Coronavirus

As regional turboprop makers strive for attention, the current crisis may help them be seen as relevant.

Alaska Air Group CEO and president Brad Tilden describes how the airline responded and what lies ahead.

COVID-19 is the airline industry’s chance to think differently.

Passenger traffic, RPKs, load factor, FTKs. Revenue, operating expense, operating profit/loss and net profit/loss.

More than 100,000 A&D jobs could disappear in the next two years. To attract more people, companies should focus on who they retain.

We must collaborate on health and safety measures, educate travelers about them and provide a consistent passenger experience.

Outlook for major Gulf carriers brighter than for others in the region.

Report shows in service, parked/reserve, parked, storage/not on order and on order for the world's 100 largest airlines.

PARIS CDG handled 626k pax in June, down 90.9% vs June 2019; movements fell 53%. YOY pax traffic dropped 61.3% in 1H20.

ACI EUROPE now estimates traffic recovery to 2019 levels for European airports at 2024 vs 2023 as previously forecasted in May 2020; Europe’s airports

LAX reported a year-to-year drop in pax traffic of 92.4% in May; cargo fell 5.3%.

The number of used business jets for sale in July totals 1,829, up 1% from 1,803 a year ago, while average list prices are down 9%, according to Jefferies.

After overcoming years of delays to resolve technical issues, launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a long-awaited successor to the 30-year-old Hubble observatory, is being postponed at least seven months, largely due to pandemic-related workplace shutdowns, NASA said on July 16.

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.

Etihad Airways has embarked on a fresh round of redundancies as the airline battles against the continuing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Launch of the United Arab Emirates’ Mars Hope mission, already twice delayed by poor weather, has been reset for no earlier than July 20.

As capacity steadily returns to Canada’s market, the country’s flag carrier has reiterated calls for the government to help quicken the pace of recovery by easing COVID-19 travel measures.

ALASKA AIRLINES plans in 4Q20 to begin Los Angeles-Fort Myers/-Tampa, FL; -Kona/Lihue, HI; -Bozeman, MT; and -Eugene/-Medford, OR. It is also planning

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS received creditor/union approval for rescue plan that includes R26.7b in state funding and 80% cut in employment; it has

CARGOJET, Canada closed previously announced offering of C$100m of senior unsecured hybrid debentures to be used to pay down its revolving credit

STAR AIR has launched pax charter services in India with three ERJ145s as part of Sanjay Ghodawat Group.

JETBLUE and AMERICAN AIRLINES announced strategic partnership (codeshare and loyalty benefits) to create seamless connectivity for pax in Northeast US

AMERICAN AIRLINES notified approximately 25,000 US-based employees of possible workforce reductions in 4Q20.

Kuwaiti hybrid carrier Jazeera Airways will resume services Aug. 1 as the emirate emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. National flag-carrier Kuwait

AirAsia has grown to become one of the most influential brands in the Asia-Pacific region, but the group also faces significant financial challenges