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United Airlines became the latest U.S. carrier to substantially ramp-up its domestic capacity in July, reflecting growing optimism about a summertime rebound in leisure travel demand.

Stephen Timm took over as president of Collins Aerospace in February. The company was created in 2018 by bringing together UTC Aerospace Systems and

Toray Composite Materials America announced June 5 it was immediately suspending operations at its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant and

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Budapest-based LCC Wizz Air has taken a number of initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic to safeguard the company’s cost position and balance sheet

Bombardier Aviation plans to lay off 2,500 employees, primarily at its Canadian manufacturing facilities, throughout 2020 as it adjusts to lower business jet deliveries caused by challenges from COVID-19, the company said June 5.

International Airlines Group (IAG) is considering a legal challenge to UK government plans to impose a 14-day quarantine on international arrivals as part of efforts to fight COVID-19, CEO Willie Walsh has said.

Most airlines canceled nearly all of their international flights following the outbreak of the coronavirus and have lost an enormous amount of revenue over the last few months.

Air New Zealand is looking to further slash its labor costs as the workforce cuts it has already made have not been enough to offset revenue declines.

Southeast Asia’s largest LCC AirAsia Group is reportedly looking to sell 10% of its equity to South Korea’s SK Group to raise funds as the ongoing COVID-19 crisis impacts cashflow.

Lurking beneath the surface are enormous supply chain risks that extend well beyond supplier viability and attrition.

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Aviation trade groups are asking the FAA to extend the date for several exemptions or extensions for pilot medical certifications, training proficiency and other requirements contained in Special Federal Aviation Regulation 118. Most extensions, effective in April, expire June 30.

Aircraft utilization at Flexjet has doubled in the past three weeks, while leads from potential clients are “off the charts,” as the fractional provider operates during the novel coronavirus pandemic, Flexjet CEO Mike Silvestro said on a Jefferies Equity Research webinar June 2.

AIR PARTNER, UK says April was a record trading month for the group and business has continued to perform well ahead of budget in May, predominantly

DELTA AIR LINES says it will continue to block selection of middle seats and capping seating in every cabin through Sept. 30.

PEGASUS AIRLINES restarted domestic services and is now operating 39 routes to 27 destinations in Turkey.

SOUTHWEST priced public offering of $1.8b of senior notes. It expects to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay all of the outstanding

AERCAP priced public offering of $1.25b of senior notes. It ended 1Q20 with approximately $11b of liquidity.

Emirates Airline sees a place for all of its Airbus A380s in its future fleet plan, but their status is directly tied to how quickly demand bounces

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Qantas is looking to significantly expand its domestic network, as demand in its home market increases as travel restrictions loosen.

Lufthansa subsidiaries Austrian Airlines and SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) have both suffered substantial losses for the 2020 first quarter (Q1) following the outbreak of COVID-19.

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Wizz Air reported an underlying net profit of €344.8 million ($385 million) for its fiscal 2020 which ended March 31, slightly behind its forecast of €350-355 million.