UK LCC easyJet has raised $398.6 million from aircraft refinancing and secured union agreement to cut its Berlin-based fleet from 34 to 18 aircraft, with 418 job losses.

Frontier Airlines is well-placed for further expansion over the coming years fueled by ongoing low-cost point-to-point leisure demand in the U.S., according to CEO Barry Biffle.

Icelandair’s operations will continue to be “minimal,” after operating just 9% of flights in the 2020 third quarter (Q3), which caused net profits to fall 37.9% to $38.2 million.

JetBlue Airways executives sounded an upbeat tone about leisure demand trends headed into the winter holiday season, even as they announced a $393 million net loss for the 2020 third quarter (Q3).

Prior to the pandemic, the average stage-length time flown by a TAP Express Embraer E190-series aircraft was about 1.2 hrs.—a reasonable figure for a regional operator supporting larger domestic and international networks. 

IATA has signed an agreement with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to increase and improve the automated reporting of meteorological data by commercial aircraft. 

Airlines are going to take delivery of significantly less than half the aircraft they originally planned to receive in 2020, according to IATA estimates. 

Cebu Air, the parent company for Philippines LCC Cebu Pacific, and Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC) have terminated two joint ventures in the Philippines, buying out each other’s shares in the Aviation Partnership (Philippines) Corporation (APPC) and SIA Engineering Philippines Corporation (SIAEP).