Air Transport

By Lori Ranson
Aeromexico plans to slash its capacity by 80% in the 2020 second quarter (Q2) while working to convince Mexico’s government of the country’s airlines’ need for financial aid as credit markets tighten during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Certificated repair stations located on airports are among the U.S. aviation contractors eligible for payroll support established by the COVID-19 pandemic relief act, the U.S. Treasury confirmed, but the department has not weighed in on off-airport shops.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Western Australia’s Perth Airport (PER) has seized some of Virgin Australia’s parked aircraft to ensure that the airline can pay money owed to the airport.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) wants the federal government to require passengers and crew members wear masks at all times while in airports and onboard aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
A few weeks ago, Aviation Week spoke with Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer about the role of lessors. Scherer was still full of praise.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Alitalia will relaunch in June with a reduced fleet of around 90 aircraft, Italy’s economic development minister Stefano Patuanelli told a parliamentary hearing April 23.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Garuda Indonesia saw first quarter (Q1) 2020 revenue drop by 33% year-on-and year—and sharper declines are yet to come in April as COVID-19 restrictions within Indonesia tighten.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air is the latest carrier to be offered a major state-backed financial support package to help it survive the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

AIR NEW ZEALAND has postponed start of nonstop Auckland-New York to late 2021 at earliest.
Air Transport

SKYWEST received $438m ($337m grant/$101m loan) from US Treasury's Payroll Support Program; it provided Treasury with warrants to purchase 357,000
Air Transport

ALASKA AIR GROUP received $992m ($725m grant/$267m loan) from US Treasury's Payroll Support Program; it provided Treasury with warrants to purchase
Air Transport

IATA is now projecting airlines in Asia Pacific region will see year-over-year revenue drop of US$113b and 50% fall in pax demand in 2020 due to COVID
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand is axing two of its long-haul routes and shelving plans for another as it becomes apparent that much of its widebody fleet will be parked well into next year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
With no end to the COVID-19 crisis in sight, Singapore Airlines (SIA) is flying four of its Airbus A380 and two of LCC subsidiary Scoot’s A320ceo to the Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage (APAS) facility in Alice Springs, Australia for long-term parking.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Latin America aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.
Airlines & Lessors

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has renewed its call for government relief measures as the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in Africa deepen.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Technik has launched a new service in response to the surge in demand for cargo services since the COVID-19 crisis has grounded the vast
Maintenance & Training

By Adrian Schofield
Indonesian authorities have prohibited domestic air travel from April 24 to June 1, representing a major change for a market that has so far been less affected by coronavirus-related flight suspensions than many other countries.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has relaxed restrictions on some domestic routes in the country, including increasing the number of permitted
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
When airlines realized they would need to ground most aircraft for at least a few weeks in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, they consulted
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has tapped Mark Jenks to lead a new Airplane Programs organization that the company expects to ensure both consistency and efficiency throughout its core commercial aircraft production efforts—one of several changes announced by the company’s leadership aimed at aligning similar businesses.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Southwest Airlines chairman and CEO Gary Kelly pledged the company would “exhaust all other efforts” before shrinking its workforce but cautioned such reductions may eventually be needed amid the extensive downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
The FAA will adjust the operating hours of 100 airport towers to “ensure resiliency” of the air traffic control (ATC) system and protect employees during the coronavirus pandemic, the agency announced.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

WTI CRUDE price for June rose to >$17/bbl on April 23 after falling below $0 (to negative numbers) early in week; analysts are predicting another drop
Air Transport

LUFTHANSA GROUP expects to post loss (EBIT) of € 1.2b for 1Q20 (vs € 336m loss in 1Q19) on 18% lower revenues, including a 47% year-over-year drop in
Air Transport