Coronavirus

By Helen Massy-Beresford
All eyes are on the air cargo sector as the logistical challenge of shipping COVID-19 vaccines around the world ramps up.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

AAR

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

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.
MRO

By Ben Goldstein
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
While 2020 will go down largely as a year to forget for Boeing, the company’s tally of new build commercial freighter deliveries represents a 12-month record and a rare bright spot for the under-pressure manufacturer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Business aviation has fared better than commercial during the pandemic, but renewed growth depends on vaccines.
Civil Aviation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
No deal yet as the end of the transition period looms, but with connectivity assured–for now–airlines’ biggest concern is data.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
A look at new aircraft and cabin products developed to solve pandemic-related challenges for airlines.
MRO

By Sean Broderick
Airline cost focus, OEM struggles will benefit alternative-material suppliers.
Aerospace and Defense 2021

By Tony Osborne
The commercial rotorcraft industry has weathered the pandemic, but key programs are facing more delays.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Thinking ahead: What we can expect in the major aerospace and defense sectors.
Aerospace

By James Pozzi
What will happen in the commercial aftermarket as aircraft return to the skies.
Aerospace and Defense 2021

By Ben Goldstein
Alaska Airlines launched a new COVID-19 testing program that allows passengers traveling to Hawaii from the U.S. west coast to bypass airport screening and avoid a mandatory quarantine upon arrival.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
JetBlue Airways’ decision to launch service from Miami International airport caps off a raft of network changes the company has undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic to respond to what it deems as “changing customer demand.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
The global economic context is unfavorable for everything in aviation except maybe for one thing: the delivery of a new freighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

CAAC reports China's airlines carried 44.4m pax in November, down 16.3% vs November 2019; cargo fell 3.5%.
Air Transport

AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS is expected to return two leased 737-800s (30478/30570) in 1Q21 to Macquarie AirFinance.
Air Transport

AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS and AUSTRAL have completed their previously announced merger (SPNWS; May 8).
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian aerospace company FACC believes the worst of the COVID-19 crisis is over for first-tier suppliers such as itself, which provide parts and services to the likes of Airbus and Boeing.
Interiors & Connectivity

FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 0.66m pax in November, down 87% vs Nov 2019
Air Transport

LONDON HEATHROW handled 0.75m pax in November, down 88% vs Nov 2019; cargo fell 16%. It did receive approval from UK SUPREME COURT for adding third
Air Transport