Operators of Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A320neos face fast-tracked inspection mandates to help eliminate the risk of engine turbine blade fractures caused by mid-frame turbine piston seal debris that have been plaguing older blades.
A trio of U.S. Senate Republicans introduced a bill that would offer U.S. airlines $58 billion worth of loans but no direct payments, echoing a plan released a day earlier by the U.S. Treasury Department.
Longview Aviation Capital Corp. has suspended production on its De Havilland Dash 8-400 and Viking Twin Otter 400 programs “until further notice” and laid off about 1,000 workers, the company announced.
U.S. President Donald Trump is in favor of ensuring any financial help U.S. airlines get from taxpayers comes with restrictions, including a ban on stock buybacks.
Unions representing 85% of American Airlines’ workforce called on Congress and the White House to promptly pass an aid to keep U.S. carriers afloat amid the complete collapse in air travel demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
AirAsia said an independent inquiry into bribery allegations has determined no wrongdoing occurred, and the group’s two leading figures have been restored to their positions.
Colombia’s Avianca will suspend all international flying and slash domestic capacity by 84% from Mar. 23, in a move to deal with the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nordic governments are stepping in to shore up their airlines during the COVID-19 crisis, with Norway offering a NOK6 billion ($595 million) loan guarantee package—up to half of it for LCC Norwegian—and Finland proposing a €600 million ($667 million) guarantee for Finnair.
Chinese authorities are forbidding increases in international service as they work to refine a policy to prevent flights carrying the COVID-19-causing novel coronavirus from reaching Beijing.
