Coronavirus

AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP closed 3-year, $600m unsecured revolving line of credit with its parent company Tokyo Century.

TSA screened 607,540 individuals at US airports on June 22; it was first day of >600,000 pax for first time since March 19.

US DOT reports year-over-year US international air cargo traffic fell 21% in April; US-Europe cargo traffic dropped 43.8%.

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About 250 Textron Aviation employees received 60-day layoff notices June 23, including 70 in Wichita, as the company adjusts to the economic uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company told employees.

PARIS—French airlines have warned that after months of COVID-19-related shutdown, the gradual recovery of the air transport sector may prove fatal for some carriers.

Be The Match, a not-for-profit operated by the National Marrow Donor Program, has a particular shortage of volunteer pilots to fly donors or bone marrow and their couriers in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the U.S. and between Canada and the U.S.

A team of U.S. university researchers have warned that airlines seeking to minimize COVID-19 transmission risk by boarding from the rear of the

Ask the Editors: Airbus is focusing on extending the A220’s longer routes while Embraer struggles with bundling and pricing for the E2.

AUSTRIAN plans in July to deploy 36 aircraft (about 50% of fleet), including three 767s (to serve Bangkok, Chicago, New York and Washington), A319s

VIRGIN ATLANTIC plans to resume service to 17 additional cities from August 2020 on top of initial restart from July 20-21.

AIR CANADA closed two financing transactions, netting C$1.23b, and has now raised C$5.5b since start of COVID-19 in 1Q20.

KOPTER GROUP (Leonardo), Italy has resumed flight testing at Pozzallo, Sicily of third prototype of SH09 single-engine helicopter, which was suspended

TRU (Textron) is suspending production of commercial air transport simulators and ceasing manufacturing in Montreal. It will continue to support

The virus crisis is putting airlines, MROs and OEMs through a brutal shakeout, from which it is uncertain that many carriers and aftermarket companies

Airbus’ hybrid-electric technology and hydrogen power could pave the way for a greener replacement to its bestselling Ecureuil platform.

Boeing has told its primary 737 supplier Spirit AeroSystems to produce only 72 shipsets this year.

As Textron Aviation plans to restructure and reduce its workforce, company officials have asked the Machinists union to open contract negotiations early.

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ALASKA AIR GROUP expects year-over-year revenue to be down 80% in June after declines of 87% in April and 83% in May. Its monthly cash burn rate has

ALASKA AIRLINES has deferred delivery of seven 737 MAX 9s to 2021. It still expects to take delivery of three in 2H20.

U.S. airlines raised enough fresh financing this year to almost completely remove near-term bankruptcy risk from the table.

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) CEO Chellie Cameron describes the U.S. East Coast international gateway’s “runway to recovery” plan. What’s

Ask the Editors: Airlines may be concerned about crowding in cabin aisles, but adopting ICAO’s guidelines would be the best practice.

Five aviation industry suppliers have devised solutions aimed at mitigating the spread of COVID-19, including a risk-assessment app, an immunity “passport,” cabin air supply modifications and hands-free aircraft lavatories.