Coronavirus

By Jens Flottau
CDB Aviation has become the latest lessor to reduce its Boeing 737 MAX orderbook in light of the coronavirus crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Thai government is reported to be evaluating a request for THB24.15 billion ($736 million) in financial aid submitted by eight local airlines that have seen their businesses decimated by the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
The coronavirus crisis has given the CAAC a chance to overcome airline resistance. The government likes the FedEx model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
When the next Boeing 737 MAX rolls off the assembly line sometime later this year, it will roll into a very different world than when production was
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
WASHINGTON—The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) on April 17 rebuked the FAA over the agency’s “unwillingness” to enforce federal guidelines to
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Las Vegas-based LCC Allegiant Air published a detailed analysis of its required summer flying under terms attached to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and
Airlines & Lessors

By Lee Hudson
Boeing is preparing to reopen operations at its Philadelphia facility April 20 after being closed for 17 days because of the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kurt Hofmann
VIENNA—As Lufthansa Group evaluates how many hubs it will need after the COVID-19 crisis is over, Austrian Airlines CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech

By Graham Warwick
The Ottawa government is assessing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on an ongoing competition to develop Canadian-produced sustainable aviation

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force is facing a slowdown at its aviation depots, while the U.S. Navy is looking to ramp up work at its aircraft repair facilities as the novel coronavirus spreads.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Karen Walker
Some Latin American country governments are stepping up with assistance for airlines, but negotiations continue with some despite their large aviation
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
A group of U.S. Senate Democrats called on airlines to release an estimated $10 billion in full cash refunds for flights canceled by passengers owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Irish ACMI specialist CityJet has entered the local equivalent of Chapter 11 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brussels Airlines, which was one of
Airlines & Lessors

LUFTHANSA GROUP extended its repatriation flight schedule through May 17.
Air Transport

IBA

IBA reports 62% of all aircraft in ABS finance structures created since 2015 are either parked or stored vs 48% of the overall global aircraft fleet.
Air Transport

BOEING plans April 20 to resume all Commercial Airplanes production in Puget Sound in a phased approach with about 27,000 employees returning to work
Aerospace

By Mark Carreau
Three U.S. and Russian International Space Station (ISS) crewmembers descended safely to Earth early April 17 to end lengthy, productive missions.
Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Italy’s government plans a “significant investment” in newly nationalized Alitalia, intending to use the airline as a springboard for the relaunch of
Airlines & Lessors

By Wesley Charnock
Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Latin America aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together. Routes is part of the Aviation Week Network.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
HEPA filters and fresh air recommended to keep cabins virus-free.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
The conversations we’ve had with airline and MRO leaders and managers over the last few days have proven just how lucky we are to be part of this supportive, tight-knit industry.
MRO Americas

By Sean Broderick
Remote inspection approvals, distance learning could mark permanent shifts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

David Marcontell
Fewer flights, new security protocols, a smaller labor force and more consolidation likely lie ahead.
MRO Americas

By James Pozzi
After the demise of Monarch Aircraft Engineering, STS Aviation Group acquired the former MRO’s Birmingham hangar and sought to establish a new and altogether leaner operation.
MRO

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Cargo chairman and CEO Peter Gerber has been on the front lines of global efforts to cope with the coronavirus pandemic as the carrier works
Sustainability