Air Transport

Weekly profile of a major airport’s operations, carriers and destinations.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Sean Broderick, Lee Ann Shay
As airlines conserve cash and compile excess aircraft, MRO providers will feel the financial pain.
Marketplace

By Adrian Schofield
Philippine authorities are likely to ground charter operator Lionair while they investigate the cause of a fatal Mar. 29 crash that is the second such accident involving the operator in the past seven months.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

U.S. Carriers ($20M Revenue/Yr) (Non-Scheduled Service) Fuel Cost 2019/2020
Air Transport

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Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
The historic $58-billion airline aid package signed into law Mar. 27 by U.S. President Donald Trump wasn’t just a bail-out for carriers—it was an
Airlines & Lessors

Peter Harbison
In the aviation marketplace into which we will likely emerge after the coronavirus crisis, China is likely to be the big winner.
Air Transport

Lori Ranson
Brazilian operator Azul remains confident that its agreements to sublease Embraer E195-E1 models to Breeze Aviation in the U.S. and LOT Polish Airlines will remain intact even if planned deliveries of the jets shift to the right.
Airlines & Lessors

Lori Ranson
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to vaporize demand worldwide, Brazilian operator Azul is attempting to strike an optimistic tone and hopes to operate close to a full schedule by July.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
The drastic reduction in commercial aviation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has slashed the number of atmospheric data reports from aircraft in flight, which is impacting weather forecasts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russian airframer Irkut’s fourth MC-21-300 flight prototype has arrived at the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, ahead of certification trials
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport will temporarily close Terminal D from Apr. 1, after the Russian government decided to halt all international scheduled and charter flights from midnight Mar. 27.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa and Lufthansa Group LCC Eurowings are introducing further measures to ensure physical distance between passengers during their journey as the carriers continue flights amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) said the government of Ukraine has decided to prolong a nationwide quarantine through Apr. 24.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a sweeping $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, including up to $58 billion in financial aid to help airlines blunt the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) said it will consolidate all operations into its South Terminal starting Apr. 1 and limit scheduled flights to an eight-hour period from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. in measures taken to protect staff and passengers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airports & Networks

MUNICH AIRPORT earned 345m in 2019 (vs 324 in 2018) on 4% higher sales.
Air Transport

AIR SYCHELLES suspended international operations due to COVID-19 (it has three A320s); it will continue Mahe-Praslin.
Air Transport

AIRASIA GROUP suspended majority of flight schedule and parked most of its fleet of 240 A320s, four A321s and 40 A330s.
Air Transport

SINGAPORE AIRLINES is offering S$5.3b in new equity and up to another S$9.7b through 10-year Mandatory Convertible Bonds to increase liquidity during
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air chairman and CEO Walter Cho has succeeded in repelling a challenge to his leadership from a coalition of shareholder groups allied with his sister Heather Cho.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Despite a protracted downturn in the aviation sector across the globe following the coronavirus outbreak, China is expected to begin a multi-stage reconstruction project of Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) this October.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Qatar Airways is expanding capacity to Australia and will add 48,000 extra repatriation seats to the market to help stranded passengers get home.
Airlines & Lessors