COVID-19

Commercial aviation disruption spreads to defense supply chains as crisis deepens.

The regulatory forbearance provides breathing space for aircraft operators that have yet to comply, but avionics shops still expect a last-minute rush.

Figuring out how to make passengers comfortable boarding aircraft again, without having to block off middle seats indefinitely, is a problem the

TSA handled 1.21m individuals at US airports on May 22-25 (Memorial Day weekend), down 87.2% vs 9.5m a year ago.

AIR FRANCE-KLM says if it sees additional reduced demand due to a prolonged COVID-19 recovery, it could retire a number of KLM's A330s earlier than

RYANAIR confirmed plan to return to 40% of normal flight schedules on July 1 after lifting of travel restrictions across Europe.

CHINA AIRLINES, Taiwan issued RFP for sale/leaseback of two A350-900s, according to unconfirmed media reports.

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS is cancelling all scheduled flights on regional/international services until end of June 2020, but plans to restart Johannesburg

EMIRATES plans to deploy all of its aircraft, including A380s, by mid-2022, based on its outlook for recovery to pre-crisis levels; it is dismissing

FIJI AIRWAYS secured sovereign guarantees from Fijian Govt in support of FJ$450m of initiatives to bolster cash reserves, including payment deferrals

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Citiking International is asking a bankruptcy court to reject a request by the unsecured creditors of One Aviation to convert the company’s Chapter 11 restructuring to a Chapter 7 liquidation, citing complications due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. carriers are cautiously optimistic amid signs of a domestic rebound.

A move to change the rules of the ICAO Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme (CORSIA) to reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic would risk undermining the entire program, the lobbying group Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) said.

BRUSSELS AIRLINES plans June 15 to restart service with downsized summer schedule, consisting of 30% of original schedule in Europe and 40% of long

Quarantine rules should be based on science and not be politicized, the head of IATA said Tuesday, as he warned that such rules pose a “major obstacle” to the resumption of air travel.

AÉRO MONTRÉAL launched Alliance for the Aerospace Recovery initiative to accelerate recovery of Québec' aerospace industry from COVID-19 crisis.

LUFTHANSA received terms for package of stabilization measures and loans of up to €9b from Economic Stabilization Fund (WSF); under deal, WSF would

LATAM AIRLINES GROUP initiated a voluntary reorganization and restructuring of debt under Chapter 11 protection in US with the support of the Cueto

Sales of business and general aviation avionics during the first three months of 2020 declined 8.8% from the same period a year ago, ending a streak of 12 consecutive quarters of increased year-over-sales.

IATA expects airline industry will increase its global debt by 28% to $550b at end 2020 from $430b at end 2019; the $120b in new debt is composed of

STAR AIR, India has restarted flight operations with three ERJs.

AIR CANADA set abridged summer 2020 schedule that serves 97 destinations vs 220 a year ago; schedule will increase from 34 routes in May (services to

AIR ASTANA is launching an international air cargo division with three 767-300s following review of its fleet plans in wake of COVID-19 crisis; cabin

AIR NEW ZEALAND is reducing its executive team from nine to six as it creates a smaller airline due to COVID-19; it expects it will take two years to