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By Lori Ranson
A surge in coronavirus cases and low vaccination rates in some of South America’s key markets are stalling the recovery of air travel in the region, creating uncertainty for some operators that just a few months ago believed the worst was behind them.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Australia’s competition watchdog has granted final approval for Virgin Australia to closely cooperate with Brisbane-based regional carrier Alliance Airlines, primarily on domestic routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa subsidiary SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) is working on measures which will result in it becoming a smaller airline after it posted its first loss for 15 years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
South Tyrolean regional airline Sky Alps has leased a pair of De Havilland Dash 8-400s from Canadian lessor Chorus Aviation in preparation for a summer 2021 launch.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The aircraft sale forms part of TAROM’s restructuring, after the carrier hit financial difficulties in early 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM and China Eastern Airlines are to extend the scope of their partnership following the approval of a recapitalization plan for the European group in which China Eastern, an existing shareholder, is taking part.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Blade Urban Air Mobility has struck a deal with Beta Technologies to secure up to 20 Alia electric air taxis.
Aerospace

By Chen Chuanren
Talks on potential bilateral travel bubbles from Singapore have spurred internet search activity in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
United Airlines has launched a new endeavor with nearly a dozen other corporations to collectively purchase roughly 3.4 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The UK’s Southampton Airport has won its long campaign to extend its single runway, a development the facility said was vital for its survival.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is making several changes to its executive board following the departure of Airbus CEO of defense and space Dirk Hoke and chief technology officer Grazia Vittadini.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
United Airlines said it expects to achieve breakeven cash burn in March, the first positive monthly result since the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020, driven by increased vaccinations and a surge in U.S. domestic travel.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airline startup flypop, which plans to operate between the UK and secondary cities in India, has made a multiple aircraft Airbus A330-300 lease deal with Avolon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Canada’s COVID-19-related uncertainties are keeping Porter Airlines in limbo, as the Toronto-based carrier has once again pushed back its planned restart date, this time to June 21.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Ferneyhough
Aegean Airlines is hoping for a meaningful recovery of air traffic in the second half of 2021 after disclosing a pre-tax net loss of €297 million ($354 million) for 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK air crew who moved to an EASA pilots’ license because of the UK’s departure from the EU (Brexit) can now apply to get their UK license back, alongside their EASA certification.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Vinci Airports has won a 30-year concession from Brazil’s ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil) to run seven airports in the north of the country, Brazil’s largest and least populated region.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel is to develop a vertical-lift unmanned cargo aircraft for Chinese delivery company SF Express.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
France has moved closer to banning short-haul domestic flights on routes than can be covered by train in under 2.5 hrs. as part of efforts to lower carbon emissions.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Brisbane-based Alliance Airlines has inked a wet lease agreement with Qantas Airways to operate recently acquired Embraer E190 aircraft under the QantasLink brand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
With air freight demand increasing in Asia-Pacific as the boom in e-commerce continues, DHL Express has added more capacity to the region with new Boeing 777F fights.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
LCC Norwegian is turning its attention to raising fresh capital by the end of May, after securing Oslo court approval for its restructuring plan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Daniel Williams
Boeing and 16 affected 737 MAX customers are working to inspect backup power units on about 90 aircraft to ensure they are grounded after the manufacturer learned that production-line changes created risk of failures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Boeing recently scored its biggest sale since the COVID-19 pandemic swept across North America in March 2020, with Southwest Airlines’ commitment to purchase at least 100 additional 737-7s over the next decade.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group is using its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization to retire its Airbus A350 widebodies, which will streamline its twin-aisle fleet to all Boeing aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors