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By Ben Goldstein
Delta Air Lines doubled down on its strategy of investing in foreign carriers by committing $1.2 billion in fresh funding to partners Aeromexico, LATAM and Virgin Atlantic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM Group has paid back €500 million ($566 million) of the €4 billion loan guarantees provided by the French government during the COVID-19 crisis and said discussions on further capital strengthening measures are taking place at the group level.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The carrier has halted flights to the West African country due to an ongoing dispute between the civil aviation authorities of Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The air cargo industry is justifiably proud of what it has achieved since those first COVID-19 vaccines took to the skies last December, but operators know the challenge is far from over and the vaccine effort will continue in 2022 against the backdrop of many broader challenges for the industry.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The LCC’s prospects of restoring its international network have been boosted after the Vietnamese government approved plans for the resumption of commercial flights to “safe countries” starting from January.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced that the suspension of most flights will be extended until midnight on Jan. 31, 2022.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Mesa Airlines said its profitability was hampered by inflationary pressures stemming from labor shortages and maintenance bottlenecks, the latest sign that rising costs and a dearth of trained staff are wreaking havoc on regional carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The Zimbabwe government has allocated new funding to struggling flag-carrier Air Zimbabwe to help it acquire new aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
With expectations that its cargo business revenue for 2021 will be double that of 2019, Azul Linhas Aereas believes there is no shortage of opportunity to grow in the sector.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
Autonomous flight system developer Merlin Labs announced Dec. 10 that it has reached agreement with Ameriflight to equip the cargo carrier’s fleet with autonomous and semi-autonomous capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines have criticized a lack of progress on the Single European Sky, warning that the delay could undermine the industry’s long-term sustainability targets.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Royal Air Maroc has canceled all international flights to and from the country, a ban set to extend through Dec. 31.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation and Spirit AeroSystems are suspending the deadline for employees to comply with a federal vaccination mandate for federal contractors following the Dec. 7 decision by the U.S. District Court in Georgia to temporarily halt President Joe Biden’s order.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Wesley Charnock
Supporting airline partners to grow networks, keep fares low and reduce leakage to larger hubs is the most effective use of CARES funding for smaller U.S. airports.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Norris
The Denver-based startup is reportedly in final negotiations to develop a production facility for its Overture supersonic airliner at Piedmont Triad International Airport near Greensboro, North Carolina.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Degradation of composite panels caused by fluid damage may have contributed to parts of nacelles being shed during three Pratt & Whitney 4000-powered Boeing 777 engine failures, Boeing has determined.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
American Airlines said it will reduce its international flying in summer 2022 as a result of continuing Boeing 787 delivery delays, according to an internal memo viewed by Aviation Daily.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Spanish carrier Volotea is seeking an equity loan of up €185 million ($209 million) from a government fund, in order to balance its accounts affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says it is seeing large engine flying hour increases as airlines restore long-haul flights, but the pace of recovery is uneven.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
After losing its wet-lease contract with Austrian Airlines and with parent Eurowings not operating a Vienna base, Eurowings Europe is looking to pastures new.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
The agreement with Heart Aerospace for the G3000 integrated avionics suite represents a further expansion by Garmin into the regional air transport market as well as into electric aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Southwest Airlines said it expects to return to profitability in the 2021 fourth quarter (Q4) and remain profitable throughout 2022, indicating the impact of the omicron coronavirus variant on travel demand may not be as severe as initially feared.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Start-up carrier Connect Airlines has unveiled plans to become the first zero-emissions U.S.-based airline following the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with new propulsion company Universal Hydrogen.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
In their long and winding road to modernization, European players in air traffic management have made progress toward a more efficient use of airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Alitalia successor ITA Airways has added two new codeshare partnerships with Etihad and KLM, building on other recent agreements with Air Europa, Air Malta, Air Serbia and TAP Air Portugal.
Airlines & Lessors