Air Transport

UNITED AIRLINES plans October 21 to resume four-times-weekly San Francisco-Shanghai (777-300ER).

Avianca Holdings received approval from a U.S. federal court to tap over $2 billion in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing, marking the latest step in its attempted restructuring after seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on May 10.

United Airlines will begin flying nonstop to mainland China from Oct. 21 for the first time since late February when the COVID-19 crisis began to escalate worldwide.

WESTJET began five-times weekly Vancouver-Toronto (787), its initial service with 787 out of Vancouver.

KLM submitted its restructuring plan to the Netherlands Ministry of Finance as key condition in obtaining government loan and guarantees to the value

ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS teamed with Jamco to develop/test new hands-free lavatory lock knob and door handle.

The Boeing 737 MAX saga isn’t over yet, but recent public comments by the heads of the FAA and EASA suggest that the 19-month grounding is coming to an end.

Daniel A. Bergeron to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of RBC Bearings, Oxford, CT.

Brazil's GOL operated average of 270 flights per day (all domestic) in September, up 36% vs August 2020.

AIRASIA JAPAN ceased operations after COVID-19 crisis left significant/sustained adverse economic impact on its business.

APOC AVIATION purchased three CFM56-5As from PTS Aviation; one is leased to CONDOR and two are in Miami for addition to its lease portfolio.

Alaska Airlines will speed up retirement of 10 Airbus A320 airliners, marking the latest in a series of moves that appear likely to reduce its reliance on Airbus for years to come.

Airport operator Vinci Airports will launch in mid-October a real-life test phase of a facial recognition service designed to streamline the passenger’s path to takeoff from their arrival at the airport.

AIRBUS and KONIKU validated new Konikore device for real-time automated/contactless detection of chemical, biological and explosive threats to the

VIVA AIR, Colombia took delivery of LEAP-powered A320neo (10136) on lease from ACG as part of a multi-aircraft transaction.

Nicola Travis to Head of Legal of Aircraft Leasing & Management (ALM), UK.

European air traffic has fallen again, dropping to 44.8% of 2019 levels in the week to Oct. 4, Eurocontrol data showed, as travel restrictions and uncertainty over rising COVID-19 infection rates in many countries continue to hold back demand.

Weekly profile of a major airport’s operations, carriers and destinations.

Eurocontrol Network Overview

Eurocontrol Draft Traffic Scenarios

AirAsia Japan confirmed that it has ceased operation as of Oct. 5 after the COVID-19 crisis compounded the carrier’s challenges in the competitive Japanese LCC market.

Singapore’s Changi Airport has imposed pay cuts as high as 30% on its staff in preparation for an uncertain recovery across its various portfolios.

BEA’s persistence on three research campaigns leads to a potentially far-reaching discovery of metal fatigue on GE-Pratt GP7200 turbofan.

Following the recent news that the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention urged citizens and residents to avoid foreign travel and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that the spread of the new coronavirus in February and March are set to wipe off the growth registered by Middle East airlines at the start of the year. Richard Thompson, editorial director at GlobalData, offers his view.

Quietly but quickly, a debate is brewing inside the Western aerospace and defense supplier base, and the winning trend could become a ruling business model for a generation or more.