Prospects for two South African airlines have taken a turn for the better after the country’s government said it would not allow the national carrier to fail, while regional airline Comair’s creditors agreed a route out of administration.
South Africans have been asked by Kulula-founder Gidon Novick ‘to put their creativity to the test’ and suggest a name for the new South African airline being launched by Gidon in 2020.
An intermediate engine between the current LEAP turbofan and one that would enter service in 2035 with slashed greenhouse gas emissions is not in the cards, according to Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin.
Airline-industry groups are among 25 travel and tourism organizations that have called on the European Commission (EC) to replace quarantines with a common testing protocol for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Boeing has a successor supplier program to its infamous Partnering for Success (PFS), but it is not picking up much traction yet, according to one new industry survey.
Delta Air Lines will seek to raise $9 billion in debt backed by its SkyMiles frequent-flier program, amounting to a nearly 40% increase from previous plans to raise $6.5 billion.
The FAA plans to begin collecting data on emergency aircraft evacuations and scrutinize manufacturers’ data more carefully to ensure its certification standards are sufficient.
The mix-and-match of different testing and quarantine requirements that are currently holding back the region’s recovery must come to an end, and European authorities are on the case.
South American operator Avianca Holdings has hit a stumbling block in its Chapter 11 restructuring after a Colombian court issued an injunction against a $370 million loan the country’s government has offered to the company.
Eastar Jet appears to be making progress in its talks to find a new purchaser that could see the heavily indebted South Korean LCC return to the skies.
