Aeromexico saw some encouraging signs in Mexico’s domestic market at the end of 2020, but similar to most countries worldwide, Mexico’s recovery appears to be choppy.
Embraer said on Feb. 18 it was formally withdrawing its World Trade Organization (WTO) case against Canada and Bombardier over airliner manufacturing subsidies now that the issue is moot with Bombardier’s focus on business aviation.
Finnair said it is now in a healthy financial position after a recapitalization and extensive cost-cutting that addressed the havoc wreaked on its business by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Nine new routes to destinations in Scandinavia will be added to Vueling’s network in summer 2021 as the Spanish carrier targets leisure demand and seeks to capitalize on Norwegian Air Shuttle’s struggles.
Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare agreement with new customer Uganda Airlines for their two new Airbus A330neo aircraft powered exclusively by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. Uganda Airlines received their two A330neo, first in December 2020 and second in January 2021.
Around a decade after preparing to divest its aerostructures businesses, Airbus is now reversing course and wants to keep component manufacturing inside the group for the long term.
Conditions remain challenging in the first quarter of 2021, in which the group expects to operate 40% of pre-pandemic capacity as ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions stifle flying
