Airlines & Lessors

Norwegian Air Shuttle said its pilot and cabin crew subsidiaries in Sweden and Denmark were filing for bankruptcy, in the latest casualty of the COVID-19 crisis.

United Airlines warned of an estimated $2.1 billion pre-tax loss in the 2020 first quarter (Q1) and said it plans to seek up to $4.5 billion in additional loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson is saying Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia will need government support if they are to survive the COVID-19 crisis and keep competition alive in markets that would otherwise become effective monopolies.

After keeping silent about the rumored merger between Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) and LCC AirAsia, the Malaysian government is saying a union

National trade unions are protesting plans to lay off the entire South African Airways (SAA) workforce after the South African government declined to provide further financial support for the flag-carrier.

LCC AirAsia is targeting April 29 as the date it plans to restart domestic flights in Malaysia, followed by Thailand and the Philippines on May 1.

American Airlines has become the latest carrier to request exemptions to minimum service rules under the CARES Act.

Setting a new course for commercial aviation.

Setting a new course for commercial aviation.

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.

Virgin Australia appears likely to enter voluntary administration this week amid the COVID-19 crisis as its options for acquiring the additional funding it needs have almost disappeared.

CDB Aviation has become the latest lessor to reduce its Boeing 737 MAX orderbook in light of the coronavirus crisis.

The Thai government is reported to be evaluating a request for THB24.15 billion ($736 million) in financial aid submitted by eight local airlines that have seen their businesses decimated by the COVID-19 crisis.

The coronavirus crisis has given the CAAC a chance to overcome airline resistance. The government likes the FedEx model.

UK aviation and energy company Stobart Group is considering re-acquiring the fleet of aircraft it sold to Connect Airways as part of the latter’s takeover of UK regional carrier Flybe.

Las Vegas-based LCC Allegiant Air published a detailed analysis of its required summer flying under terms attached to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and

Some Latin American country governments are stepping up with assistance for airlines, but negotiations continue with some despite their large aviation

A group of U.S. Senate Democrats called on airlines to release an estimated $10 billion in full cash refunds for flights canceled by passengers owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Irish ACMI specialist CityJet has entered the local equivalent of Chapter 11 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brussels Airlines, which was one of

Italy’s government plans a “significant investment” in newly nationalized Alitalia, intending to use the airline as a springboard for the relaunch of

BEIJING—HNA Group’s Hainan Airlines and an affiliate will consolidate Beijing operations at Beijing Capital International's (PEK) T2, bringing the

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Latin America 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. Routes is part of the Aviation Week Network.

Fewer flights, new security protocols, a smaller labor force and more consolidation likely lie ahead.

Lufthansa Cargo chairman and CEO Peter Gerber has been on the front lines of global efforts to cope with the coronavirus pandemic as the carrier works

Singapore takes care of its girl.