Italy may have to review the plan to nationalize and relaunch Alitalia if the proposal does not obtain European Commission (EC) approval, Italian media reported.
Lufthansa subsidiaries Austrian Airlines and SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) have both suffered substantial losses for the 2020 first quarter (Q1) following the outbreak of COVID-19.
An ICAO task force has released recommendations on how to minimize COVID-19 risks on airplanes and in airports. Will it be enough to convince nervous travelers to fly again? Listen in as Aviation Week’s editors delve into the details.
Wizz Air reported an underlying net profit of €344.8 million ($385 million) for its fiscal 2020 which ended March 31, slightly behind its forecast of €350-355 million.
Etihad Airways, which was forced to halt passenger flights amid the coronavirus crisis, is now gradually reinstating scheduled service. However, only one direction is currently planned ‒ and awaiting permission ‒ with several others to follow later on.
Middle East Airlines, Air Liban, yesterday commenced its repatriation flights after receiving the required approvals from the competent authorities following the covid-19 pandemic.
A pair of Cowen & Co. analysts predicted U.S. airlines will shrink their pilot workforces by 20%, a target they said could largely be achieved through voluntary measures alone.
Carbon recycler LanzaTech has launched a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) spinoff, LanzaJet, with $25 million in backing from Canadian and Japanese investors.
Indonesia’s largest low-cost airline Lion Air will suspend all flights from June 5 citing poor passenger carriage as travelers struggle to fulfil the strict requirements needed to fly after movement control restrictions were lifted.
U.S. airlines have regained access to the international Chinese market in a revision of regulations that China issued a day after its own access to the U.S. market was threatened.
Privately owned South African carrier Comair, which operates LCC kulula.com and franchise flights for British Airways (BA), is in talks with six potential investors while eyeing a domestic relaunch by Nov. 1 with a downsized fleet.
As manufacturers and operators work to reassure passengers that flying in aircraft is safe because existing filtration systems remove pathogens from cabin air, German researchers are studying how viruses spread inside aircraft and other densely packed forms of transport, such as trains.
