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Coronavirus

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 379,302 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in December (lowest since Jan 1990), down 16.7% vs Dec 2019.
Air Transport

GROUPE ADP (formerly Aéroports de Paris) had €1.5b net loss in 2020 (vs €637m net income in 2019) on 54.5% lower revenues; airport fees fell 64%.
Air Transport

WESTJET has suspended service to St. John's; London, ON; Lloydminster; and Medicine Hat through June 24 due to COVID-19.
Air Transport

AFI KLM E&M lost €543m on €2.9b revenues in 2020 vs €260m profit on €4.6b in 2019; third party revenues fell 41.4%.
MRO

FINNAIR GROUP lost €595m in 2020 (vs €163m profit in 2019) on 73.2% lower revenues; enplanements were down 76.2%.
Air Transport

MTU AERO ENGINES had €147m net income on €4b revenues in 2020 vs €488m on €4.6b in 2019; commercial OEM revenues fell 32% and commercial maintenance
Aerospace

NAV CANADA reports year-over-year traffic drop of 56.8% in January 2021.
Air Transport

AIRBUS had €1.1b net loss on €49.9b revenues in 2020 (vs €1.4b loss on €70.5b in 2019); commercial aircraft segment lost €1.3b on €34.3b revenues vs
Aerospace

DE HAVILLAND CANADA plans to pause Dash 8 production after building last aircraft on backlog (expected in 1H21) and will close/leave production site
Aerospace

By Kurt Hofmann
Finnair said it is now in a healthy financial position after a recapitalization and extensive cost-cutting that addressed the havoc wreaked on its business by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Conditions remain challenging in the first quarter of 2021, in which the group expects to operate 40% of pre-pandemic capacity as ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions stifle flying
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
The North Atlantic Datalink Mandate requiring that aircraft be equipped with datalink communications in oceanic airspace, suspended temporarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be reinstated on Feb. 25.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Groupe ADP, the operator of Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Orly (ORY) airports, said pre-pandemic levels of traffic at its Paris airports are not expected to return until 2024-27.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. aerospace industry provided a foreign trade surplus of around $43 billion in 2020, the U.S. Commerce Department reported this month, a notable achievement amid the onset of COVID-19 but almost half the sector’s 2019 level.
Aircraft & Propulsion

AUSTRIAN plans March 25 to begin Vienna-Hanover, Germany (E195); route was previously served by Eurowings.
Air Transport

AUSTRIAN plans to cautiously increase its flight schedule with a clear focus on tourist destinations, which includes resuming service to >20
Air Transport

FINNAIR has agreed to sell one new A350-900 (TBA; for delivery in 2Q22) to JLPS Holding Ireland for leaseback; aircraft will be its 17th of 19 A350s
Air Transport

AEROMEXICO posted MXP42.5b net loss in 2020 (vs MXP2.4b loss in 2019) on 58.5% lower revenues. It filed Chapter 11 in June 2020 and says it intends to
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa announced major changes to its ab initio pilot training program Feb. 17, as the airline grapples with the fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maintenance & Training

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair has lost its cases against state aid awarded to French and Swedish airlines, following two rulings by the EU’s Luxembourg-based General Court.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Ask The Editors: Regulators working on the 737 MAX were not buoyed by the pandemic, but COVID-19 was not a major factor on downtime.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno, Thierry Dubois
In the post-pandemic era, supply chains will become stronger and probably – but not always – shorter.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Lawmakers prod FAA to finish technical training standards revamp.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

US DOT reports US airlines carried 30.4m pax in December, down 62% from 79m in December 2019; international pax fell 66%.
Air Transport

ORIX was appointed exclusive remarketing agent for 14-aircraft package (12 737-8s/two 787-9s) leased to NORWEGIAN.
Air Transport