Coronavirus

By Tony Osborne
Boeing believes it will secure two more new customers for its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter over the next 12-14 months.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
FRANKFURT—IATA is in “strong opposition” to new quarantine measure for incoming passengers, its director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said May 13.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has decided on a substantial issue of new shares as part of its efforts to raise KRW2.2 trillion ($1.8 billion) in funds to boost liquidity during the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific shareholder Qatar Airways is willing to invest more in the Hong Kong airline, which is currently working on a restructuring plan to survive the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Ask the Editors: As airlines gain more leverage with lessors on aircraft maintenance, use of such parts may increase.
Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Flaws in the stimulus bill cause wrangling about airlines’ routes, paycheck protections and airport fund allocations.
Airports & Networks

Air Vice Marshal Ian Gale
The lessons of German air raids from 80 years ago are suddenly relevant when the best thing British citizens can do is stay home.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bradley Perrett
The organizer of the Australian International Airshow has deferred the next edition of the biennial from February 2021 to November of the same year, citing doubts about availability of international travel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
In accordance with an updated NOTAM from the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), flydubai must keep its passenger operations suspended through June 4 as part of the government’s precautionary measures implemented in response to COVID-19.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
An ICAO-led task force has issued initial guidance developed to serve as a blueprint for revising travel procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic and plans to have a comprehensive set of protocols drafted by month’s end.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
United Airlines selected current EVP and chief administrative officer Brett Hart as the company’s next president, part of a leadership transition that
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Some U.S. airlines have discovered a workaround to the CARES Act’s prohibition on employee pay cuts, and their unions are not having any of it.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
An ICAO-led task force has issued initial guidance developed to serve as a blueprint for revising travel procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic and plans to have a comprehensive set of protocols drafted by month’s end.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

US DOT estimates top 24 US airlines carried 38.7m pax (34.1m domestic/4.6m international) in March, down 51% vs March 2019.
Air Transport

BOEING delivered six airliners (737NG; 777F; four 787s) in April 2020 vs 23 (nine 737NGs; one 747-8F; 777; 12 787s) in April 2019. It recorded no
Aerospace

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES says its Aircraft, Defense & Space unit lost ¥208.7b for year ended March 31 (vs ¥28.2b loss a year ago) on 4% higher
Aerospace

With so much going on within the aviation sector we want to know your views on the key topics and stories.
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
Embraer delivered nine executive jets during the 2020 first quarter (Q1) compared to 11 a year ago, and five commercial aircraft, versus 11 in Q1 2019, the company said May 12.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
April business aviation activity in North America fell more than 71% from a year ago, with fractional activity and large jet activity down the most with an 80% drop in both categories, according to Argus International.
Marketplace

By Lee Hudson
The top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to reopen the federal loan application process for businesses that are critical to national security, and revise the eligibility criteria to include the aerospace supply chain to help support the defense industry during the global coronavirus pandemic.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Alan Dron
Turboprop manufacturer ATR enjoyed a significant increase in orders in 2019 and believes that the regional market will be one of the first to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

GARUDA is working with Indonesian Govt to draft $1b financing proposal to restructure $500m Islamic bond and provide $500m bridging loans for working
Air Transport

MESA had $1.9m net income in 1Q20 (vs $13.2m in 1Q19) on 1.5% higher revenues; primary reason for $14.1m reduction in pretax income was anticipated
Air Transport

DE HAVILLAND CANADA has Transport Canada approval for Dash 8-100/200/300 simplified package freighter conversions in response to COVID-19; Kenya's 748
MRO

By David Casey
Etihad Airways plans to restore service from Melbourne, Australia (MEL) to London Heathrow (LHR) via its hub in Abu Dhabi (AUH) after it was suspended because of the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors