Air Transport

AIRBRIDGECARGO AIRLINES reached agreement to convert operating lease of one of two 747-8Fs into a finance lease.
Air Transport

AIRBALTIC took delivery of its 24th and 25th A220-300s (55094/55095), its final deliveries for 2020; it has 25 more on order.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Star Alliance and Amadeus have launched a partnership aimed at making touchless travel more accessible—at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has brought touchless technologies and initiatives aimed at boosting traveler confidence into the spotlight.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Virgin Atlantic has pulled the planned launch of two routes between the UK and India that had been scheduled to start during the coming weeks.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The prospects for a quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand increased significantly after the New Zealand government said it is targeting a reopening early in 2021.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield, Ben Goldstein
A business model that has long had its doubters will be facing tougher competition in the post-pandemic era.
Civil Aviation

By Ben Goldstein, Helen Massy-Beresford
Demand trends during the pandemic and recovery should favor LCCs over larger legacy airlines.
Civil Aviation

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Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. airlines shed 37,000 employees from their payrolls following the expiration of the CARES Act Payroll Support Program (PSP) in October.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
EASA finalized a Rolls-Royce-recommended inspection program for some Trent XWBs to spot cracks in intermediate pressure (IP) compressor blade roots.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
At a time when roughly two-thirds fewer people are flying commercially it might be hard to imagine that someday record numbers of people will fly and many of them will pay up for far-faster flights.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
South African LCC Lift has started services, entering a market that has been roiled by several airlines struggling for survival.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Virgin Atlantic has launched a new health-testing regime for passengers departing London Heathrow Airport as part of a study to validate the benefits of pre-departure testing for COVID-19.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Canadian North and Air Greenland have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to explore partnership opportunities for air service and sustainable tourism development between Greenland and Canada.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Rolls-Royce is starting to see a recovery in usage of its engines on widebody aircraft, although this progress has slowed in recent weeks, the company said Dec. 11.
Aircraft & Propulsion

AMERICAN AIRLINES took delivery of its first new out-of-storage 737 MAX-8 (44474) from Boeing.
Air Transport

AIR SAINT-PIERRE, Saint Pierre And Miquelon took delivery of new ATR 42-600 (1605) to replace its -500.
Air Transport

FINNAIR was granted export credit support of >€100m from Germany, France and UK for acquiring Airbus aircraft.
Air Transport

KALITTA AIR purchased 747-400 (26407) with PW4000s from Korean Air; SK&Y Associates arranged (SPNWS; December 11).
Air Transport

AIRBUS delivered its 200th A320 Family aircraft produced in Mobile, AL (10095) to AMERICAN AIRLINES.
Air Transport

BA CITYFLYER took delivery of another ex-China Southern E190 (548) on lease from CDB Aviation.
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
Southwest Airlines is not backing down from plans to aggressively expand into new markets, even after warning thousands of employees of possible furloughs beginning early in 2021.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Irish carrier Aer Lingus is seeking permission to enter the UK-U.S. transatlantic market from next summer, with an initial three routes planned from a new base at Manchester Airport (MAN).
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
A rebound in its charter business and a new cargo operation with Amazon are helping ULCC Sun Country Airlines weather the COVID-19 crisis better than its larger legacy peers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
LONDON—Heathrow Airport has decided to mothball Terminal 4 (T4) until the end of 2021, with current operations limited to just two of the airport’s
Airports & Networks