industry’s recovery from the pandemic.

The National Air Transportation Association has launched General Aviation Advancing America, an initiative involving focus groups discussing how rural airports and general aviation businesses help a community with economic development, job recovery and emergency response, NATA said.

COVID-19 has slowed the FAA’s 17-year march toward airspace modernization.

Atlas Air management predicts the company will double its profits in 2020 from a year ago, driven by continued high demand for air cargo during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the push to return to deep-space exploration becomes more international and commercial, so too do concerns over norms of behavior among those who venture beyond Earth’s orbit.

Casualty figures were reportedly rising the evening of Aug. 7 after an Air India Express Boeing 737-800, en route from Dubai to Calicut, overshot the

EASA has warned that the pitot tubes of aircraft returning to service after grounding during the COVID-19 pandemic should be carefully checked, following an upsurge in safety incidents.

PrivateFly, the St Albans, UK-based online charter broker, has launched its own jet card.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has reached an agreement with investors holding its bonds and hybrid notes meaning that work on a revised recapitalization can continue.

Bombardier recorded a 15% decline in business jet deliveries during the second quarter of 2020 and a 28% related revenue decline as the company manages through the COVID-19 pandemic.