Air Transport

On the lookout for opportunities, carriers strive to store aircraft in ready-to-use condition.

LUFTHANSA GROUP received shareholder approval to transfer €298m retained profits from 2019 to other revenue reserves.

COMAIR, South Africa entered business rescue to restructure, building on the turnaround plan that management was already implementing; it aims to

26th Annual Chi-Stat Reception, scheduled for June 10, 2020, has been canceled; it has scheduled its 2021 event for June 9.

QANTAS has officially placed Project Sunrise on hold, citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air travel.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS announced it will be moving its flying program from London Gatwick to London Heathrow, with the intention of retaining its

Leaders of TransDigm Group, a key provider of niche aerospace and defense parts, said on May 5 they will lay off up to 25% of their workforce and take other actions as the company conserves cash to ride out the collapse in commercial air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC announced planned reduction of 3,150 jobs and says it will no longer use all of its seven 747-400s, with four A330-200s retiring in

AFRICAN EXPRESS AIRWAYS lost EMB-120RT (259) when aircraft was hit by missile during humanitarian flight in Somalia.

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY announced that it has sold all of its airline stocks.

French authorities should create a fund to support small aerospace suppliers, in a critical effort to preserve the country’s capabilities, says Eric Trappier, chairman of French aerospace lobbying group GIFAS.

Devil’s Lake Regional Airport in northwestern North Dakota is flying high after hitting the jackpot of a lifetime under the CARES Act. Despite

European carriers are taking the first steps towards restoring parts of their flight schedules, after the COVID-19 pandemic left most carriers grounding virtually their entire fleets.

Pittsburgh International Airport plans to deploy autonomous cleaning machines that use ultraviolet (UV) light to sterilize floors—part of a multi-phase strategy that aims to change how the airport is disinfected.

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L3Harris Technologies’ turn toward simulation and training serving commercial air travel is coming back to haunt it as the company now forecasts lower organic revenue and earnings per shares (EPS) for 2020 due to a COVID-19 falloff.

Landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek of Canada said May 5 it will cut its workforce 10% or 225 employees, most in Quebec, and close its Alta Precision plant in Montreal due to the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.

IATA expects airlines to have to offer low fares to stimulate demand at least through 2021—making it unlikely for the industry to return to a profit.

SkyTeam member KLM is restarting seven routes that were suspended in compliance with COVID-19-related travel restrictions.

Virgin Atlantic plans to exit its base at London Gatwick (LGW) as part of a series of measures being implemented to help the airline survive the coronavirus crisis.

A set of recommended guidelines on public hygiene safety measures for air travel is expected to become public by early June and will likely include the wearing of face coverings from airport arrival through departure.

The varying severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in different Southeast Asian countries means that air travel across the region is recovering at uneven rates.

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Qantas has launched a review to determine how its fleet will change following the COVID-19 pandemic, which could have major ramifications for its widebody aircraft types.