Air Transport

Increased connectivity creates new vulnerabilities—from avionics to inflight-entertainment networks and airline back-end operations.

The IFC/IFE sector is reeling along with all aviation. Analysts and executives see sunnier days eventually, but also darkening clouds.

NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE disclosed aircraft lessors AERCAP (15.9%), AVOLON (5.5%), BOC AVIATION (12.7%), DP AIRCRAFT IRELAND (5%) and MG AVIATION (11%)

EMIRATES is looking to cancel five of its remaining eight A380-800s on order, according to unconfirmed media reports.

AMERICAN AIRLINES is considering replacing some of its 47 777-200ERs with 787s; it has 25 787-9s on order.

A group of 13 U.S. Senate Democrats accused Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways of exploiting a workaround to the CARES Act’s prohibition on employee pay cuts by reducing hours in lieu of pay rates.

US DOT reports 15 US airlines carried 1.4% less cargo by weight in March 2020 vs March 2019; domestic cargo rose 3.4%.

EASYJET plans to restart operations on June 15, principally on domestic routes with a minimal number of international routes.

ISTAT has committed $500,000 to support registered non-profit, non-governmental organizations that are directly responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

SMARTLYNX AIRLINES and GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES, Canada signed commercial agreement to exchange aircraft (A320s) on damp lease during each airline’s

RavnAir Alaska, a regional carrier that before the COVID-19 crisis had provided connectivity throughout the state of Alaska prior to shutting down in April, appears to have a way forward that will allow it to resume operations this summer.

Ecuador’s flag-carrier TAME is to be liquidated as part of a series of measures the country is taking to rebalance the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among its many financial ravages, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerability of fee-based business models for providing air traffic services.

Alcohol wipes have been identified as a possible cause of wires shorting out on aircraft, causing at least one in-flight smoke event, a NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) report reveals.

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The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a host of changes to its screening process to minimize interactions between customers and agents, in an effort to reduce the risk of cross-contagion ahead of the Memorial Day holiday period.

DELTA AIR LINES sold six CFM56-powered A321-200s (8036/8200/8207/8227/8859/8914) to Altitude Aircraft Leasing, and leased them back; Alititude was

IATA says an initial sample of financial data for 1Q20 shows an industry-wide EBIT margin of -10.5% of revenues; year-over-year global base pax yields

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has taken the next steps to receive €767 million ($833 million) in financial assistance from the state to survive the COVID-19 crisis.

Commercial aviation groups and manufacturers planned to file seven petitions challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent decision to grant Ligado Networks access to radio frequency spectrum near bands used for critical aviation applications.

Ryanair subsidiary Laudamotion has issued an ultimatum to its trade union Vida to sign the new collective labor agreement (CLA) within 24 hours, but talks could fail.

There is a reasonable chance of rescuing Comair Group given its asset base and importance to South Africa’s connectivity, according to the business rescue practitioners who were appointed to the company earlier in May.

FRANKFURT—The German government is in the final stages of negotiating a support package for Lufthansa that would give the airline access to around €9 billion ($9.9 billion) in new liquidity, coming just in time to avoid a possible insolvency process.