Coronavirus

AIRBUS is resetting average monthly production rates of A320 Family to 40, A330s to two and A350s to six, which it says is roughly 33% lower than pre
Aerospace

AIRBUS delivered 36 aircraft (two A220s; A321ceo; 29 A320neos; A330; three A350s) in March 2020 vs 74 (five A220s; 13 A320ceos; 44 A320neos; three
Aerospace

AERO PRECISION and KELLSTROM DEFENSE were classified as essential businesses and will remain open through crisis.
Aerospace

JETBLUE is temporarily consolidating operations to one or two airports in Boston (from 180 to 28 daily flights), Los Angeles (from 44 to five), New
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways plans to start trials at its home airport of a device that alerts staff to the presence of passengers with medical conditions, potentially including the early stages of the coronavirus infection.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS has halted production for Boeing programs, subject to certain exceptions, performed in Wichita, Tulsa, and McAlester for an
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
With key customer Boeing recently suspending much of its own work indefinitely to try to deep-clean amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems announced April 8 it has also practically halted production for Boeing programs performed at its headquarters and in Oklahoma for an indefinite period of time.
Marketplace

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has reached an agreement to introduce short-time work for around 12,000 employees in Germany.
Maintenance & Training

By Michael Bruno
Teledyne Technologies, a key supplier of aerospace instruments, digital imaging products and defense electronics, has warned Wall Street of a dramatic falloff in commercial aerospace business and that its full 2020 outlook will be ramped down due to the novel coronavirus.
Marketplace

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air is putting about 70% of its South Korea-based workforce on leave for up to six months to match the heavily reduced scale of its operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Welcome to Routes’ look at how the European 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.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
How airlines around the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Wuhan Tianhe Airport (WUH) reopened its gates to scheduled commercial operations on April 8, marking the end of China’s 76-day lockdown of the city and the resumption of normal service to the airport.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Bruno
To the list of potential long-term challenges to commercial aviation from the COVID-19 crisis, add the likelihood of faster growth in high-speed train services for travelers in China and Europe, according to a new report by a major investment bank.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
Former astronaut Norm Thagard answers questions about his time in space and offers thoughts on how to stay busy while quarantining.
Space Symposium

By Lee Hudson
The head of the House Armed Services Committee is crafting language that would help the defense industrial base in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Force is delaying a SpaceX launch of the third GPS III satellite for two months because of the growing novel coronavirus pandemic.
Space

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By Lee Hudson
Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned April 7 after a recording revealed that Modley called the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s fired captain “naïve or stupid.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has finalized its order spelling out minimum service levels for carriers receiving federal aid, adding greater flexibility for ULCCs and smaller airlines while sticking to the general goal of preserving connectivity for all regions during the COVID-19 crisis.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

HAWAIIAN reports that 52 of its 61 jet aircraft are parked in Honolulu, including all 17 A321neos; it is currently rotating three of its 24 A330s on
Air Transport

EUROCONTROL announced its Member States agreed on financial package to allow airlines to defer payment of up to €1.1b of ATC fees to Europe’s air
Air Transport

LUFTHANSA GROUP expects a significant decline in air travel for period after COVID-19 crisis and is thus permantly retiring six A380s, seven A340-600s
Air Transport

GOL

GOL expects year-over-year PRASK to be down about 1% for 1Q20; RASK will be in line with 1Q19 with CASK down about 23%.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The Trump Administration has asked Congress for an additional $250 billion in small-business payroll loan funding, providing more cash to the coronavirus pandemic emergency funding program that many small aerospace suppliers are expected to tap.
Aircraft & Propulsion