COVID-19 has been a tough and testing time for the commercial aviation industry. Over eight months down the line and embattled airlines in South Africa have only recently received news that international flights are once again allowed back into the country. Now airlines are beginning to consider to seize opportunities in the economic recovery and turn losses into lessons, said the IFS.
COMAC and AVIC, China’s two major commercial aircraft manufacturers, are reportedly on a list of 89 Chinese companies that will face new sanctions from the White House for allegedly having ties to the Chinese military.
CDB Aviation, the Dublin-based arm of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, will convert a pair of Airbus A330-300 into freighters to meet expected future demand.
Southwest Airlines warned its mechanics of more than 400 potential furloughs, cautioning that job losses will be unavoidable unless they agree to further cost-cutting measures.
Transborder routes between the U.S. and Mexico have performed better during the last couple months as Mexico’s more relaxed travel policies have resulted in airlines bolstering their capacity from the U.S. to Mexico’s leisure markets.
Alaska Airlines agreed to lease 13 new Boeing 737-9s from Air Lease Corporation (ALC), providing a vote of confidence in Boeing less than a week after the FAA rescinded its grounding of the 737 MAX family.
Just weeks before a new Dutch passenger tax comes into effect, proposals have emerged to cut night flights at Amsterdam Schiphol by 20% and to replace six short-haul routes with rail links.
With the Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service (RTS) now under way, and at least a portion of the world’s grounded fleets of airliners scheduled to start flying again in 2021, EASA has published detailed guidelines for operators bringing their aircraft out of storage.
The European Commission (EC) has called off an investigation into Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum after changed circumstances rendered the inquiry redundant.
