Coronavirus

By Aaron Karp
Hawaiian Airlines will suspend its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian interisland passenger and cargo services effective Nov. 1, citing the “economic challenges of low travel demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine restrictions.”
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese airlines carried 13.3 million passengers over the week-long holiday between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8, with the domestic market seeing double-digit growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores, Helen Massy-Beresford
British Airways CEO Alex Cruz is to cede his role to Aer Lingus CEO Sean Doyle, as part of a management reshuffle announced by parent company International Airlines Group (IAG).
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
More than a year after the purchase was announced, the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced both sides to re-think how much airlines are worth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Fleet upheavals caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have an impact on the feedstock available for conversion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
HAPSMobile flies high; Islander automated; multifuel UAV engines; NASA’s X-59 slips; Russia targets quiet supersonics; fresh fruit by autonomous aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Dron
LCC Norwegian has started consultations with staff at its London Gatwick base regarding more than 250 possible redundancies, as the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of easing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Major parts for the Racer, a high-speed compound helicopter demonstrator being developed under Europe’s Clean Sky 2 research program, have begun arriving at Airbus Helicopters for assembly.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Capacity offered by Brazilian operator Azul continues to grow on a month-on-month basis as the recovery in Brazil’s domestic market is making slow but steady progress.
Airlines & Lessors

CAMFIL, Sweden was selected by CTT Systems to supply its air filtration applications for its humidifier products for flight deck, crew rest and cabin.
Aerospace

ALTA reports year-over-year member RPKs dropped 84.8% in August on 80.4% lower ASKs; enplanements fell 82.7%.
Air Transport

GOL

GOL ended 3Q20 with R$2.2b of total liquidity and 129 737s (71 in operation/58 grounded) operating at 36% of flight schedule a year ago; it produced R
Air Transport

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Remote inspections, virtual training and digital tools are gaining traction as a way to address maintenance challenges during COVID-19.
Emerging Technologies

By James Pozzi
How Malaysia Airlines is adapting its MRO during the pandemic and stepping up its digitalization efforts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Aircraft cabins could look different after the COVID-19 pandemic because of various engineering innovations underway.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Jen DiMascio
France to replace Rafales; SDA awards tracking layer contracts; Russian airlifter delayed; and Boeing WGS clears PDR.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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Air Transport

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Marine Corps and Sikorsky are close to an agreement for six CH-53K Lot 4 helicopters and may seal the deal by the end of the month.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Beyond the glow of the flares sent up by desperate airlines during the COVID-19 pandemic, air navigation service providers (ANSPs) that generate revenue from the fees they charge are struggling too.
Air Traffic

By Karen Walker
People are at far higher risk of being struck by lightning than of catching the novel coronavirus during a flight on a commercial airliner, the latest numbers on onboard transmissions seem to show.
Airlines & Lessors

By Angus Batey
As commercial airlines are forced to restrict routes and travelers remain nervous about exposure to COVID-19 in airport terminals, the private business aviation sector is attracting significant levels of new business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 704,486 workers in Aug vs 706,824 in July 2020 and 743,214 in Aug 2019.
Air Transport

BRITISH AIRWAYS has retired its final two 747-400s (25811/28853) to Kemble and St Athan respectively.
Air Transport

EASYJET expects to post £815m-£845m pretax loss for year ended September 30 (vs £427m net profit a year ago) on 50% lower revenues; it has raised >£2
Air Transport

AVOLON reports that it executed 55 lease transactions in 3Q20 (vs 21 in 3Q19), delivered four new/one used aircraft (vs 8/12) and sold one aircraft
Air Transport