COVID-19 Pandemic

Airlines in Malaysia are preparing to resume flights with 100% load factor as the country removes onboard social distancing measures.

Calin Rovinescu tells an Aviation Week Network webinar that his airline expects to carry 25% of last year’s number of passengers in Q3, providing it has market access.

The moving of assets and access to technical expertise are cited as some of the biggest challenges for lease returns during the COVID-19 crisis.

How MROs are modifying aircraft interiors to provide patient care and transport during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Readers write about First Take graph proportions, "STOLPort" history, COVID-19 and airlines, and NASA’s C-17 role.

Transborder restrictions, weak balance sheets are among the challenges for decimated airline networks.

Russia buys interim fighter-bombers; GA-ASI to vie for MQ-9 replacement; KC-46 RVS testing coming; COVID-19 contractor relief bill?

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The UK government’s imposition of a 14-day quarantine on passengers arriving in the country has nipped British business aviation’s nascent recovery in the bud.

With so much going on within the aviation sector we want to know your views on the key topics and stories.

Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu is pushing the Canadian government to rethink COVID-19-related travel restrictions, calling the current protocols “disproportionate” and “stifling.”

Ask the Editors: The return to pre-COVID-19 production rates will vary, but manufacturers are aware the process may be slow and arduous.

ALITALIA plans to increase service by 60% from June to July, operating >1,000 weekly flights on 52 routes to 37 destinations, including eight new

DELTA AIR LINES expects year-over-year revenue for 2Q20 to drop 90% on 85% lower capacity; its average daily cash outflow will fall to $40m by June 30

Aerostructures giant Spirit AeroSystems, the leading supplier to the Boeing 737 MAX program, is furloughing more workers after the OEM recently told it to cut o

AIR NEW ZEALAND has established an 800-day, Survive/Revive/Thrive plan to return to profitability although it expects to be 70% of its pre-COVID-19

HONEYWELL and DIMER, CA teamed to develop an aircraft cabin ultraviolet cleaning (UVC) system, which it says can clean cabin in less than 10 minutes

FRENCH GOVT announced plan to team with French aviation industry (Airbus, Dassault, Safran and Thales)/private investors to set up €500m fund for

TRANSAT says European Commission opened an in-depth (Phase II) investigation to assess its acquisition by AIR CANADA and does not expect any approval

COLIBRI AERO and J&C AERO have developed cargo containers for Airbus A330/A340 and Boeing 767/777 pax cabins.

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS expects to drop 737 MAX production for 2020 from 125 shipsets to 105 or less after being instructed by BOEING to pause additional

Delta Air Lines estimates total revenues in the current quarter fell 90% from last year, offering a preview of what will likely be the biggest loss-making quarter in airline industry history.

Air Transat plans to resume flights on July 23, gradually rolling out a network of 22 destinations in the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the U.S. and within its home market, parent company Transat A.T. said June 11.

An expected surge in used serviceable materials (USM) poses a risk to new-parts sales, but structural fundamentals in global fleets and customer preference should limit the downside for many parts suppliers even as opportunities for used-parts specialists increase.

The UK government has formally issued its guidance governing passengers, airports and airlines as air travel starts to awaken from its COVID-19-induced hibernation.