Air Transport

Southwest Airlines has said it received its second disbursement of payroll support from the U.S. federal government, which will enable the airline carrying the most U.S. domestic air passengers to avoid furloughs or shrinking the size of the LCC through Sept. 30.

TAP Air Portugal will operate transatlantic service from June 4 for the first time since COVID-19 travel restrictions were implemented in late March

United Airlines, signaling its intent to rebuild its extensive international network, plans a significant expansion of intercontinental flying in the

The Global Aircraft Trading System (GATS) went live for digital transactions June 1, paving the way for simpler, lower-cost aircraft transitions, with less physical paperwork.

Embraer, still shaking off its failed commercial tie-up with Boeing, plans to complete a strategic review by September and is talking to several potential partners that could play a role in the Brazilian airframer's future, the company’s top executive said.

The Greek government has offered the country’s airlines a package of support measures totaling €115 million ($128 million) as the nation prepares to restart its crucial tourism industry.

Delta Air Lines will negotiate with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) to avoid furloughing roughly 2,300 pilots, following a “surplus bid” process intended to align the carrier’s staffing levels to its summer 2021 schedule.

Ask the Editors: Various border shutdowns and country-specific quarantine rules are complicating air travel.

Emirates Airline and Kuwait Airways are the latest companies to embark on redundancy processes as they attempt to slash their costs in a world of minimal air services.

AEGEAN AIRLINES plans to apply for € 159m loan from four Greek banks (Alpha Bank, EUROBANK, National Bank and Piraeus Bank) under government's COVID

LUFTHANSA plans June 15 to expand operations by 20 German/European destinations from Frankfurt and 34 from Munich; as result, its flight schedule will

WIZZ AIR has reopened its Belgrade base with routes to 10 destination in Europe, including London Luton .

SMARTLYNX MALTA received FAA approval to operate pax/cargo operations to/from the US; it has A320 Family aircraft.

Jon Roitman to Senior VP and Chief Operations Officer of United Airlines, succeding Greg Hart, who will now focus on a special project.

Dave Andrew to Chief Executive Officer of ASL Aviation Holdings, Dublin (effective July 13); Hugh Flynn is retiring.

EUROCONTROL handled >6,000 operations on May 27 (first since March).

FRONTIER AIRLINES plans in June/July to add 18 new routes from major US cities, including Boston, Chicago, Newark and Philadelphia. It initiated

MEDAVIA mandated Airstream Intl. to market its Dash 8-102 (222), Dash 8-315 (458) and Beech 1900D (UE372) for lease.

SOUTHWEST received second disbursement for payroll support of $651.8m from US Treasury, and has now received $2.3b in exchange for $654.4m note and

LATAM AIRLINES GROUP had $2.1b net loss in 1Q20 (vs $60m loss in 1Q19) on 6.8% lower revenues; it had $95.9m operating profit and attributes the net

LUFTHANSA received Executive Board approval to accept terms for package of stabilization measures and loans of up to €9b from Economic Stabilization

UPS AIRLINES is expected to acquire three more ex-Lufthansa MD-11Fs for entry into service in 2021; it previously acquired two (48805/48806) for entry

Norway plans to extend its aviation loan guarantee scheme by four months and relax some of the original requirements as the impact of COVID-19 has proven “more protracted and serious” than originally anticipated.

FRANKFURT—Lufthansa’s board of directors has approved a compromise reached by the European Commission and the German government that clears the way for the airline to receive a €9 billion ($9.9 billion) bailout and fend off an insolvency filing.

As an increasing number of domestic air travel markets reopen in the Asia-Pacific region, some countries are also starting to lay the groundwork for the more complex process of resuming international flights.