COVID-19

By Adrian Schofield
Australian carrier Regional Express Holdings (Rex) is considering dramatically expanding its operation to compete on Australia’s lucrative East Coast domestic trunk routes.
Airlines & Lessors

VIRGIN ATLANTIC plans following a gradual recovery, it will fly to 24 destinations from London Heathrow, Manchester, Glasgow and Belfast in Summer
Air Transport

IATA is now forecasting (baseline scenario) that global RPKs in 2021 will be 24% below 2019 levels and 32% lower than its latest forecast; it does not
Air Transport

GOL

GOL is currently projecting year-over-year capacity drop of 45% in 2020 (30% in 4Q20); it grounded 120 737s in late March and in April flew 7% of
Air Transport

GOL

GOL says it has reduced 737 MAX deliveries in 2020/2021/2022 by 14/20/13 aircraft respectively (SPNWS; April 17).
Air Transport

BOEING CEO said it is most likely a major US airline will go out of business in 2020 as he predicts pax traffic will not even rebound to 25% of normal
Air Transport

CAPA is projecting domestic airline capacity in Australia will reach 49% of 2019 levels by Oct 2020 and 60% by mid-Dec 2020.
Air Transport

BRUSSELS AIRLINES presented turnaround plan that includes reducing fleet from 54 to 38 aircraft (it is removing two of its 10 A330s, nine of its 39
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The Senate Armed Services Committee recently met to consider a bewildering decision by the FCC to OK the building of a low-power, ground-based network for 5G cellular and Internet of Things data services that opponents say could interfere with GPS receivers.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
Five U.S. Senators have introduced a bill that would force airlines to offer cash refunds for all flights canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of whether the trip was canceled by the airline or customer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
German leisure airline owner TUI Group has warned that up to 8,000 jobs could be lost as the tourism giant looks to cut costs by 30% in response to COVID-19.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
The Norwegian government is injecting an additional 206 million Norwegian krone ($20 million) into defense equipment programs to address the country’s weakening currency.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission has recommended air passengers wear face masks in airports and on board aircraft but stopped short of calling for middle seats to be left empty in guidelines aimed at helping the region’s air transport sector resume operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Boeing believes it will secure two more new customers for its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter over the next 12-14 months.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
FRANKFURT—IATA is in “strong opposition” to new quarantine measure for incoming passengers, its director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said May 13.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has decided on a substantial issue of new shares as part of its efforts to raise KRW2.2 trillion ($1.8 billion) in funds to boost liquidity during the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific shareholder Qatar Airways is willing to invest more in the Hong Kong airline, which is currently working on a restructuring plan to survive the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

Tom Screen, aviation director at Birmingham Airport (BHX), explains how the UK airport reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic and outlines his hopes for the future.
Airports & Networks

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

By Sean Broderick
Ask the Editors: As airlines gain more leverage with lessors on aircraft maintenance, use of such parts may increase.
Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Flaws in the stimulus bill cause wrangling about airlines’ routes, paycheck protections and airport fund allocations.
Airports & Networks

Air Vice Marshal Ian Gale
The lessons of German air raids from 80 years ago are suddenly relevant when the best thing British citizens can do is stay home.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bradley Perrett
The organizer of the Australian International Airshow has deferred the next edition of the biennial from February 2021 to November of the same year, citing doubts about availability of international travel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
In accordance with an updated NOTAM from the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), flydubai must keep its passenger operations suspended through June 4 as part of the government’s precautionary measures implemented in response to COVID-19.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
An ICAO-led task force has issued initial guidance developed to serve as a blueprint for revising travel procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic and plans to have a comprehensive set of protocols drafted by month’s end.
Safety, Ops & Regulation