Turkish Airlines has extended its suspension of international flying by a further 19 days until May 20 in line with decisions taken by the authorities in Turkey to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are jointly calling on governments to take urgent measures to facilitate crew change flights for seafarers.
Vietnam Airlines will reportedly sell its 49% share in Cambodian flag-carrier Cambodia Angkor Air to stem the impact from the COVID-19 crisis that has grounded all passenger flights in Vietnam.
Howmet Aerospace has eight mostly smaller manufacturing plants that are closed because of the coronavirus, the company’s chief executive said late April 14, and more were shuttered in March when the Pittsburgh-based supplier was still part of Arconic.
Spirit AeroSystems—the primary supplier to Boeing including for much of the 737 MAX and which does substantial defense industry work—warned Wall Street on April 14 it will record a roughly $160 million loss for the recently ended first quarter of 2020, as well as a pretax loss of around $102 million.
The U.S. Treasury Department reached an agreement in principle April 14 with 10 large American passenger airlines, ensuring their participation in the $25 billion Payroll Support Program (PSP) established by the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) announced emergency grants totaling $10 billion for hundreds of airports across all 50 states, with awards ranging in size from just $1,000 for the smallest airports to hundreds of millions of dollars for the largest.
Qatar Airways and Standard Chartered bank announced April 14 that they have signed a deal for $850 million to help fund the purchase of seven Boeing 787-9s.
European nations have agreed to allow the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), which represents air navigation service providers (ANSPs), to take out loans of up to €1.27 billion ($1.39 billion) to get its members through the COVID-19 crisis.
With the global recovery in air traffic demand expected to last up to several years, airlines that survive will likely emerge from the COVID-19 crisis as smaller businesses operating leaner and more efficient fleets.
Oneworld member Finnair and Star Alliance connecting partner Juneyao Air are looking to establish a joint venture (JV) between their two main hubs—Helsinki and Shanghai—strengthening their existing partnership.
The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead for the Swedish government’s plans to provide SEK5 billion ($500 million) of support to airlines affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines joint-venture airline SunExpress will switch 18 of its Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft to freight operations while passenger flights remain suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The latest version of the Boeing 737 MAX master minimum equipment list (MMEL) corrects a conflict between the original MMEL’s allowances and pilot troubleshooting steps that allowed flights with no functioning autopilot, even as a checklist calls for autopilot engagement to correct flight-control issue.
Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air has announced 1,000 job redundancies and pay cuts that will last until March 2021, in preparation for the wider financial impact of COVID-19.
Updated Boeing commercial airliner figures for 2020 through March reveal dramatic order cancellations and reduced deliveries as the air transport market continues to nosedive in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
