COVID-19 Pandemic

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES received US$300m capital infusion from its Chairman to avoid bankruptcy; operations to resume soon.

The novel coronavirus pandemic has added complications to nations deploying on NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission to Lithuania and Estonia.

UKRAINE INTL AIRLINES expects to resume operations in mid-June, and now forecasts pax traffic will decrease 46% vs original expectations. Under stage

AERCAP deferred delivery of 37 more aircraft from 2021-2022 to 2023 and beyond, and has now rescheduled >100 aircraft, reducing its CAPEX in 2020/2021

ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS deferred delivery of its last of three A380s on order; new delivery date is now under consideration.

BOEING has resumed 737 MAX production at a low rate; it says during temporary suspension of production that began in January, mechanics and engineers

EASYJET expects year-end 2021 fleet to total 302 aircraft vs 353 originally planned; it does not expect demand to reach 2019 levels until 2023 and is

The airline will operate 10 routes from the airport.

The German government and the European Commission are trying to overcome an impasse that is threatening a €9 billion ($9.9 billion) rescue package for Lufthansa.

The flag-carrier will resume flying June 15 after a 12-week interruption.

The U.S. Army Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense program is a few months behind schedule because of a combination of software challenges and the spread of the novel coronavirus.

EasyJet has said it will reduce staff numbers by 30% and by the end of 2021 have a fleet of around 302 aircraft, 51 fewer than planned before the COVID-19 crisis.

Beijing is looking to allow more airlines to apply for charter flights into China, thus increasing flights beyond the so-called “five ones” policy introduced to stem the importation of COVID-19 cases.

As the LCC returns to the skies on June 15 the focus is “profitable flying” on British and French domestic routes.

Karolis Matulaitis, director at Kaunas International Airport, talks to James Pozzi about the changes to the operation during the novel coronavirus

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Asia-Pacific 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' latest update on how airlines and airports across the Asia-Pacific region are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BHS Aviation will be ready with new name, new AOC when crisis abates

While Singapore Airlines received strong state backing, financially troubled Thai Airways was sent to bankruptcy court by its government.

The move marks another milestone in a gradual recovery for the aircraft program, which has been grounded since March 2019.

SALZBURG—The future of Ryanair subsidiary Laudamotion—Austria’s second largest airline behind Austrian Airlines—could be in the wet-lease business

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NASA’s return to flying astronauts from U.S. soil to the International Space Station, delayed on May 27 due to weather constraints, has required the FAA to impose temporary flight restrictions (TFR) in the launch area that it has not used since the space shuttle fleet was retired in 2011.

Dublin-headquartered lessor AerCap has rescheduled the delivery of 37 aircraft previously slotted for 2021 and 2022, in order to boost liquidity and lower capital spending due to market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

NASA and SpaceX are retargeting launch of the crewed Demo-2 flight test for 3:22 p.m. EDT May 30 after dicey weather at Kennedy Space Center prompted a scrub 16 min. before a liftoff attempt on May 27.