Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr told employees to expect deeper cuts to staff levels and the group’s fleet as the recovery of air travel will take much longer than originally anticipated.

With grim outlooks abounding that commercial aerospace will not see pre-pandemic growth levels until today’s kindergartners are maybe in junior high school, it is hard to find bullishness in the sector. 

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian pledged that flight attendants and ground staff will completely avoid involuntary furloughs this fall, although cuts remain on the table for nearly 2,000 pilots.

Gulf Air CEO Krešimir Kučko plans to leave his position by the end of September, the Bahrain-based airline said late Sept. 15. 

A group of employees from state-owned regional airline South African Express (SA Express) have set up a public limited company and are bidding to save the cash-strapped airline from liquidation.

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways is anticipating the introduction of an air services agreement between the UAE and Israel following humanitarian supplies flights to Tel Aviv.

Continuing operations at Stockholm Bromma (BMA) is “no longer justified on commercial grounds” and capacity could be absorbed by nearby Stockholm…

European aviation industry leaders and regulators stressed Sept. 15 that common rules for COVID-19 testing are needed to prepare the ground for a recovery of the sector in the years ahead.