Air Transport

By Guy Norris
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Kazakhstan airlines have lost KZT235 billion ($549 million) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic so far, the country’s Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development said April 13.
Airlines & Lessors

IATA is now estimating airline industry will take $314b revenue hit in 2020 (up from $252b) from COVID-19, representing 55% drop vs 2019 (outlook
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
PARIS—Air France-KLM is reportedly hoping to negotiate state-backed loans worth €10 billion ($11 billion) to help it survive the COVID-19 crisis that has cut its activity by around 90%.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
IATA has revised downwards its 2020 economic forecast for the global airline industry.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
Mitsubishi Aircraft is maintaining flight testing of a SpaceJet prototype at its Nagoya, Japan headquarters as pandemic-control measures prevent activity at its U.S. test base.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Wesley Charnock
How airlines around the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Wesley Charnock
Welcome to Routes’ weekly look at how the Middle East and African aviation markets are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Airliners have the electrical, oxygen and airflow systems installed that could make them cost-effective temporary hospitals.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Encumbered by a poor fourth quarter, independent Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines saw its 2019 total net profit slide 19.3% year-on-year (YOY) to CNY994.5 million ($142.3 million).
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The U.S. Treasury Department wants airlines to repay close to a third of the value of payroll assistance received under the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—and carriers are not happy about it.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

JUNEYAO AIRLINES reduced planned CAPEX for 2020 by 91% to $200m and will now acquire only nine aircraft (seven A320s/two 787s); it also trimmed budget
Air Transport

PGL

PGL (owns LOT Polish Airlines) dropped plan to acquire CONDOR, Germany due to COVID-19 crisis (SPNWS; January 31).
Air Transport

ECHO CAPITAL FUND II (Echo Aviation Leasing), Canada has acquired four 767-300Fs; it would not disclose operator/MSNs.
Air Transport

AERO TECHNICS (Trenchard Aviation Group) was selected by AirTanker to provide galley catering equipment and ULDs for A330-200s operated on
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysia LCC AirAsia is asking passengers to opt for credited tickets as it struggles with a massive backlog of ticket refunds as well as a disruption in cashflow.
Airlines & Lessors

SWEDEN received EC approval for €455m loan guarantee scheme to support airlines affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
Air Transport

AIR CANADA is reconfiguring three 777-300ERs to transport cargo in pax cabin; modified aircraft can carry 89.63 tonnes.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace supplier Woodward is cutting the equivalent of 15% of its full-time workforce through the year as the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects ripple through the aerospace supply chain, the company quietly disclosed April 10.
Marketplace

By Bradley Perrett
In English, people sometimes say one should never let a good crisis go to waste—meaning that amid emergencies things can be achieved that could not be done before.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air plans to reinstate some previously suspended domestic flights in May, a sign that domestic demand is beginning to recover from the COVID-19 crisis in South Korea.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China’s latest freight carrier Central Airlines has inducted the first of three aircraft into its fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japan’s major airlines are continuing to shrink their international networks as they increase capacity cuts through late April and plan larger reductions extending into May.
Airlines & Lessors

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