Air Transport

Calgary-based WestJet will seek federal wage subsidies for 6,400 temporarily laid off workers, as the Canadian Parliament moves closer toward passing legislation to shore up businesses battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aircraft with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters in their cabin-air system are well-equipped to minimize spread of the coronavirus, but those without should consider minimizing cabin air recirculation, updated EASA guidance said.

Air France-KLM said it had entered “in-depth” discussions with the French and Netherlands governments over the financing the group will need to weather the COVID-19 crisis and is confident the two nations will support it.

ICAO is consulting with global public health authorities on a “prototype” process that would validate flight crews—and, potentially, passengers—have been screened for COVID-19 and are safe to travel—a needed step to help instill confidence as air transport demand resumes.

UK-based ULCC easyJet has deferred deliveries of 24 Airbus A320neo-series aircraft as it seeks to maximize its liquidity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vivek Saxena, managing director of Advisory Aerospace, speaks with Aviation Week editors Sean Broderick and Michael Bruno about how the supply chain is coping with COVID-19.

Indian Ocean carrier Air Seychelles plans to suspend all domestic services temporarily from April 10.

Southwest Airlines has said it will slash its June flight activity by around 50% year-over-year to contend with the demand drop associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dutch flag-carrier KLM is combining with the Netherlands government and health technology conglomerate Royal Philips in creating a “cargo air bridge” for essential medical supplies from China to Europe.

JETSTAR ASIA, Singapore is extending suspension of all scheduled services through May 19; it has parked 18 A320s.

EASYJET received proposals from two investment firms (UBS Private Banking Nominees and Vidacos Nominees) associated with airline's founder to remove

South Florida-based Spirit Airlines is seeking relief from minimum service requirements attached to the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as the ULCC looks to suspend service to at least a third of its network amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

Europe will launch the public consultation on the technology road map for the proposed Clean Aviation public-private partnership that would follow the current Clean Sky 2 research program.

Air France-KLM said it would suspend over 90% of planned capacity in April and May because of the global COVID-19 crisis as its own statistics and those of European airports showed massive drops in March passenger traffic.

The airline industry is reeling from the shock the coronavirus has dealt it. At a personal level it feels emotional and upsetting. Never before have

Malaysia Airlines temporarily suspended interstate service across peninsular Malaysia on April 8 after domestic flights were deemed to be operating at an uneconomical level following the country’s lockdown.

Airbus has said it is now revising its production rates downwards to adapt to the new Coronavirus market environment.

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Asia-Pacific 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.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in the U.S. sets aside more than $60 billion for aviation companies in grants and loans

In-person training, inspector approvals are among the tasks being paused or reevaluated as agency seeks to maintain oversight.

Cathay Pacific and other Hong Kong-based airlines will gain substantial financial benefits from a new COVID-19 aid package unveiled by the government.

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS acquired substantially all of the assets of GREAT LAKES AIRLINES, including 25 Beech 1900Ds (to be converted to cargo) and two EMB

A UK-based group is proposing using stored widebody airliners as intensive care units as countries grapple to find hospital capacity to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

Space-based surveillance provider Aireon and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) announced a partnership April 8 to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air traffic flows of essential goods and services.

Air Canada announced plans to seek workforce grants under the federal government’s proposed Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program, as it looks to offset a precipitous decline in revenues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.