COVID-19

US DOT issued final order that requires US air carriers receiving financial assistance under the CARES Act to maintain minimum air services on a
Air Transport

TRIP & CO, The Netherlands has developed its own EASA-certified triple seat cargo bag with capacity of up to 80 kg per seat or 320 kg per seat row.
Aerospace

AVATION says it has engaged with multiple interested parties regarding sale of company, but progress has been delayed due to COVID-19. Its liquidity
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin, Helen Massy-Beresford
Eurocontrol’s member states have agreed to let private jet operators and airlines defer the payment of up to €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) in air traffic control fees in the coming months.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

BOEING SOUTH CAROLINA is suspending all 787 production at end of shift on April 8 until further notice.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Eurocontrol’s member states have agreed to let airlines defer the payment of up to €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) in air traffic control (ATC) fees in the coming months.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Carreau
Discovered on Dec. 28, 2019, the puffy greenish Comet Atlas C/2019 Y4 rapidly brightened in the northern night sky near the Big Dipper as it raced toward the Sun.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The first aircraft carrier equipped to embark an F-35C, the USS Carl Vinson, completed its 14-month maintenance period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF) in Washington state, a hot spot for the novel coronavirus.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
President Donald Trump on April 6 signed a new national space policy directive reaffirming U.S. commitment to the commercial use of resources in space and encouraging international support for the policy.
Space Symposium

By Jens Flottau
IATA plans to hold a series of regional meetings with governments and other stakeholders to determine under what conditions air traffic can be resumed once the coronavirus crisis is under better control.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The revision helps carriers with seasonal demand profiles seeking government aid during COVID-19 pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By James Pozzi
Scheduled commercial airframe maintenance work is expected to take a significant hit during the novel coronavirus pandemic as carriers conscious of
MRO

By Steve Trimble
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has joined a chorus of Democrats calling for the removal of Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly over remarks to sailors on the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt that referred to the fired captain of that aircraft carrier as “naive or stupid.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The initial ban of three days was deemed not long enough.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has extended the temporary ban on all international flights to the country from April 6 to April 18 as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
How airlines around the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Welcome to Routes’ weekly look at how the Middle East and African aviation markets are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Chen Chuanren
The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) is urging aviation stakeholders to only seek financial help from Malaysia’s government “as a last resort” with fiscal resources stretched amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Swedish domestic carrier Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) has suspended flights and filed for court reorganization—roughly the equivalent of administration—after a collapse in demand following the COVID-19 outbreak.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has begun producing plastic face shields and cloth face masks for the medical community, first responders and, in light of recent Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Guidance, its own employees due to the coronavirus crisis, the company said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing will suspend its 787 production and some related work at its North Charleston, South Carolina facility on April 8 “until further notice,”
Aircraft & Propulsion

With so much going on within the aviation sector we want to know your views on the key topics and stories.
Z

By Molly McMillin
Experimental Aircraft Association organizers still plan to wait until May to decide whether to host EAA AirVenture Oshkosh set for July 20-26 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Marketplace

By Ben Goldstein
A handful of U.S. carriers updated the markets over the weekend on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the results were not pretty. Delta Air
Airlines & Lessors