American Airlines went a step further than Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in relaxing its change fee policy, upping the ante by eliminating the charges for tickets to near-international destinations, in addition to domestic flights.
The commercial aerospace manufacturing world breathed a collective sigh of relief a few weeks ago when Airbus and Boeing did not announce major new cuts to monthly production rates of their large commercial aircraft (LCA).
Kenya Airways said it has to undergo substantial changes following the COVID-19 crisis to withstand any longer-term reductions in customer demand and any economic shocks or events that could affect the airline.
Taiwan’s EVA Air has come to an agreement with Boeing to swap seven of its outstanding 787-10 orders to three 777F freighters and four smaller 787-9 aircraft.
Embattled aircraft connectivity provider Gogo will sell its commercial aviation unit to bankrupt satellite services provider Intelsat for $400 million in a deal that might help the latter return to a viable business while the former tries to avoid liquidation.
China’s HNA Group, which owns 100% of ground handling giant Swissport International, is to give up its shareholding under a debt-for-equity restructuring that will see ownership pass to the company’s creditors.
El Al has completed the first flight of an Israeli airline to a Gulf Arab country, in the wake of an August rapprochement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
Rolls-Royce plans to reduce costs linked to its spare-engines pool and lean more heavily on third-party shops as part of sweeping changes within its civil aerospace business to cope with reduced air transport activity for the foreseeable future.
The gradual restoration of the route networks of Emirates Airline and LCC sister-company flydubai has seen the resumption of the strategic partnership between the two carriers.
Dublin-headquartered aviation asset manager Stellwagen Group has come under new ownership, after a consortium of investors bought out majority shareholder and company founder Douglas Brennan.
China’s three state carriers reported a combined CNY26.1 billion ($3.8 billion) net loss for the first six months (H1) of 2020, even as the Chinese commercial aviation industry worked its way back toward normal capacity in the second quarter.
Recaro Aircraft Seating and Airbus leadership are discussing how to collaborate on ideas to manage the effects on the interiors industry as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Argentina was scheduled to reopen its borders and permit airlines to fly in and out of the country on Sept. 1 after almost six months of mandatory closure. It won’t happen.
