Coronavirus

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.

Remote inspection approvals, distance learning could mark permanent shifts.

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

The U.S. Air Force may award an $85 billion contract to Northrop Grumman early to develop the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent missile to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.

A senior U.S. Air Force general warned on April 16 that the Defense Department cannot afford some of the long range strike programs funded by other services.

Boeing plans to resume production of its widebody commercial aircraft in the Puget Sound area factories starting as early as April 20 following almost

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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) denied motions from Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways to halt flying to dozens of markets across the country, signaling a refusal to budge on minimum service levels included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

The Pentagon’s Space Acquisition Council will hold an emergency meeting to support the space industrial base in the wake of the novel coronavirus.

Heico leaders said late April 15 they have laid off “some” employees across their aerospace and defense supplier portfolio and have cut work hours and pay at subsidiaries, but they are trying to avoid mass-layoffs as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls back the worldwide aerospace business.

Less than half of the number of aircraft that were flying worldwide in January are flying now because of travel restrictions imposed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new satellite-based tracking data.

SAS received EC approval for €137m guarantee from Denmark Govt for partial compensation from damage from COVID-19.

CZECH REPUBLIC is considering the acquisition of CSA CZECH AIRLINES as rescue measure from COVID-19 outbreak.

FBB has postponed planned fire safety and evacuation exercise at BERLIN BRANDENBURG AIRPORT to later in summer due to COVID-19; it says planned Oct 31

VIENNA–Air navigation service providers (ANSPs) must prepare to negotiate with airlines to reduce air traffic control (ATC) fees once traffic returns after the COVID-19 pandemic, Austro Control’s MD told Aviation Daily.

KBRA believes aircraft value and lease rate declines will be contingent on (1) speed of economic recovery and (2) composition of post-COVID-19 fleets

EASYJET expects to post pretax loss of £185m-£205m for six months ended March 31 (vs £275m loss a year ago) on 1.6% higher revenues (ancillary

MEGGITT, UK says it has to date stitched >3,000 straps to full-face acetate masks being supplied by Kettering Surgical Appliances as PPE for fight

The big security and health crises that have touched the airline industry in recent decades have changed the way we travel, with everything from airport temperature checks to restrictions on liquids, laptop bans and shoes-off security checks becoming—temporarily or permanently—a part of the airport and on-board experience.

With the majority of fleets parked outside during the COVID-19 crisis, the MRO is looking to contingency plans for dealing with severe weather.

Russia’s space activity is likely to be limited due to coronavirus restrictions, officials say.

Etihad Airways anticipates slowly increasing the number of passenger flights it operates from May 1, as it starts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senior executives at United Airlines are planning for substantial workforce reductions once the federal prohibition on layoffs attached to payroll support under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act expires this autumn.

A review of Britain’s defense capabilities has been paused in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary expects the airline industry will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic faster than most executives and commentators believe—but only via a vicious price war.