Airlines & Lessors

Air France-KLM is reportedly in talks with the French and Netherlands governments over a state-backed loan of up to €6 billion ($6.48 billion) to help the airline group weather the COVID-19 crisis.

EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is now calling for the removal of two directors—easyjet CFO Andrew Findlay and non-executive director Andreas Bierwirth—a retaliatory measure after his request for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) was denied.

Latvia’s airBaltic will cut approximately 50% of flights between April 15 and Oct. 31 in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

U.S. carriers drastically cut back on flying to the New York City area over the weekend, as the country’s worst outbreak of COVID-19 is expected to peak there in the coming weeks.

RavnAir Alaska, a regional carrier providing connectivity throughout the state of Alaska with a fleet of 72 aircraft, has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shut down with immediate effect.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is suspending more of its domestic flights as Japanese carriers cut capacity to offset declining demand.

Transport ministers in France, Germany, Italy and Spain have written to European Commissioner for Transport Adina-Ioana Valean asking for funding to help COVID-19 crisis-hit transport companies.

Korean Air’s transition to a cloud-based IT network has improved its employees’ ability to work from home during the COVID-19 crisis, the South Korean

Changi Airport Group (CAG) is taking advantage of the dramatic slowdown in air travel demand to bring forward infrastructure upgrades at Singapore's Changi Airport, suspending operations at Terminal 2 for 18 months from May 1.

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the North American aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has put airlines on notice that customers must be “refunded promptly” for all flights canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mexico’s largest domestic airline Volaris has been forced to slash its capacity by 80% for April after the country’s government declared a health emergency to contain the coronavirus.

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Group has further slashed its April capacity from its originally planned 4% to 3% after a dismal start to its April passenger traffic.

Airlines, especially U.S. carriers, are going to have to tread a fine line in asking customers to accept vouchers for future travel instead of refunds on tickets bought before the global pandemic.

IATA is emphasizing the need for urgent action from African and Middle Eastern governments to provide financial relief to the regions’ airlines in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

IATA is highlighting estimates of severe financial losses for Asia-Pacific airlines as it reiterates the urgency of government action to support the industry.

American Airlines will operate its fewest number of flights in May, reflecting a view that air travel demand will reach its lowest point over the next several weeks, when the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to peak in North America.

The parent company of Irish budget carrier Ryanair anticipates its fiscal 2020 profit figure will come in towards the low end of its previous guidance range.

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the North American aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the European aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the schedule

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Asia-Pacific aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the

Dublin-based lessor Avolon has decided to cancel an order for 75 Boeing 737 MAXs and make other changes to its order book to reduce its near- and

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Latin America aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the

Commercial aviation in China crept toward normalcy in March, reaching 42% of its capacity before the coronavirus outbreak in December 2019.

Bailouts are in the works to help avoid bankruptcies, but they are distorting markets and raising aeropolitical questions.