Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific is accumulating huge losses as almost all of its flights remain suspended because of COVID-19, and the Hong Kong-based carrier sees little prospect of improvement in the near term.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Southern Airlines is planning to raise CNY16 billion ($2.2 billion) by issuing convertible bonds, mainly for the acquisition of aircraft.
MRO

Air Senegal is pursuing its roll-out with a well-defined strategy in line with the government’s ‘Emerging Senegal’ plan. Anuradha Deenapanray Chappard met with CEO, Ibrahima Kane, one of the young generation of African leaders ready for positive change.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is not expecting its capacity to fully recover for the next 12-18 months and is readjusting its fleet expansion strategy accordingly.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Latin America 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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: Vacation travel will likely come back more quickly than business travel, but the recovery will come in phases.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Sean Broderick, Bill Carey, Ben Goldstein, Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
More airlines are announcing plans to resume service, particularly in Europe. But health protection rules and new processes are unclear.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

Calendar of upcoming events of interest to the commercial aviation industry.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has tapped long-time executive and former head of commercial engineering Mike Delaney to lead what the company sees as a pan-industry
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
SkyWest Airlines will see its Delta Air Lines regional fleet reduced by 55 Bombardier CRJ-200s, as carriers look to downsize their regional operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jen DiMascio
The satellite operator Intelsat announced May 13 that it has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a financial restructuring to free up liquidity and continue operations while it awaits repayment from the government from an auction of C-band spectrum.
Space

By David Casey
Emirates plans to resume scheduled flights to nine destinations next week, as well as offering connections for passengers traveling between the UK and Australia.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
GOL Linhas Aéreas is to reopen bases in Brazil at Foz de Iguacu (IGU), Navegantes (NVT) and Maringa (MGF) in May as the carrier seeks to restore services that were suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
IATA officials are in talks with Argentinian ministers in hopes of persuading the government to bring forward its ban on all air travel and the sale of flight tickets.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
U.S.-based lessor Aircastle has posed a $34.2 million 2020 first quarter (Q1) net loss, driven by $34.8 million in costs related to its acquisition by Japanese investor Marubeni Corp. and Mizuho Leasing, which closed in March.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Delta Air Lines will remove its Boeing 777s by year-end, further streamlining its fleet and bracing for a long recovery for long-haul passenger demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

AIRCASTLE initiated process to accept redelivery of four A330-200s from SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS due to lessee default
Air Transport

AZUL lost R$6.1b in 1Q20 (vs R$125.3m net income in 1Q19) on 10.3% higher revenues and closed previously announced acquisition of TWO TAXI AEREO
Air Transport

GOL

GOL confirmed agreement with Boeing regarding compensation for 737 MAX grounding and order book restructuring resulted in R$0.5b of cash in April and
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Among the long-term ripple effects of COVID-19, add this: aerospace and defense (A&D) companies are going to become a lot more digital, from tip to tail.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Fuel Watch
AWIN Knowledge Center

UNITED AIRLINES took delivery of another ex-China Southern A319-100 (2004) on lease from AerCap as part of deal for 25.
Air Transport