Coronavirus

LAX

LAX reported a year-to-year drop in pax traffic of 87.1% in June; cargo fell 9.6%.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Council has further reduced its list of countries from which it recommends lifting COVID-19 travel restrictions, removing Algeria from the “safe list” in its latest update.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
AirAsia X (AAX) has signaled it will not resume scheduled flights until late 2020 and is cutting its fleet and network to aid its eventual recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Safran is taking the opportunity of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis to accelerate the reorganization of its cabin interiors activity, aiming at making it stronger than before the pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Irish lessors AerCap and Avolon have both released second quarter (Q2) 2020 financial results that reveal the initial impact of the COVID-19 crisis on their balance sheets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Emirates Airline has notified its passengers that all travelers arriving in Dubai or transiting at its Dubai (DXB) hub must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate, starting from Aug. 1.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
As production rates have decreased amid the COVID-19 crisis, Airbus’ suppliers are in a difficult but still viable situation, according to Guillaume Faury, the airframer’s CEO.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
While many Asia-Pacific carriers have restored their domestic networks, new COVID-19 outbreaks threaten to dampen the recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

Reeling in March from the suddenness and depth of the COVID-19 crisis, the air transport industry at least cautiously believed that the second half of 2020 would see the beginnings of a turnaround.
Z

Business aviation activity moved toward normal in late June following a bumpy period caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with small jet and turboprop utilization in June back to pre-COVID-19 levels, according to data from Aviation Week Network’s Intelligence and Data Services.
Z

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s current tally for the economic toll to its programs from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is about $1.5 billion, Administrator Jim Bridenstine said on July 29.
Budget, Policy & Operations

ASI AERO, FL completed part out of ex-Adria CRJ900 (15129), which was acquired from AeroCentury (SPNWS; Nov 22).
Aerospace

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Air Transport

By Angus Batey
Among the few upsides of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the increased interest in business aviation from people who have not previously flown privately. But this emerging new market has not gone unnoticed by criminals eager to exploit it.
Marketplace

By Guy Norris
Facing another heavy quarterly loss of $2.4 billion, the COVID-19-triggered market downturn, and continued uncertainty over the timing of the return-to-service of the 737 MAX, Boeing is making further cutbacks to its commercial aircraft production rates, studying additional layoffs and delaying deliveries of the 777X until 2022
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Business aviation is poised to enjoy the best of times post-COVID-19, as the sector welcomes unprecedented numbers of new customers seeking the safety and convenience that private air travel offers, says Kenny Dichter, founder and CEO of Wheels Up.
Marketplace

By Victoria Moores
Wizz Air CEO József Váradi is looking to accelerate aircraft deliveries and is considering new orders, viewing the post-COVID downturn as a unique opportunity to buck the market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s noncommercial businesses remain its lone bright spot amid a global airline industry crisis that is forcing the company to shrink, despite a second-quarter performance that saw minuscule year-over-year revenue growth and lower operating margin in Boeing’s Defense, Space, and Security unit.
Budget, Policy & Operations

BOEING has pushed back first delivery target of 777X to 2022; it currently has 309 orders from over eight customers.
Aerospace

BOEING GLOBAL SERVICES lost $672m on $3.5b revenues in 2Q20 vs $687m profit on $4.5b in 2Q19; it has $18b backlog.
MRO

ANA HOLDINGS had ¥108.8b net loss for first quarter ended June 30 (vs ¥11.4b profit a year ago) on 76% lower revenues.
Air Transport

GE AVIATION lost $680m in 2Q20 (vs $1.4b profit in 2Q19) on 44% lower revenues; it has $258b backlog. It booked orders for 58 commercial engines (24
Aerospace

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES announced that it priced public offering of $1b in senior notes (proceeds to repay debt) due in 2025.
Air Transport

AEROMEXICO lost MXP27.4b in 2Q20 (vs MXP1.1b loss in 2Q19) on 84.5% lower revenues. It filed Chapter 11 on June 30.
Air Transport

BOEING is slowing ramp-up in 737 production to gradually increase to 31 per month by start of 2022, reducing 777/777X production to two per month in
Aerospace