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DELTA plans October 31 to operate its final 777 flight on JFK-LAX as part of previously announce plan to retire fleet.

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS has deferred delivery of its initial 777-9s to beyond 2025; it has 21 777Xs on order.

HAWAIIAN plans in December to restart Honolulu-Boston/-JFK, plus other routes, and will operate its entire 13-city US mainland network as State of

IATA has revised down its 2020 pax traffic forecasts for Middle East and Africa to reach 30% of 2019 vs 45% as it projected in July; it does not

LUFTHANSA GROUP estimates it lost €1.3b in 3Q20 (vs €1.3b profit in 3Q19), and ended quarter with €10.1b in liquidity.

IAG estimates it lost €1.3b in 3Q20 (vs €1.4b profit in 3Q19) on 83% lower revenues, and ended quarter with €6.6b in liquidity.

ALASKA had $431m net loss for 3Q20a (vs $322m profit in 3Q19) on 71% lower revenues; it ended quarter with $5.5b in liqudity.

SOUTHWEST says it is in discussions with Boeing to restructure its MAX order book, and continues to evaluate its fleet needs in light of current

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES posted $1.2b net loss for 3Q20 (vs $659m profit in 3Q19) on 68.2% lower revenues, and ended quarter with $15.6b in liqudity. It is

AMERICAN reached deal with Boeing to defer deliveries of 18 737 MAXs from 2021-2022 to 2023-2024. It says it has also finalized series of SLB

AMERICAN posted $2.4b net loss for 3Q20 (vs $425m profit in 3Q19) on 73.4% lower revenues, and ended quarter with $13.6b in liqudity. Although it has

AIRASIA X has reportedly run out of money and needs to raise up to US$120.6m to restart operations. It announced restructuring plan earlier in month

SINGAPORE AIRLINES plans November 9 to begin nonstop Singapore-JFK (A350-900).

AEROMEXICO had MXP3.6b operating loss in 3Q20 (vs MXP1.3b profit in 3Q19) on 74.5% lower revenues. It has MXP7.8b cash.

CATHAY PACIFIC GROUP announced corporate restructuring that includes cutting employment by 24% (about 8,500 positions), shutting down CATHAY DRAGON

With the approval of COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, the next major challenge will be to distribute billions of doses swiftly and globally.

Lufthansa Cargo will continue to flexibly manage its freighter fleet of Boeing 777Fs and MD-11Fs in the coming months as belly capacity on passenger long-haul routes is curtailed by fewer flights amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is expected to soon reveal details regarding restructuring plans prompted by the financial shock of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hawaiian Airlines is resuming U.S. East Coast flying in December, reinstating the two farthest regularly scheduled domestic passenger routes in the world.

In a joint study with the University of Arizona’s Department of Environmental Sciences, Boeing said it confirmed that all current anti-bacterial solutions used in the industry are effective in protecting against viruses, including COVID-19.

Icelandair plans to reduce seat capacity for summer 2021 by around 25-30% compared to the same season in 2019 as the flag-carrier expects the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will still be significant.

The crippling “second wave” of COVID-19 infections spreading across the globe has forced International Airlines Group (IAG) to make yet more cuts in its winter timetables.

The low-cost carrier is developing new markets at home. The industry returned to domestic activity levels months ago.

Ask the Editors: A wave of consolidation in A&D has arrived due to COVID-19, the worst aerospace downturn since the dawn of the Jet Age.

The chairman of the U.S. House subcommittee overseeing the U.S. government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic called on four cargo carriers to repay more than $600 million in federal payroll support, arguing the funds were not needed in light of the cargo sector’s resiliency during the crisis.