Air Transport

With so much going on within the aviation sector we want to know your views on the key topics and stories.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Pilot groups and at least one regulator have raised concerns about several non-normal pilot procedures being changed following a review of the grounded Boeing 737 MAX that also apply to older versions of the venerable narrowbody.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Delta Air Lines will delay plans to furlough nearly 2,000 pilots until Nov. 1, as talks between management and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) continue over proposed cost-cutting measures.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Barring the equivalent of light speed regulatory action in Europe, Spirit AeroSystems appears unlikely to close its proposed $420 million acquisition of Asco Industries—at least not under the current terms that expire Oct. 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Research provided by flight-search website Skyscanner has revealed that passengers are responding to the COVID-19 crisis by booking flights last-minute and remaining closer to home.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Icelandair has raised ISK23 billion ($167.7 million) through a heavily oversubscribed share offering, hitting the top end of its ISK20-23 billion guidance.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The Norwegian government has announced plans to further extend its loan-guarantee scheme for airlines to the end of 2020, as the COVID-19 crisis persists.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Aeromexico reached deals with 27 lessors to convert leases on nearly 100 assets to power-by-the-hour agreements after the move was approved by a U.S
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The airline industry will never return to its pre-pandemic state, Willie Walsh, the recently-retired former CEO of International Airlines Group (IAG) said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Today’s announcement by IATA that it wants airlines to implement 100% COVID-19 testing for all international passengers before their departure and return flights shows how grave the situation has become for the global air transport industry.
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
With the U.S. Government’s Payroll Support Program (PSP) set to expire on Oct. 1, time is quickly running out for Congress to prevent mass furloughs across the U.S. airline industry.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) has set out plans to upgrade the Single European Sky (SES) regulatory framework, modernizing the management of European airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

DELTA plans October 25 to restart Minneapolis-Amsterdam (A330-300), its first transoceanic service to restart from MSP.
Air Transport

REGIONAL EXPRESS (Rex), Australia is in advanced exclusive negotiations with PAG ASIA CAPITAL regarding an investment by PAG of A$150m to be used
Air Transport

NORWEGIAN committed to reduce CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030 (vs 2010) via fleet renewal and sustainable aviation fuels.
Air Transport

AVIANCA has secured commitments for US$2b in DIP financing; >100 lenders are participating in US$1.3b senior secured Tranche A facility and existing
Air Transport

AEROMEXICO has bankrutpcy court approval to modify majority of its existing aircraft leases (27 different leasing companies covering 82 aircraft and
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
A Boeing-developed ultraviolet wand that can sanitize aircraft interiors will be manufactured by Florida-based lighting specialists Healthe after final validation testing under the aircraft manufacturer’s latest ecoDemonstrator program.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Jens Flottau
IATA is now calling for systematic COVID-19 testing of all international passengers before departure as a key part of efforts to restart aviation during the coronavirus pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Australian carrier Regional Express Holdings (Rex) is in talks with a major investment group to secure the funding it needs to establish the airline’s first jet services on domestic trunk routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Aircraft engines MRO providers are forecasted to lose $1.5 billion in revenue as airlines turn to green time engines from parked aircraft amid the pandemic to preserve cash.
MRO Asia

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Scheduled Capacity Through December 2020 As Of Sept. 7, 2020
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Adrian Schofield
The decision by some Australian states to reopen borders for domestic travel has prompted Australia’s major airlines to restore suspended routes and boost frequencies on others.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
The return of a downcycle harbors major changes to the commercial aerospace supplier base.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain