Southeast Asia’s airline industry is being shaken up by a wave of restructuring programs prompted by the COVID-19 crisis, with most of the region’s flag-carriers looking to downsize to survive.
Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam has partnered with Rolls-Royce to develop the nine-passenger P-Volt, an all-electric version of the P2012 Traveller regional aircraft.
Boeing is working on updating 747 flight computer software to eliminate an issue introduced in the software’s most recent version that causes both of the aircraft’s computers to reset in-flight.
Malaysia Airports has sued AirAsia X for MYR78.2 million ($19 million) in overdue charges, which comes as the long-haul LCC embarks on a MYR63.5 billion debt restructuring.
American Airlines and oneworld alliance partner International Airlines Group (IAG) are pushing for the creation of a travel corridor between the U.S. and the UK to speed the return of lucrative transatlantic flights.
Qantas is expecting its domestic capacity to ramp up significantly as more Australian state borders reopen, but the recovery is still slower than the airline had projected.
