A return to commercial aircraft utilization decline in September has shown that recovery for the industry will be filled with twists and turns along the way.
Wichita aerostructures giant Spirit AeroSystems has struck a 45% cash discount with Bombardier for the latter’s Short Brothers capacity in Northern Ireland, as well as Bombardier Aerospace North Africa and most of a Dallas MRO site.
Two African carriers–Ethiopian Airlines and South African LCC FlySafair–have each added a pair of aircraft to their fleets, despite the ongoing COVID-19 downturn.
Airbus delivered the first U.S.-assembled A220 to Delta Air Lines, marking the onset of a new era of stateside aircraft production for the European OEM, as well as the first delivery of the larger A220-300 variant to a U.S. operator.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has completed its critical recapitalization, increasing the Danish and Swedish government stakes in the airline to 21.8% each.
Slovak Boeing 737 wet-lease operator Go2Sky has reversed an earlier decision to cease operations and close the company, after reaching an agreement with its lessors.
