Coronavirus

ALASKA AIRLINES restructured its orderbook with Boeing to acquire total of 68 737 MAX-9s (13 in 2021; 30 in 2022; 13 in 2023; 12 in 2024) with options

Ground-handling giant Swissport has appointed airline veteran Christoph Mueller as future chairman of the board and interim CEO as of Jan. 1.

US CONGRESS approved $900b COVID-19 relief package, which includes partial extension of the Payroll Support Program (PSP) to keep airline workers on

FEDEX had $1.2b net income on $20.6b revenues for second quarter ended November 30 vs $560m on $17.3b a year ago.

EasyJet says it has agreed with Airbus to defer aircraft deliveries from its 2022-24 financial years.

Inflight connectivity provider Gogo said it expects to finish 2020 with more business aviation air-to-ground subscribers than it had at the start of the year, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Just weeks after launching service with four Embraer 195 jets converted to freighters, Brazilian operator Azul is considering more conversions to decrease delivery times.

U.S. lawmakers are set to pass a $900 billion coronavirus relief package that includes $15 billion in airline payroll support spread out over four months.

EMIRATES plans January 9-30 to operate A380 on four-times-weekly Dubai-Sao Paulo, Brazil.

HI FLY has removed its A380-800 (006; ex-Singapore) from commerical service and has ferried aircraft to Toulouse for paint.

GOL FINANCE, Brazil priced US$200m in senior secured notes that mature in mid-2026.

INTERJET, Mexico cancelled operations through December 31 due to the lack of cash for fuel; no restart date was identified.

CALC, Hong Kong completed private placement of US$200m perpetual capital securities for business development.

SAS signed 3-year, NOK1.5b term loan facility guaranteed by Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK).

Employees of the former Alitalia, through their union, have spoken out against plans for the successor airline, now known as Italia Transporto Aereo.

In early December, as they limped towards a Christmas holiday season set to be marked by minimal demand, and with Brexit uncertainty on the horizon, executives at Europe’s airlines were probably thinking things could not get much worse. But then along came the latest piece of bad news.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and UK Civil Aviation Authority sign two MOUs aimed at tackling emerging complex air-transport issues.

All eyes are on the air cargo sector as the logistical challenge of shipping COVID-19 vaccines around the world ramps up.

The Netherlands has suspended its UK air links and several other EU countries are said to be considering similar measures, to avoid importing a more contagious strain of COVID-19.

AAR had $8.2m net income on $404m sales in second quarter ended November 30 vs $14.2m on $561m a year ago.

HAECO CABIN SOLUTIONS was selected by Royal Jet, Abu Dhabi to supply in-seat package stowage systems for its 737-700 to carry cargo in pax cabin.

U.S. carriers consumed 45% less jet fuel over the week of Thanksgiving 2020 than during the same period last year, new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows.

Just at U.S. airline stocks experienced a surge on positive vaccine news, the carriers themselves lined up to warn that bookings were softening due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Demand for used serviceable material (USM) is starting to rise as cost-conscious operators seek to leverage the sudden availability of material from retired aircraft during the COVID-19 pandemic, AAR Corp. CEO John Holmes said.

In a year challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, two top concerns of business aviation passengers involve cleaning procedures between flights and air circulation in the cabin, according to a 2020 fourth-quarter survey of aircraft owners and operators by JetNet iQ.