Lufthansa is preparing “extensive postponements” of aircraft deliveries over several years as it focuses on reducing investment spending and maximizing cashflow in what is expected to be a slow recovery after the coronavirus pandemic.
Several U.S. airlines are among 69 signatories of a letter supporting a stay, or halt, of an order granting Ligado Networks access to mobile satellite services bands for a ground-based 5G network.
While many airline executives predict the recovery in air travel demand will be U-shaped or V-shaped, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian thinks it will probably look more like the Nike “Swoosh” logo.
ICAO has been roundly praised by the global aviation community for its “takeoff guidance,” published June 2 and setting out recommended practices for safe air travel while the pandemic continues.
The European Commission (EC) has banned all Armenian-registered carriers from European Union (EU) airspace, following a review of the country’s safety oversight first announced in December 2019.
The airline industry has produced almost exclusively bad news ever since the coronavirus pandemic began to have an impact on the industry globally in early March.
The global air freight market plummeted by 27.7% in April compared to the same period in 2019, as the full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt around the world.
Indian carrier IndiGo slipped to a net loss in the first quarter of the year, largely due to plummeting demand caused by the COVID-19 crisis coupled with travel restrictions.
SINGAPORE—Singapore Airlines (SIA) has increased its capacity by 2% for June and July compared to May, albeit a 94% reduction of its schedule planned before COVID-19 hit.
AFRAA has released an impact assessment analysis showing a 90.3% year on year passenger traffic reduction for the month of May; recovery is expected to start from Q3 2020 with domestic flights, followed by regional and intercontinental flights.
EasyJet has said it will have resumed flights to almost three-quarters of its route network by the end of August as London City Airport (LCY) said separately that it would reopen at the end of June as COVID-19 lockdowns are lifted.
FRANKFURT—TUI Group has reached an agreement with Boeing over compensation for delayed 737 MAX deliveries and a new schedule that will see the airline take outstanding deliveries much later.
