Air Transport

Before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the global aviation industry, conclusions were being drawn that consolidation might be necessary in the Mexican

Panama’s Copa Airlines has a steady stream of Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft scheduled during the next couple years and has not seen any passenger pushback on the MAX aircraft it has in operation.

Europe’s airlines, airports, air traffic management (ATM) providers and aerospace firms have released an action plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The French government has reportedly asked Paris airports operator Groupe ADP to go back to the drawing board on its plan to expand the French capital’s biggest airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG).

Despite entering 2020 in a good financial position and implementing “drastic measures” to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, Sweden’s airport operator Swedavia recorded a loss for the year of SEK 1.28 billion ($154 million) compared to a profit of SEK583 million in 2019.

LCC Air Arabia recorded a rare annual loss for only the second time in its 17-year history, as it grappled with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Executives at Spirit Airlines said the carrier is on track to reach pre-pandemic capacity by mid-year 2021, driven by expected strength in leisure and visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel.

A manufacturing defect is being cited as the reason for a November 2020 uncontained engine failure incident involving a Volga-Dnepr An-124 super heavy cargo aircraft, according to the head of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency.

All but one of the members of lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E) have welcomed the European Union’s decision to extend relief from the “use it or lose it” provision governing airport slots.

The national carrier of southwestern African state Namibia has ceased operations.

Following Airbus’ drive to have a hydrogen-powered aircraft in service by 2035, several French players in commercial air transport have launched a “call for expressions of interest” centered on hydrogen use at airports.

Cathay Pacific will suspend a range of routes because of strict new quarantine rules for crew, dealing a further blow to a network already severely diminished by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Air Namibia has announced on Twitter all flight operations will be suspended from February 11, 2021, this is following the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccine programs across Europe will translate into strong international traffic growth during the upcoming summer season, according to easyJet CEO Johan Lundgren.

Restructuring could bring more ownership changes in HNA Group’s stable of airlines, airports and lessors.