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Qantas and Japan Airlines (JAL) have revealed plans for extensive cooperation on routes between Australasia and Japan.

LOT POLISH AIRLINES secured approval from European Commission and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland for PLN2.9b aid package

EASYJET deferred 22 A320neo Family aircraft from FY22-FY24 to FY27-FY28, plus push back 15 delivery dates in FY22-FY24; changes mean no deliveries in

IBERIA (IAG) agreed to acquire AIR EUROPA for €500m (deferred to 2026); price was reduced by 50% over market conditions.

Finally, a light at the end of a very long tunnel. But 2021 will still be tough.

As Canada’s airlines wait for details of specific financial aid from the government, the country aims by next summer to introduce new rules addressing large-scale flight cancellations.

Belavia and Myanmar Airways are expanding operations with their first Embraer aircraft.

AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts engine MRO demand (overhauls and LLP replacements) will grow 4.9% per year over next 10 years from $30b in 2021 to

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.