COVID-19

By Karen Walker
IATA believes the Argentinian government is "open" to reconsidering a total ban on commercial flights through Sept. 1.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Doha-based Qatar Airways will axe more than 9,000 jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on the Gulf carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus says it has revised its outlook downward in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By David Casey
Demand for air cargo is driving the return of Delta Air Lines’ passenger services from the US to Germany and the UK.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across Latin America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is not expecting its capacity to fully recover for the next 12-18 months and is readjusting its fleet expansion strategy accordingly.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Sean Broderick, Bill Carey, Ben Goldstein, Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
More airlines are announcing plans to resume service, particularly in Europe. But health protection rules and new processes are unclear.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
Anca Mihalache, VP Engine Trading at APOC Aviation, has been fielding questions from customers and lessors about the engine market, which has switched
MRO

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has tapped long-time executive and former head of commercial engineering Mike Delaney to lead what the company sees as a pan-industry
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi
The advent of 3D printing is a concept that has been increasingly deployed in the MRO industry in the past five years, albeit at a considerably slower
MRO

By Irene Klotz
NASA is slowing reopening some of its facilities, including parts of the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, where work to prepare the first Space Launch System (SLS) for a static test fire has been on hiatus for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
SkyWest Airlines will see its Delta Air Lines regional fleet reduced by 55 Bombardier CRJ-200s, as carriers look to downsize their regional operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
GOL Linhas Aéreas is to reopen bases in Brazil at Foz de Iguacu (IGU), Navegantes (NVT) and Maringa (MGF) in May as the carrier seeks to restore services that were suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
IATA officials are in talks with Argentinian ministers in hopes of persuading the government to bring forward its ban on all air travel and the sale of flight tickets.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley have begun a two-week quarantine ahead of a flight test of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS.)
Space

By Victoria Moores
U.S.-based lessor Aircastle has posed a $34.2 million 2020 first quarter (Q1) net loss, driven by $34.8 million in costs related to its acquisition by Japanese investor Marubeni Corp. and Mizuho Leasing, which closed in March.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin
The COVID-19 pandemic may create momentum in the light business jet segment should it lead to what some expect will be an increase in passengers turning to private aviation.
Marketplace

By Molly McMillin
Worldwide business aviation activity fell 58% in the first two weeks of May compared to a year ago, an improvement from the 70% drop in traffic in April, according to WingX Advance.
Marketplace

GOL

GOL confirmed agreement with Boeing regarding compensation for 737 MAX grounding and order book restructuring resulted in R$0.5b of cash in April and
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
House Republicans have stepped up a campaign spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to ground the drones that Chinese manufacturer DJI has loaned or donated to local police departments to support their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Among the long-term ripple effects of COVID-19, add this: aerospace and defense (A&D) companies are going to become a lot more digital, from tip to tail.
Aircraft & Propulsion

AIR SERBIA is postponing start of scheduled flights from June 1 to June 15 to comply with EC recommendations; relaunching of flights to limited number
Air Transport

DELTA AIR LINES plans to retire its 18 777s by end of 2020 due to COVID-19 crisis, and will replace aircraft with A350s.
Air Transport

EMIRATES plans May 21 to restart scheduled services to nine international destinations: London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto
Air Transport