COVID-19

ALITALIA is operating special schedule to select destinations to return Italian citizens to country; Italian Government is reportedly looking to re

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS has cancelled 162 flights (38 international/124 regional) through end of March and says going forward it will operate flights

BDLI and MESSE BERLIN have cancelled ILA Berlin 2020, which had been scheduled for May 13-17.

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA is suspending all international service and cutting domestic capacity by 50%. It is grounding 53 aircraft: five 777s, an A330 and 14

JETBLUE is cuttng capacity by 40% in April/May, with substantial cuts expected in June/July. It is grounding some aircraft and working with Airbus to

Deep schedule cuts at partner United Airlines have forced U.S. regional carrier Trans States to speed up its planned cessation to Apr. 1, the airline’s top executive told employees.

TRANSAT, Canada plans to gradually suspend all air operations after its nation closed its borders to foreign nationals.

ARSA is urging US Govt to provide repair stations with $11b in grants/loans, plus 50% tax credit for contract maintenance through end of 2020; MRO

The European Commission has said airlines do not have to pay compensation for flights canceled because of travel restrictions put in place to slow the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as they constitute “extraordinary circumstances.”

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has notified Congress that the Pentagon will provide federal health officials with 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Malaysia Airlines Berhad CEO Izham Ismail has said the hasty and unilateral decision to enforce a nationwide lockdown of Malaysia resulted in severe disruption to the flag carrier’s operations.

Following increased government travel restrictions and a massive drop in demand related to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, Brussels Airlines, Latvian flag carrier Air Baltic and Italian regional carrier Air Dolomiti have all decided to temporarily suspend operations.

Governments across Europe must coordinate their response to preserve the continent’s single market and its benefits, two airline associations have urged.

The association that represents U.S. aviation repair stations has asked the Trump administration and Congress for $11 billion to help offset an anticipated slowdown in aftermarket work as airlines ground aircraft and wait out the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis.

Chinese authorities will not allow any international flights to arrive directly in Beijing beginning Mar. 18, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has told airlines.

GOL says it plans to resume growth after COVID-19 crisis passes.

The Panama-based carrier will reduce capacity by at least 80%.

A virus tests and will reshape the air transport industry.

In what seems like almost an overnight transition, the global air transport industry outlook has plummeted from positive to dire. In December, IATA

Boeing called for the U.S. government to provide a minimum of $60 billion in aid to the aerospace manufacturing community in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis that has cratered air travel and could trigger a worldwide recession.

CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA on March 17 ordered all employees to work at home, with only mission-critical personnel being allowed on locations throughout

AIRLINE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE ASSN (APEX) is advocating world's governments issue $250b in airline industry relief.

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE says previously announced negotiations with investor group, including Charles F. Willis, Austin Willis and CFW Partners

SINGAPORE AIRLINES GROUP is decreasing capacity by 50%, but expects further cuts moving forward as it expects the pace of industry deterioration to

A U.S. Army civilian has tested positive for the COVID-19 disease at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, the home of several aviation- and space-related acquisition, research and testing organizations, base officials said on March 17.