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By Kurt Hofmann
SWISS International Air Lines’ (SWISS) sister carrier Edelweiss Air may phase out its Airbus A330-300 fleet and keep its aging A340-300 in operation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Airlines Group (MAG) has gained court approval of a deal to reduce lease liabilities, which clears the way for a broader restructuring and a further funding injection by the government.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ever since it became obvious that the state loans and guarantees allocated to Air France-KLM to help it survive the COVID-19 crisis would not be enough, executives and ministers in the group’s home countries have been scrambling to come up with a new solution.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
A group of major U.S. carriers announced plans to implement voluntary contract tracing for international arrivals, part of a Biden administration effort to better track and contain the spread of COVID-19 through commercial air travel.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The Irish government will not allow national carrier Aer Lingus to collapse, the country’s deputy prime minister has said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will decommission and dispose of its TWA 800 reconstruction, which the agency has used as a training aid for nearly 20 years at its Ashburn, Virginia, training academy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
UK aviation must have a roadmap out of the depths of the current effective shutdown of international air transport if it is to survive and support the country’s return to normal economic activity, the CEO of London Heathrow Airport has said.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
France’s government has written to Air France asking it to revise its job cut plan for regional unit HOP!
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
British Airways (BA) has moved to further bolster its liquidity levels through the finalization or announcement of two financing agreements that will see the flag-carrier increase its available funds by £2.45 billion ($3.43 billion).
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Transatlantic competition from Boston Logan (BOS) is set to intensify later in 2021 when United Airlines launches a new route to London Heathrow (LHR).
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Australian carrier Regional Express (Rex) plans to embark on “a major revamp of its regional route network” in response to “aggressive predatory moves by Qantas” into thin regional domestic routes.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Finnair’s CEO says that the flag-carrier will emerge from the COVID-19 crisis as a leaner business and will focus on repaying debt before investing in new narrowbodies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Thai Airways is reportedly looking to acquire 20 to 30 new aircraft in 2025, by when the air transport industry is expected to have recovered.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japanese and South Korean carriers have suspended operations of Boeing 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines, although the limited numbers of these flying mean there have been few schedule disruptions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
UK company Clean Planet Energy plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel at plants it is building to convert waste plastic into renewable fuels and chemicals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
The carrier believes it is prudent to retain a certain level of flexibility during the industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Despite a better performance than many airlines worldwide, Volaris is joining most operators in bracing for a tough first quarter (Q1) as conditions become more challenging.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Boeing says that its recently completed deal with Tata-Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) to build 737 vertical fins in India will augment rather than replace existing fin production in China and South Korea.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Representatives of European pilots and members of the European Parliament have called for an “open skies” agreement between the EU and Qatar to be paused in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Atlas Air expects net income to surge in the 2021 first quarter (Q1), boosted by continued strong demand for air freight during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Chorus Aviation’s leasing arm has rent relief agreements in place with “substantially all” of its customers and reports that collections in the fourth quarter improved slightly over the previous three months.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
British Airways (BA) has disposed of the second and last of its Airbus A318s, with the aircraft being dispatched for scrapping in the Netherlands.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
A portfolio of 12 Boeing 737-8s and two Trent 1000-powered 787-9s, previously operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, are being remarketed following the LCC’s financial difficulties and decision to scale back its operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Norwegian start-up LCC Flyr, a project backed by industry veteran Erik Braathen, has raised NOK600 million ($70.7 million) through a private placement and will list on the Oslo Stock Exchange in March.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
In March, Korean Air plans to reveal more details about how it will integrate Asiana Airlines after their merger and how the airline will combine its expanded stable of LCCs.
Airlines & Lessors