Coronavirus

Qantas and Japan Airlines (JAL) have revealed plans for extensive cooperation on routes between Australasia and Japan.

As Canada’s airlines wait for details of specific financial aid from the government, the country aims by next summer to introduce new rules addressing large-scale flight cancellations.

Belavia and Myanmar Airways are expanding operations with their first Embraer aircraft.

Ground-handling giant Swissport has appointed airline veteran Christoph Mueller as future chairman of the board and interim CEO as of Jan. 1.

EasyJet says it has agreed with Airbus to defer aircraft deliveries from its 2022-24 financial years.

Inflight connectivity provider Gogo said it expects to finish 2020 with more business aviation air-to-ground subscribers than it had at the start of the year, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Just weeks after launching service with four Embraer 195 jets converted to freighters, Brazilian operator Azul is considering more conversions to decrease delivery times.

U.S. lawmakers are set to pass a $900 billion coronavirus relief package that includes $15 billion in airline payroll support spread out over four months.

Employees of the former Alitalia, through their union, have spoken out against plans for the successor airline, now known as Italia Transporto Aereo.

In early December, as they limped towards a Christmas holiday season set to be marked by minimal demand, and with Brexit uncertainty on the horizon, executives at Europe’s airlines were probably thinking things could not get much worse. But then along came the latest piece of bad news.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and UK Civil Aviation Authority sign two MOUs aimed at tackling emerging complex air-transport issues.

All eyes are on the air cargo sector as the logistical challenge of shipping COVID-19 vaccines around the world ramps up.

The Netherlands has suspended its UK air links and several other EU countries are said to be considering similar measures, to avoid importing a more contagious strain of COVID-19.

U.S. carriers consumed 45% less jet fuel over the week of Thanksgiving 2020 than during the same period last year, new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows.

Just at U.S. airline stocks experienced a surge on positive vaccine news, the carriers themselves lined up to warn that bookings were softening due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Demand for used serviceable material (USM) is starting to rise as cost-conscious operators seek to leverage the sudden availability of material from retired aircraft during the COVID-19 pandemic, AAR Corp. CEO John Holmes said.

In a year challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, two top concerns of business aviation passengers involve cleaning procedures between flights and air circulation in the cabin, according to a 2020 fourth-quarter survey of aircraft owners and operators by JetNet iQ.

While 2020 will go down largely as a year to forget for Boeing, the company’s tally of new build commercial freighter deliveries represents a 12-month record and a rare bright spot for the under-pressure manufacturer.

Business aviation has fared better than commercial during the pandemic, but renewed growth depends on vaccines.

No deal yet as the end of the transition period looms, but with connectivity assured–for now–airlines’ biggest concern is data.

A look at new aircraft and cabin products developed to solve pandemic-related challenges for airlines.

Airline cost focus, OEM struggles will benefit alternative-material suppliers.

The commercial rotorcraft industry has weathered the pandemic, but key programs are facing more delays.

Thinking ahead: What we can expect in the major aerospace and defense sectors.

What will happen in the commercial aftermarket as aircraft return to the skies.