Air Transport

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES has suspended all service due to COVID-19 crisis; current plans call for restarting on April 15.

AEROMEXICO is cutting domestic capacity by 35% and international capacity by 50%, and has parked 40 aircraft, which it says will probably increase. It

NORTHERN AIR CARGO took delivery of ex-West Atlantic UK 737-400SF (25267) from Cargo Aircraft Management.

China will strengthen its air cargo industry under a new policy that includes encouraging mergers with logistics companies and expanding aircraft fleets.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) commercial passenger flights are now suspended until 11:59 p.m. local time Apr. 7, after the government accelerated its previously announced flight lockdown.

South Africa announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown aimed at combating the spread of COVID-19, triggering the suspension of operations by the country’s airlines.

Air Canada and its pilots have agreed to cost-cutting moves that include reduced pay, modified retirement terms and up to 600 layoffs, the Air Canada Pilots Association said.

U.S. Senators and the Trump Administration reached a preliminary accord that would send U.S. carriers $61 billion in grants and loans to survive an extended period of anemic air travel demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amid signs that Boeing is hoping to resume production of the 737 MAX in May the company says flight tests of the three current versions of the model, the -7, -8 and -9, are continuing despite the general shutdown of its Puget Sound facilities because of the coronavirus.

QANTAS GROUP secured A$1.05b loan against part of its unencumbered aircraft fleet (seven 787-9s), increasing its available cash to A$2.95b (with

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES expanded its flight schedule reduction to 37.5% (1,500 of about 4,000 daily flights), including all international service, through

AIR CANADA began using 787-8 pax aircraft for cargo-only flights (can carry >77,000 lb) to Europe and (later) South America.

TDA, The Netherlands acquired ex-Virgin America/Alaska A320-200 (3359) for part out; aircraft was manufactured in late 2007.

ACI reports year-over-year pax growth of 1.9% in January; cargo dropped 4.4%.

London City Airport is ceasing operations until the end of April after seeing flight schedules slashed in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA GROUP extended cuts in domestic capacity from 50% to 90% (remaining 10% retained for transportation of essential services, critical

Another fast-changing aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic related to the air transport industry is the criticality of air cargo and how some state

The UK government has effectively told the country’s airlines they must exhaust all avenues to shore up their cash reserves and protect their liquidity before turning to the country’s treasury for assistance.

IATA has called on governments to help ensure air cargo supply lines stay open to allow them to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, saying bureaucratic procedures need to be streamlined to avoid unnecessary delays.

Korean Air is introducing new measures to reduce its costs and boost revenue to offset the sharp drop in demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

NASA has renamed its urban air mobility Grand Challenge the Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign, a seemingly simple name change that signals recognition that industry’s interest is in more than just downtown air transportation.

Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR, following a pause in its activities for four days last week, is resuming production at its Toulouse final assembly line.

Domestic airline activity in mainland China will rise strongly next week according to data from CAPA and OAG.

Virgin Australia Group plans to stand down 80% of its workforce as the carrier cuts almost all of its domestic flights.

Travel data and analytics expert, Cirium, has launched new analysis offering verified daily updates on the number of in-storage aircraft amid the coronavirus pandemic.