Air Transport

Russian airline Aeroflot’s net loss for the 2020 third quarter (Q3) narrowed to RUB21.1 billion ($277 million), compared with RUB35.8 billion in the second quarter, helped by demand from its domestic network.

Brussels Airlines is being further integrated into parent Lufthansa Group and the Belgian flag-carrier expects to play a more important role in Lufthansa’s hub system.

Blank-check company Genesis Park Acquisition has been seeded with $150 million through its initial public offering and is on the hunt for aerospace or aviation services businesses to buy.

Turkish Airlines’ board of directors decided Nov. 27 to establish an air cargo subsidiary to capitalize on the increased demand for air freight capacity.

Honeywell has introduced a new catalyst designed for aircraft cabin air systems that can help reduce in-cabin odors from certain volatile organic compounds in “bleed air”—also known as undesirable “smell-in-cabin” events.

A potential hurdle for the proposed Korean Air-Asiana Airlines merger has been removed after the dismissal of a legal challenge that was filed against the deal.

Ibom Air is setting a new flightpath for Nigeria’s chronically under-performing civil aviation sector.

The governments of Singapore and Hong Kong have confirmed that the air travel bubble (ATB) between the two cities will be pushed “beyond December 2020” because of the high COVID-19 case counts in Hong Kong.

Routes in Asia and Russia saw significant third-quarter gains in nonstop two-way capacity.

Australian airlines are ramping up their domestic fleets as interstate borders reopen, although prospects are more bleak for widebodies.

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JetBlue Airways became the latest U.S. carrier to lower guidance for the 2020 fourth quarter (Q4), warning of deteriorating revenue trends as COVID-19 cases surge across the country.

AIRBUS received FAA type certification for 5-bladed H145 helicopter.

AVION EXPRESS, Lithuania launched financial restructuring process, which will include in-court protection from creditors.

TAP AIR PORTUGAL had €118.7m net loss for 3Q20 (vs €1.2m profit in 3Q19) on 81% lower revenues. It plans Dec 10 to submit restructuring plan to EC; it

LATAM AIRLINES GROUP plans to exit Chapter 11 in 2H21; it initiated voluntary reorganization and restructuring in May 2020.

JETBLUE AIRWAYS increased its projecting year-over-year capacity decline to 45-50% for 4Q20 due to volatile booking trends, resulting in an increased

PEL-AIR (Rex), Australia took delivery of its first (FM-88) of five King Air 350s for operation for patient transport for NSW AMBULANCE following

VOLGA-DNEPR AIRLINES grounded its An-124s, pending investigation into forced landing incident at Novosibirsk. It also reports AIRBRIDGECARGO

EMIRATES expects to have all of its A380s in service by late 2021/early 2022; it has no idea when its first 777X will arrive.

NAVBLUE was selected by Sunclass Airlines (formerly Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia), Denmark to provide N-Ops and Crew management solution.

AIRLINK, South Africa leased ex-Arkia E190 (187) from Nordic Aviation Capital.

ANAC rescinded grounding of Brazilian-registered 737 MAXs (GOL), following FAA directives, after meeting requirements that include installing software

Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR is ready to start training pilots on a new piece of commercial aviation safety equipment—an enhanced vision system (EVS) and accompanying head-mounted display.

Air Canada has taken an important step in bolstering its cargo operations now that the airline has reached a deal with its pilots to permanently convert some Boeing 767s to an all-cargo configuration.