Air Transport

Etihad Airways was three years into a major transformation program when the coronavirus pandemic took hold. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier is transitioning from its previous management’s policy of rapid expansion and equity partnerships with other airlines.

Health travel apps need government standards.

A California project could help spur electric regional plane development.

Summer bookings and survey indicate strong desire to resume travel.

Passenger expectations for­ inflight connectivity increasing.

JetBlue puts ‘wow’ factor into narrowbody cabin design.

Flexible cabin solutions are emerging as winners.

Many airlines and airports have placed investment in sustainability at the top of their agendas despite the pandemic crisis. QANTAS-BP PARTNERSHIP

Two months after Norwegian Air Shuttle ended transatlantic flying to focus on routes closer to home, a new Norway-based airline has unveiled plans to enter the low-cost long-haul market.

Delta Air Lines’ ability to endure in the post-deregulation era, reflected in its $103-million earnings win 1979 while earnings plunged for most other

Facing rising Chinese competition, the U.S., EU and UK agree to step back and try to settle an endless war over airliner subsidies.

JetBlue Airways believes its new partnership with American Airlines will create flexibility to utilize more airport slots that were previously not available to the airline.

German transport-finance specialist DVB Bank has agreed to sell its entire aviation investment and asset management business to joint venture partners Strategic Value Partners Global (SVPGlobal) and EnTrust Global’s Blue Sky Aviation.

UNITED says it has seen improvement in demand/new bookings vs previous estimations and now expects core cash flow for March 2021 to be positive; it

AMAZON took delivery of ex-WestJet 767-300 (25274) following conversion to freighter in Tel Aviv by IAI BEDEK AVIATION.

NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS, Norway is being formed for startup of long-haul, low-cost services in late 2021 to capitalize on transatlantic routes vacated

CPaT GLOBAL, Houston was selected by Finnair Flight Academy to provide distance learning solutions for A320/A330/A350, E-Jet and ATR pilot training.

INDIGO PARTNERS plans to sell off £40a0m in shares of WIZZ AIR, representing about half of its 17.5% stake in the airline, via an accelerated

Petar Todorovic to President of sage-popovich, Valparaiso, IN/Gary/Chicago International Airport. Nick Popovich will become Chairman.

A host of U.S. airlines forecast improved bookings for spring and summer travel, driven by continued positive momentum in COVID-19 case counts and vaccinations.

SpiceJet is planning to further grow its domestic route network in India as it seeks to gain ground on larger rival IndiGo.

Europe’s pilots and airlines have called for a ramp-up of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and for European policy to ensure the fuels’ sourcing makes them truly sustainable.

SOUTHWEST continues to expect its 1Q21 capacity to be down 35% vs 1Q20 and down 38% vs 1Q19, but is projecting capacity in May 2021 to increase 118%

JETBLUE AIRWAYS is projecting capacity to be down 41% in 1Q21 vs 1Q19 (vs previous guidance of at least 40%), and expects to report EBITDA of between

DELTA is projecting average daily cash burn of $12m-$14m in 1Q21, ending with liquidity of about $16.5b; it expects total revenue to be at lower end