Air Transport

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has suspended development of the SpaceJet for more than three years.

Francisco Gomes Neto talks with Aviation Week in his first interview for the aerospace trade press.

Why Honeywell Aerospace’s chief sees a bright future for the industry despite today’s COVID-19 woes.

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Airline Financials

The South African government has agreed to provide another cash bailout for debt-ridden South African Airways (SAA), funding the carrier’s revival as a new national airline.

Spirit Airlines will operate 80% of its pre-pandemic capacity beginning in November, as it capitalizes on solid leisure demand following a better-than

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air believes the COVID-19 pandemic is creating opportunities to acquire used aircraft without huge capital outlays.

Textron Aviation is expected to return to profitability in the fourth quarter after an “encouraging” recovery in orders for business aircraft, Textron CEO Scott Donnelly said on an Oct. 29 third-quarter results call with analysts.

Regional subsidiary KLM Cityhopper is introducing virtual reality (VR) as a training aid for its flight deck crews.

The European Commission (EC) has pledged to develop a coordinated testing protocol for travelers, starting with aviation, as part of broader measures aimed at helping Europe better face up to the crisis.

OMNI AIR INTERNATIONAL leased ex-Royal Air Maroc 767-300ER (30843) with CF6-80C2s from GECAS.

MYANMAR AIRWAYS INTL took delivery of ex-China Southern E190 (529) on lease from CDB Aviation; two more are planned.

AVOLON posted $41m loss on $504m revenues in 3Q20 vs $161m profit on $651m in 3Q19, and ended quarter with total liquidity of >$5.7b and owned/managed

For sure, 2020 will go down as the worst year for commercial aviation since World War II, but the question increasingly is, will 2021 be much better

KUWAIT AIRWAYS took delivery the first two 235-pax A330-800s (1964/1969); it has ordered eight.

German leisure carrier Condor plans to open a base in Zurich for the summer 2021 season.

The Canadian Advanced Air Mobility consortium has been launched in Vancouver, British Columbia, with the goal of accelerating the development and commercialization of electric vertical-takeoff aircraft.

Dubai-based LCC flydubai has expanded its network to 44 destinations worldwide, and further frequency increases are planned as demand continues to grow.

Ryanair will suspend operations from Irish airports with the exception of Dublin (DUB) for four weeks starting Nov. 14 due to COVID-19 restrictions there.

London Heathrow (LHR) is no longer Europe’s busiest airport, having been overtaken by Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG).