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By Ben Goldstein
The head of the largest U.S. flight attendant union warned federal lawmakers that a proposed domestic pre-departure COVID-19 testing mandate would be “devastating” for airlines struggling to scrape by on anemic travel demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker revealed that as many as 13,000 frontline employees may be furloughed on April 1, as demand remains weak with less
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Embattled Star Alliance carrier South African Airways (SAA) has received over 30 expressions of interest (EOIs) for various parts of its business, with a decision expected by March 31.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Ferneyhough
Air India’s regional subsidiary Alliance Air is set to welcome two Dornier 228s made by local airframer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to its all-turboprop fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines which hoped progress in rolling out vaccines­ would lead to some sort of recovery are instead having to face the reality that tighter travel restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus are going to keep demand down in the near term.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa managed to access the capital market again Feb. 4 by placing an additional two-tranche bond generating €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) and now plans to begin paying back state aid received in 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith has reportedly called for the conditions Europe is expected to impose on the Franco-Dutch airline group’s recapitalization to be proportionate.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) group reported a net loss of S$141.8 million for its fiscal 2020 third quarter (Q3), despite a 45% quarter-on-quarter improvement in passenger traffic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern Airlines will issue 2.5 billion privates shares to its parent China Eastern Air Holdings, in a bid to raise CNY10.8 billion ($1.67 billion) and improve the company’s financial stability.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
UK air navigation service provider (ANSP) NATS is planning to scale back the use of the transatlantic Organized Track Structure (OTS) as new technology enables aircraft to take their own more fuel-efficient route across the ocean.
Connected Aerospace

By Kurt Hofmann
Panama-based Copa Airlines will become the first carrier in the Americas to trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile health app, designed to facilitate air transport amid the pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has managed to achieve an operating profit in 2020 despite the disruption of the COVID-19 crisis, and the South Korean carrier also succeeded in more than halving its annual net loss.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Allegiant Air continues to buck trends during the COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to slightly grow its Q1 capacity on 2019 levels while larger operators in the U.S. plan significant cuts through March.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Shortly after accepting a sizeable loan from Canada’s government, leisure carrier Sunwing Airlines has taken delivery of two new Boeing 737-8s from Air Lease Corporation (ALC).
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Less than two full months remain until the U.S. Payroll Support Program (PSP) runs dry. And once again, airlines are warning staff of coming furloughs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The UK government is seeking views on whether to maintain its current restrictions on night flights at London’s three main airports.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Munich-headquartered Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) announced two changes to its top management team effective Feb. 1.
Maintenance & Training

By Linda Blachly
Inflight connectivity over the Asia-Pacific region is set to get a boost as a new extreme high throughput satellite (XTS)—APSTAR-6D—enters service over the next month.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alan Dron
Emirates Airline passengers using the carrier’s Dubai International (DXB) hub will increasingly not need to physically interact with airline staff as they arrive for flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is taking the first step toward what it believes will be a future where most airside ground vehicles are autonomous.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Vietnam Airlines has posted a loss of VND11.1 billion ($483 million) for 2020 as border closures curtailed revenue from international flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Former Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg, AirFinance founder Kirsten Touw and other aviation luminaries are joining to launch a new special purpose acquisition company to acquire and take public aerospace and defense businesses.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s updated 737-10 program timeline sees first deliveries in 2023, giving it about two years to develop changes agreed to as part of regulatory reviews of the narrowbody program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Finally, it is no longer crazy to dream of owning a flying car.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Stakeholders from across the aviation industry reacted positively to the confirmation of Pete Buttigieg as U.S. Transportation secretary.
Safety, Ops & Regulation