Coronavirus

DELTA posted losses of $755m in 4Q20 (vs $1.1b profit in 4Q19) on 65% lower revenues and $12.4b in 2020 (vs $4.8b profit in 2019) on 64% lower
Air Transport

By Aaron Karp
Responding to a newly imposed additional layer of Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, Air Canada said it will reduce 25% of its planned capacity for the balance of the 2021 first quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The two carriers contend that resuming Japan-Australia routes will be more viable if they are allowed to cooperate closely.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing handed over 24 737 MAXs from its stored inventory in December 2020 but lost customers for nearly as many already-built aircraft, an Aviation Week analysis shows.
Aircraft & Propulsion

AVOLON priced private offering of US$1.5b in senior unsecured notes, expected to close on or about January 21.
Air Transport

CAPA (Aviation Week Network) reports global active fleet has increased 3.2% from December 2020 to January 2021.
Air Transport

JETBLUE AIRWAYS and AMERICAN AIRLINES announced their strategic alliance is moving ahead following review by US DOT and will begin introducing key
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new testing requirements for COVID-19 that apply to private aviation as well as airline passengers arriving in the U.S. from foreign countries.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

SPIRIT AIRLINES plans in April to resume Myrtle Beach-DFW/-Houston IAH/-Kansas City/-Minneapolis (A320).
Air Transport

ALTA members flew 27b RPKs in November, down 62.6% vs Nov '19; capacity fell 57.3% to 37.8b ASKs. Enplanements fell 54.8%.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
French airlines have criticized a decision to allow Paris airports operator Groupe ADP to increase charges for 2021, saying it fails to take into account of the “catastrophic” situation the country’s air transport industry finds itself in.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Traffic is continuing to rebound at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, relieving some of the severe financial pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Jet2.com has grounded all flights until the end of March as the number of COVID-19 cases in the UK continues to climb.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Vietjet Air has secured VND650 billion ($28 million) in its latest bond issue, which was launched in December 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
As government support materializes, France's supply chain strives to avoid layoffs.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

在经历了新冠疫情的急剧萎缩之后,在接下来的10年里MRO市场的飞机售后需求将总计达到8870亿美元。
AIr Transport & MRO

By Sean Broderick
The $2 billion in emergency funding allocated to U.S. airports in the most recent COVID-19 pandemic relief package is a much-needed cash injection for an industry sector caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place.
Airports & Networks

US DOT reports US airlines carried 28.5m pax in November, down 61% vs November 2019; domestic traffic fell 60%.
Air Transport

BOEING delivered 39 commercial aircraft/derivatives (27 MAXs; 737NG; six 767s; four 777s; 747-8F) in December vs 35 (six 737NGs; three 767s; five 777s
Aerospace

BOEING booked orders in December for eight 777Fs from DHL EXPRESS and seven 737 MAXs from an unidentified customer, and ended 2020 with 184 orders (
Air Transport

EMIRATES plans in 1Q21 to restart service to Seattle, Dallas and San Francisco (777), increasing its North America cities to 10.
Air Transport

AEROMEXICO requested termination (based on the force majeure situation) of collective bargaining relationships, as well as individual agreements with
Air Transport

Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO of SAS, announced he will leave company in July 2021.
Air Transport

ALLEGIANT AIR plans in mid-2021 to launch services to Key West, FL; Portland, OR; and Jackson Hole, WY. It announced 21 new nonstop routes, including
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian Airlines is phasing out the first of three aging Boeing 767-300ERs and confirmed its last De Havilland Dash 8-400s will end operations by March 31.
Airlines & Lessors