Coronavirus

LATAM Airlines Group is using its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization to retire its Airbus A350 widebodies, which will streamline its twin-aisle fleet to all Boeing aircraft.

As the coronavirus pandemic swept through North America in 2020, U.S. full-service carriers scrambled to streamline their business models, including their regional airline partnerships.

Air Serbia plans to operate more than 800 charter flights during the summer 2021 season in cooperation with domestic travel agencies.

LATAM AIRLINES BRASIL plans to remove its 11 A350s from fleet by end of April to homogenize its fleet and decrease widebody capacity due to less

Embraer has been releasing technical information to help business jet operators use their aircraft to safely transport COVID-19 vaccines, which require low temperatures, as demand for vaccine transportation rises.

Air travel is surging back in the U.S., but the opposite is happening in other regions. Aviation Week’s editors and forecasters explain why—and what it means for airlines and aircraft manufacturers.

EMIRATES said first delivery of 777X could slip to 2025. Boeing's last projection was for late 2023 after assessing global certification requirements

JSFIRM.COM released its Hiring Trends Survey for 2021 that found of 200 aviation companies across various sectors, 50.84% are projecting moderate

France plans to help Réunion-based Air Austral survive the COVID-19 crisis by providing a €30 million ($35 million) state-guaranteed loan.

AIR FRANCE-KLM expects 1Q21 operating loss of €1.3b and negatvie EBITDA of €750m, better than budgeted assumptions.

DFW says it is planning to reach 80% of pre-pandemic traffic during summer 2021 and make a full traffic recovery by 1Q22.

BOEING listed its 215-acre Commercial Airplanes headquarters facility in Renton for sale; it is looking to sell off 2.5m sq ft of office space (6% of

JAPAN AIRLINES accelerated planned retirement of its last seven 777-200s from FY2021 to FY2020; A350-900s will replace.

AIR FRANCE-KLM says AIR FRANCE has EC approval for €4b in State aid via €1b share offering and €3b loan, while the Dutch State is continuing

AIM ALTITUDE, UK has developed ARCA galley system with new (hot or cold) boxed meal system for hygiene; boxes double as closing waste-containers.

AERO HYGENX, Canada was selected by Hydro-Québec to provide its specially designed RAY autonomous UVC disinfecting robot for cleaning cabins of its

The European Commission has approved a €4 billion ($4.7 billion) French government-backed recapitalization plan for Air France, but in return the flag-carrier must relinquish 18 daily slots at Paris Orly airport to alleviate Brussels’ competition concerns.

The next five years could see a perfect storm of conditions driving demand for new narrowbodies, thanks to oil and related factors.

Singapore will be the first country to accept data and results from the IATA Travel Pass in a collaboration with the airline group.

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The CDC on April 2 stated that fully vaccinated travelers can travel safely within the U.S., do not need to self-quarantine, and can skip testing before or after travel unless it is a requirement for their destination.

IATA is projecting airlines in Africa will lose combined US$1.7b in 2021 on top of US$2b loss in 2020.

EMIRATES plans June 1 to restart daily Dubai-Milan Malpensa-JFK (777-300ER).

AMERICAN repaid $2.8b of revolving loans under three separate revolving credit facilities in a liquidity-neutral transaction.

Kenya Airways and its low-cost unit Jambojet have suspended several domestic services as the East African nation experiences its third wave of coronavirus cases.