Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has decided to cancel its annual general assembly that was planned for Nov. 12 in Fukuoka, Japan, taking the event online instead.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The number of flights in European airspace continued to decline in September, Eurocontrol data showed, as industry groups renewed calls for the introduction of an EU-wide COVID-19 testing program to spur demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The Faroe Islands’ national carrier Atlantic Airways has received a license from the U.S. Port Authority to launch services from the archipelago’s capital Vágar to New York.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The pandemic is causing new complications for the Indian government’s plans to sell flag-carrier Air India.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Air Canada has finalized an order for an initial batch of 25,000 rapid-response COVID-19 test kits, as it looks to convince the Canadian government to relax its 14-day quarantine rule for international arrivals.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Indian Ocean carrier Air Seychelles plans to restart international services Nov. 1, operating a limited schedule to a small number of destinations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways will include a diagnostic test to detect COVID-19 infections with all of its tickets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Oct. 1 marked a solemn day for the U.S. airline industry.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
AirAsia Japan’s shareholders are reportedly preparing to shut down the carrier, as the AirAsia Group focuses its attention on its Southeast Asian operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
One unexpected bonus of the coronavirus crisis will be a boost for air cargo’s previously slow digital transformation.
Emerging Technologies

By Henry Canaday
Starved for heavy checks, many independent MROs are looking forward to lease-transition work. But most lease transitions in the COVID-19 world—and the
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Airlines will have to use some of the money they receive from governments to get them through the COVID-19 crisis to continue to pursue environmental initiatives, JetBlue Airways’ CEO said Sept. 30.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Delta Air Lines announced tentative plans to introduce the Airbus A220-300 into scheduled service beginning in November, setting it up to become the first airline in the U.S. to operate the stretched variant of the smaller A220-100.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has released a report, detailing specific actions to hit industry sustainability targets by 2050, but the analysis also predicts that COVID-19 will have a 16% impact on traffic 30 years from now.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
American Airlines will offer passengers pre-departure COVID-19 tests on select routes to Hawaii, Jamaica and the Caribbean beginning in October, as carriers look to passenger testing as a means to stimulate demand amid the ongoing pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air has postponed the launch of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi by another month, marking a third delay to the project, while rival start-up Air Arabia Abu Dhabi presses ahead with its own network expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The Government of Mauritius announced the phased easing of travel restrictions from Oct. 1, allowing financially troubled flag-carrier Air Mauritius to resume international operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Australia’s Regional Express Holdings (Rex) has confirmed it will lease a fleet of six Boeing 737-800s to operate its proposed jet service, and more
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Peach has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, an aircraft that the Japanese LCC intends to use for fleet replacement rather than growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China’s first online auction of an airline has seen 98% of Longjiang Airlines sell for CNY805.7 million ($118 million).
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
System would automatically scan anyone who enters the cabin, adding a layer of defense against virus transmission.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Neste Corp. and Shell Aviation expect to eventually add more areas of cooperation to their recently signed partnership on sustainable aviation fuels, executives at both companies told Aviation Daily in a Sept. 29 interview.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
EgyptAir is gradually re-opening its African network as it starts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Business rescue practitioners (BRP) acting for South African Airways (SAA) have decided to suspend the airline’s remaining operations, while SAA Group LCC Mango has been forced to charter in aircraft to continue flying as critical discussions with SAA Technical (SAAT) continue.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. House Democrats proposed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package that would extend the CARES Act Payroll Support Program (PSP) until March 2021, although they had only one day to pass it before the airline aid program was set to expire on Sept. 30.
Airlines & Lessors