Air Transport

Weekly profile of a major airline.

Week Ending June 13 Vs. Previous Week And Year-Ago Week

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Despite the high level of cabin health protection, suppliers are ready to sell dedicated antimicrobial coatings and systems.

Waffling politicians usually are nothing to celebrate, but this time President Donald Trump was right on the money.

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A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill targeting FAA certification improvements places substantial emphasis on human-factors research and funding, echoing several reports produced in the wake of the Boeing 737 MAX accidents and subsequent grounding.

Foreign carriers including Air France, Air New Zealand and U.S. airlines have received permission from Shanghai’s main airport to resume international services to the city.

Lithuania’s transport minister hopes to establish a virtual airline—which operates under its own brand, but wet-leases in capacity—within the next six months to aid the Baltic state’s COVID-19 recovery.

IATA warned airline industry faces a hard winter and called on governments to continue providing COVID-19 relief measures.

SAS plans in July to increase capacity to >40 aircraft from 30 in June, equivalent to year-over-year drop of just under 30%.

EASYJET finalized agreement with Airbus to defer delivery of 24 A320neo Family aircraft from FY20-FY22 to FY25-FY27; eight others are being deferred

Last quarter, Amazon grew its year-over-year sales 26%. The percentage was slightly higher in its key North American market that generates 60% of its business.

While many airlines are fighting for survival, Wizz Air is continuing its bold expansion plan with the scheduled opening of a seventh base in Romania.

Nearly all the major U.S. carriers will crack down on lapses in mask-wearing in flight, putting rigor on previously toothless policies that drew widespread criticism for lack of enforcement.

IATA wants countries to mutually recognize and accept COVID-19 tests on passengers performed within 24 hours of their flight rather than institute lengthy quarantines on incoming travelers.

In view of the uncertain aviation landscape and how standards might change post-COVID-19, Singapore Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said construction of the Changi Airport Terminal 5 mega project will be halted for at least two years.

EasyJet has agreed to new delivery dates for 32 Airbus A320-family aircraft and secured an extension on its purchase and deferral rights, in light of the COVID-19 crisis.

This webinar took place June 16, 2020 As the markets in Asia-Pacific, China and Australasia begin to open and airlines and airports across the region

Satellite communications provider Inmarsat and Altitude Angel announced a partnership to develop a “pop-up” traffic management system for small drones.

Azul Brazilian Airlines and LATAM Airlines Brazil have signed a codeshare agreement initially to connect 50 non-overlapping routes in their respective domestic networks.

IATA is calling for governments to extend their slot rule waivers through the winter timetable, as airlines are only beginning to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

French airline Corsair retired its last Boeing 747—and the last of its type operating in France—on June 15, as the airline accelerates its plan to switch to an all-Airbus A330 fleet.

China’s airlines posted passenger carriage improvements in May of more than 50% compared to April, thanks to strong domestic travel.

Delta Air Lines plans to add nearly 1,000 flights back into its July schedule, as travel demand slowly recovers from the shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.