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With the end of government support in the offing, French lobbying group GIFAS frets about a transition period for small suppliers.

The exemplary support the French government has provided to the country’s aerospace industry has proved effective damage control.

QANTAS GROUP says it is now sticking with plan to resume international service in October 2021; 22 of 25 routes served prior to COVID-19 would use

AMERICAN reached agreement with Boeing to defer/convert five 787-8s to 787-9s for delivery in 2023; 14 787-8s are now scheduled to occur by end 1Q22

JAZEERA AIRWAYS, Kuwait received Board recommendation to increase its current capital by 10% from KD20m to KD22m (to combat COVID-19 crisis) via share

NORWEGIAN has increased its capital raise as part of its restructuring plan from NOK4.5b-NOK5b to NOK4.5b-NOK6b; it has reduced total debt by NOK62b

EASYJET expects pretax loss of £690m-£730m for six months ended March 31 (vs £353m loss a year ago) on 90% lower revenues/85% lower capacity; total

FLIGHTAWARE says commercial flight traffic in China is now only 2.09% away from a full recovery; traffic in China averaged 13,487 flights per day in

Heathrow’s CEO sees more short-term potential for long-haul flights than short-haul from his airport given mainland Europe’s latest COVID-19 spike.

Inside MRO speaks with students about the COVID-19 crisis effects, diversity and inclusion barriers and more.

Analysts say a return to pre-crisis levels of aircraft demand remains far off.

As part of the financial package, AIR CANADA agreed to complete acquisition of 33 A220s to be manufactured at Airbus' facility in Mirabel. It also

US DOT reports US airlines carried 26.5m pax in February, down 61% from 67.6m in February 2020; international pax fell 73%.

AMERICAN AIRLINES expects to post net loss of $1.2b-$1.3b for 1Q21 on 62% lower revenues/43.4% lower ASMs vs 1Q19, ending quarter with $17.3b in

A surge in coronavirus cases and low vaccination rates in some of South America’s key markets are stalling the recovery of air travel in the region, creating uncertainty for some operators that just a few months ago believed the worst was behind them.

FRANCE is banning certain domestic air routes where an alternative to travel by rail taking less that 2.5 hours is available.

AIR CANADA entered into a series of debt and equity financing agreements with Government of Canada to access up to $5.9b in liquidity (repayable loans

Talks on potential bilateral travel bubbles from Singapore have spurred internet search activity in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan.

With cargo demand rising since the beginning of the pandemic, Airbus sounds out the potential for A350 and A380 freighter versions.

NORWEGIAN received approval from Norway's Oslo County Court for its reconstruction plan and will now begin process of raising capital with the goal of

Canada’s COVID-19-related uncertainties are keeping Porter Airlines in limbo, as the Toronto-based carrier has once again pushed back its planned restart date, this time to June 21.

AEGEAN AIRLINES had €228m net loss in 2020 (vs €107m net profit in 2019) on 68% lower revenues; enplanements fell 65%.

One of the notable aspects of the COVID-19 crisis in the Asia-Pacific region is that airlines have been affected differently depending on their home market and business model.

PORTER AIRLINES further pushed back its return-to-service date to June 21 from previously announced target of May 19.

Boeing recently scored its biggest sale since the COVID-19 pandemic swept across North America in March 2020, with Southwest Airlines’ commitment to purchase at least 100 additional 737-7s over the next decade.