Coronavirus

ALLIANCE AIRLINES has 3-year Qantas contract to provide QantasLink services with three 94-seat E190s, replacing 737NGs; deal includes flexibility to
Air Transport

ALLEGIANT lost $28.8m in 4Q20 (vs $60.5m profit in 4Q19) on 46.5% lower revenues; and $184.1m in 2020 (vs $232.1m profit in 2019) on 46.2% lower
Air Transport

IATA says its baseline forecast for pax demand in 2021 is for 50.4% growth on 2020 that would bring industry to 50.6% of 2019 levels; however, with
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
UK air navigation service provider (ANSP) NATS is planning to scale back the use of the transatlantic Organized Track Structure (OTS) as new technology enables aircraft to take their own more fuel-efficient route across the ocean.
Connected Aerospace

By Craig Caffrey
Hidden among some fairly stark top-level figures for India’s 2021-22 defense budget is some positive news for suppliers to the country and for the Indian military’s stalled modernization process.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Molly McMillin
Organizers of the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, scheduled for May 18-20, have canceled the live event in Geneva and will host a virtual event, the associations announced Feb. 4.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Panama-based Copa Airlines will become the first carrier in the Americas to trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile health app, designed to facilitate air transport amid the pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Allegiant Air continues to buck trends during the COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to slightly grow its Q1 capacity on 2019 levels while larger operators in the U.S. plan significant cuts through March.
Airlines & Lessors

By Angus Batey
London-based aircraft dealer Steve Varsano warns that the burgeoning urban air mobility industry may herald the end of the helicopter business, and, in the longer term, it could supplant the light jet segment too.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Steve Varsano, founder and owner of London-based aircraft dealership The Jet Business, found himself the victim of two police raids at his office after reports of a large party. But the attendees were cardboard cutouts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

AVIANOR, Montreal was selected by Kenya Airways to convert passenger cabins of two 787-8s to carry (up to 16 tons) cargo.
MRO

JSFIRM.COM says it had 19% rise in job postings in 4Q20, and has record number of job postings in January, even compared to pre-pandemic numbers.
Aerospace

TRIUMPH GROUP had $68.1m net loss on $426m sales for third quarter ended December 31 vs $13.2m loss on $705m a year ago
Aerospace

By Chen Chuanren
Vietnam Airlines has posted a loss of VND11.1 billion ($483 million) for 2020 as border closures curtailed revenue from international flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steven Grundman
What leaders should do when we again are free to move about.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein, Sean Broderick, Lori Ranson, Helen Massy-Beresford, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Adrian Schofield, Guy Ferneyhough
Airline sector’s most serious crisis ever is also an opportunity as new airlines worldwide prepare to fly.
Airlines & Lessors

AIRCRAFT END-OF-LIFE SOLUTIONS (AELS), Netherlands took delivery of ex-Brussels A330-200 (249) for part out.
MRO

UNITE voted overawhelmingly to support introduction of shorter work weeks at AIRBUS BROUGHTON to avoid layoffs.
Aerospace

BOEING removed 118 777X orders from backlog under ASC 606 accounting rules, resulting in firm backlog of 191 aircraft.
Aerospace

SUNWING received Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) from Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding to access to C$375m of liquidity to
Air Transport

QATAR AIRWAYS CARGO removed its last four A330-200Fs from service and now operates 24 777Fs and two 747Fs.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Several elements of Dubai’s aviation infrastructure have combined to speed up the distribution via the Gulf emirate of COVID-19 vaccines—particularly to poorer countries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Several Star Alliance airlines have reduced their February capacity further after stricter travel restrictions designed to stem the spread of COVID-19 made air travel nearly impossible.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Ferneyhough
Sunwing Airlines has become the first carrier to receive financial support from the Canadian federal government since the COVID-19 crisis began.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has confirmed it will have to cut its workforce by almost a third as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors