Air Transport

GOL

GOL posted R$5b net loss in 2020 (vs R$692m profit in 2019) on 7% lower revenues. It ended year with 127 737s (seven MAXs) with 73 737-8s and 22 737
Air Transport

By David Casey
Aeroflot Group has confirmed that a planned regional hub in Krasnoyarsk, located in the Siberia region of Russia, will open in June.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Qatar Airways Cargo wants to speed up the digitalization of air cargo in 2021, saying that the industry has taken too long to improve its way of doing business.
Airlines & Lessors

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport of the first traveller using the IATA Travel Pass app to manage their travel health credentials.
Air Transport

By Vincent Chappard
ATR is determined to emerge stronger from the COVID crisis by strengthening its global presence in the next decade and by continuing to offer the most sustainable and modern option for regional air travel.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia Group has raised MYR336.5 million ($82 million) following the completion of a two-tiered private share placement, part of a broader plan to raise MYR2-2.5 billion to save the struggling LCC operator which has been battered by the pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Maksim Pyadushkin
Designers of the Russo-Chinese CR929 widebody passenger airliner continue to fine-tune the aircraft configuration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Regulations have proven effective, while manufacturers’ processes are evolving.
MRO

Boeing’s 737 MAX program recovery is hitting its marks as airlines work more of the narrowbody twins back into fleets and deliveries ramp up. Take a
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. passenger airlines recalled approximately 26,000 full-time employees after Congress extended the payroll support program (PSP) in December 2020, new data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reveals.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
ATR’s earlier hopes that regional turboprops would spearhead the recovery have yet to materialize, and management now only expects a slight upturn this year on the extremely slow sales it reported for 2020.
Aircraft & Propulsion

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 397,999 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in mid-January 2021, down 12.8% vs mid-January 2020.
Air Transport

US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION reports travel’s economic footprint in US shrank 42% in 2020 from $2,600b to $1,500b; travel-supported jobs dropped 65%.
Air Transport

IATA has postponed its 77th Annual Meeting from June 27-29 to October 3-5 in Boston, MA; JETBLUE AIRWAYS is host.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
High-rate composites manufacturing technology for the aerospace, automotive and air mobility industries is at the heart of a £90 million ($125 million) UK government-industry investment in five research and development projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Sun Country Airlines raised $218 million from its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq, as investors bet on a rebound in leisure travel demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Ghana’s government has given formal approval for the establishment of a new national airline.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

AIR TRANSAT plans to resume service on June 14 with 26 aircraft A321s/A330s; it plans to return 737-800 (30696) to lessor.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
The European Commission (EC) has approved a state loan to another European flag-carrier as a result of the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on airline finances.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Bjorn Tore Larsen to Chief Executive Officer of Norse Atlantic Airways, Norway.
Air Transport