By Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford, Tony Osborne
Lufthansa Group has become the latest European airline to apply for state aid in its four home countries to address a nearing liquidity crisis, the airline confirmed Mar. 13.
The Virgin Australia Group is cutting more capacity on domestic and international routes following the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, although the airline has been less affected by the crisis than many of its major regional rivals.
Starting Mar. 15, Singapore will stop passengers who have recently visited France, Germany, Italy or Spain from entering and transiting in the country.
Boeing is moving forward with a plan to modify wiring in undelivered Boeing 737 MAXs before the aircraft are handed over to customers but is still working with the FAA and operators on how to manage grounded aircraft in customers’ fleets, the company confirmed to Aviation Week.
French aerospace research agency Onera is completing a wind-tunnel model aimed at improving engine-airframe integration in future aircraft equipped with higher bypass-ratio turbofans.
Norwegian is taking its most dramatic action yet in its effort to deal with the latest U.S. imposed travel restrictions and the fall in demand for transatlantic services.
Airports can take five critical actions to best prepare for disruption of their business operations from the COVID-19 virus, the head of Washington DC airports’ emergency management team said.
Avionics manufacturer ACSS on Mar. 11 formally announced FAA certifications of its SafeRoute+ retrofit system, which allows airlines to display and exploit positional data from aircraft signaling by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out on their flight decks.
U.S. citizens arriving from Europe’s Schengen Area will be funneled through 11 designated American airports following implementation of President Donald Trump’s travel ban for the 26-country bloc over concerns about the rapidly-spreading novel coronavirus.
