U.S. House Democrats proposed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package that would extend the CARES Act Payroll Support Program (PSP) until March 2021, although they had only one day to pass it before the airline aid program was set to expire on Sept. 30.

Breeze Airways has pushed back its planned commercial launch date and now intends to begin operations with scheduled routes from two U.S. airports, rather than fly charter services as previously planned.

Liquidators acting for state-owned South African regional airline SA Express have selected a ZAR50 million ($3 million) bid for the airline, led by a group of five former SA Express employees.

IATA is now forecasting a slower than expected recovery of air travel for 2020 and into 2021, highlighting the need for further financial assistance from governments and urging the introduction of broad testing that would allow a quick reopening of borders.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is opening the doors to its training center and offering an A380 dining experience under the banner “discover your Singapore Airlines” as it searches for alternate revenue streams. 

Delta Air Lines will retire its Boeing 717s by the end of 2025 and speed up planned removals of its 767-300s and Bombardier CRJ-200s, parking the remainder of those-in service fleets by the end of 2025 and 2023, respectively. 

Swiss International Air Lines CEO Thomas Klühr is to leave the Lufthansa subsidiary at the end of 2020 after some five years in Zürich and more than 30 years within the Lufthansa Group.

Air fares between major northern and southern European markets have been tracking 15% lower for the September to December period, according to…