Air Transport

Mystery surrounds the crash of a Let L4-10 in the Democratic Repulic of Congo (DRC) this week. The aircraft is believed to have been operated by Doren Air Congo carrying humanitarian and medical equipment to fight Covid-19 on a domestic flight from Kalima to Bukavu.

Low-cost carrier Fastjet is to de-list from the AIM market and will re-register as a private company in a last-ditch bid to survive.

Collins Aerospace Systems has reached a milestone in the development of its higher bandwidth Iridium Certus airborne satellite communications (SATCOM) system.

The implementation of globally harmonised recommendations developed by the ICAO Council Aviation Recovery Taskforce (CART) took a step forward this week through the launch of supporting initiatives for airlines and airports by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airports Council International (ACI).

Airline Snapshot

Chinese Domestic Utilization Compared With Scheduled U.S. Utilization – Days Since Initial Utilization Fall

Week Ending August 15 Vs. Previous Week And Year-Ago Week

LATAM AIRLINES GROUP lost US$890m in 2Q20 (vs US$62.8m net loss in 2Q19) on 76% lower revenues, and ended quarter with US$1.4b in cash and cash

Cargo profits at China’s Juneyao Airlines quintupled during the first half (H1) of 2020, reflecting the carrier’s concentration on chartered cargo flights during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, when most passenger services were halted.

The COVID-19 crisis has interrupted an important phase of mergers and acquisitions in the South Korean airline industry, leaving the future of at

Qatar Airways, a five-star oneworld alliance airline, was among the first to operate all-cargo flights on passenger aircraft in the pandemic, as well as being among the first to restart routes and introduce additional hygiene measures on aircraft, including using ultraviolet cleaning and requiring face shields as well as masks.

Will the pandemic change aircraft cabin designs?

Airlines are prioritizing cabin hygiene, pulling out all the stops to assure passengers and crews that it is safe to fly in the pandemic environment

According to IATA, the risk of infection on airplanes is probably lower than in many confined spaces because modern airplanes have cabin air

Aircraft cabin interior product forecast:

The COVID-19 crisis has led major U.S. carriers to streamline their feeder fleets, creating winners and losers among regional partners.

Aircraft cabin interior product forecast:

The Heathrow expansion plan heads to Britain’s top court

Ask the Editors: The outlook for air cargo in coming years will be closely linked to the global economy, and industry will have to adapt.

Joint Chinese-US company broadens the simulator market.

Industry players and governments continue to push ahead toward environmental targets as they navigate the pandemic era. In the near term, airlines and

Finnair is considering issuing new euro-denominated capital securities with a maximum principal amount of €200 million ($237.2 million). The issue is

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved a request from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to reinstate flights to Birmingham (BHX) and Manchester (MAN) on board aircraft chartered from Hi Fly.

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Boeing will seek more voluntary layoffs in its commercial aircraft, MRO services and corporate offices, the company’s chief executive revealed in an internal memo, as the giant airliner manufacturer tries to scale down its operations to meet a diminished marketplace in coming years.