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Before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the global aviation industry, conclusions were being drawn that consolidation might be necessary in the Mexican

Panama’s Copa Airlines has a steady stream of Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft scheduled during the next couple years and has not seen any passenger pushback on the MAX aircraft it has in operation.

The French government has reportedly asked Paris airports operator Groupe ADP to go back to the drawing board on its plan to expand the French capital’s biggest airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG).

Despite entering 2020 in a good financial position and implementing “drastic measures” to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, Sweden’s airport operator Swedavia recorded a loss for the year of SEK 1.28 billion ($154 million) compared to a profit of SEK583 million in 2019.

LCC Air Arabia recorded a rare annual loss for only the second time in its 17-year history, as it grappled with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Executives at Spirit Airlines said the carrier is on track to reach pre-pandemic capacity by mid-year 2021, driven by expected strength in leisure and visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel.

It’s the end of an era. Bombardier has announced it plans to cease production of its Learjet 75 Liberty at the end of 2021.

Cathay Pacific will suspend a range of routes because of strict new quarantine rules for crew, dealing a further blow to a network already severely diminished by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccine programs across Europe will translate into strong international traffic growth during the upcoming summer season, according to easyJet CEO Johan Lundgren.

Restructuring could bring more ownership changes in HNA Group’s stable of airlines, airports and lessors.

Democratic House lawmakers proposed an additional $26 billion to help struggling airlines, airports and manufacturers survive the air travel downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aer Lingus and Dublin Airports Authority (DAA) have both benefited from financial support from the Irish government.

Lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) foresees a sharp improvement in airlines’ fortunes as early as summer 2021 and remains confident that the industry will regain its pre-pandemic pattern of growth.

With large parts of their fleets still grounded amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe’s airlines might be burning precious little fuel at the moment.

CARGOJET announced fleet expansion plan to add five 767Fs (two for domestic service/three for international) for delivery starting in 3Q21 and two

MESA had $14.1m net income for first quarter ended Dec 31 (vs $10.8m a year ago) on 18% lower revenues, and ended quarter with 136 aircraft in service

DAE had US$250.2m pretax profit on US$1.3b revenues in 2020 vs $413.6m on $1.4b in 2019. It has $2.7b of liquidity.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES GROUP is deferring >S$4b in CAPEX (aircraft deliveries) from FY20/21-FY22/23 to later years; it also converted 14 787-10s to 11 777

Etihad Airways said Feb. 9 that it had become the world’s first airline to have vaccinated all its operating pilots and cabin crew against COVID-19.

Israel has extended the temporary closure of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International (TLV) as the country looks to keep out new variants of COVID-19.

Air Canada is suspending service on 17 more routes until April 30 at the earliest as it grapples with new travel restrictions imposed by the Canadian government designed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

AirAsia Group recorded a strong recovery in passenger volumes in the 2020 fourth quarter (Q4), notably in domestic carriage across Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.

The big lessors are in much better financial shape than their customers, and their market share and influence will only rise as they provide customers financial help.

AEA (Aircraft Electronics Association) says global business/general aviation avionics sales totaled $2.2b, down 26% vs 2019.

SWISS terminated negotiations with Aeropers pilots’ association on temporary COVID-19 crisis measures without reaching a result, and has terminated