Coronavirus

Major transit hubs have proven to be particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 crisis as connectivity falls apart.

Despite the pandemic, the industry continued to make progress in sustainability, space, aviation safety and more.

Beyond COVID-19, the new leadership team at the Pentagon will inherit a huge modernization agenda.

The Boeing-Airbus duopoly cannot count on widebody sales anytime soon, so their hope is to get narrowbody production back to normal.

Pinched by COVID-related economic woes, New Delhi is still prepared to buy what it needs to counter border threats in Ladakh.

Air cargo operators are gearing up to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine while fighting to overcome a capacity shortage.

Transat AT shareholders voted Dec. 15 to approve a revised takeover bid from Air Canada, marking a key step forward for the planned acquisition of Canada’s third-largest airline.

TRANSAT received overwhelming shareholder approval for amended deal to be acquired by AIR CANADA (SPNWS; Oct 16).

UPS acquired MD-1F (48782; parked in San Antonio, TX) from Lufthansa Cargo and now has 40 MD-11Fs.

ALTA members flew 22.1b RPKs in October, down 68.4% vs October 2019; capacity fell 62.6% to 32b ASKs; enplanements were down 62.3%.

BOEING and UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA demonstrated use of thermal disinfection (applying extreme heat (50ºC/120ºF) to surfaces, especially on hard-to-clean

The FAA is allowing pilots and air traffic controllers in the U.S. to receive the first vaccine developed for COVID-19 under their existing medical certifications and has committed to evaluating vaccines from other manufacturers as they are introduced.

December is shaping up to be the weakest air travel month in the U.S. since August, as rising COVID-19 case counts and new government restrictions threaten to undo the modest demand improvement seen during the 2020 third quarter.

IATA has renewed its call for governments to ensure that aviation-sector employees are counted among the essential workers who will receive COVID-19 vaccines early.

A new segregated travel lane designed for selected business travelers will be launched by Singapore as the country enters the last stage of relaxing COVID-19 restrictions.

All four RQ-4s have been delivered and all 40 F-35As will be in 2021. So the 2021 acquisition budget is not rising much.

Long-haul aviation market has changed since the 777X was launched, increasing pressure on Boeing’s business case.

The FAA has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use by U.S. pilots and air traffic controllers, ensuring that essential aviation workers can get immunized without jeopardizing their medical clearances.

TSA reports it screened 865,014 pax at US airport security checkpoints on December 13 vs 2.3m a year ago.

CORSAIR, France received EC approval for state aid comprising €106.7m of restructuring aid and €30.2m to compensate company for damages suffered due

A small UK tech company says it has found an answer to the rapidly growing problem of fake COVID-19 certificates that threaten to undermine efforts to ensure air passengers are free of infection when they board an aircraft.

United Airlines’ declaration that it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 goes beyond the obvious goal of emissions reduction.

AEROMEXICO is expected to reinstate 737 MAX operations out of Mexico City on December 21; it currently has six.

HEICO increased its existing credit facility with banking syndicate to US$1.5b and extended maturity to November 2023.

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 368,162 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in October, down 18.9% (or nearly 86,000 FTEs) vs October