How Air Zimbabwe is improving its safety record to address the EU flight ban and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Average repayment periods for Fly Leasing customers have increased in recent months, but the number of lease-deferral requests is decreasing, and the company has revised its expected total deferral-related financial exposure downward.

Cowen & Co. analyst Helane Becker believes U.S. air traffic is on track to recover to 1 million passengers per day by year-end, a modest improvement from current levels, but still a far cry from the 2.5 million travelers who flew each day in 2019.

Kuwaiti LCC Jazeera Airways has effectively written off 2020, at least financially, according to its chairman.

Although Cebu Pacific suffered substantial losses in the first half of 2020, the Philippine LCC predicts it will be able to secure enough extra funding to weather the COVID-19 crisis. 

Lessor GECAS has dipped into the cargo market once again with its latest order for freighters, just hours before Russian carrier S7 Airlines announced its first order for dedicated cargo-carriers.

As the outlook for corporate and international travel remains weak, United Airlines is hoping that the coronavirus pandemic will not dampen demand for warm weather leisure destinations in the U.S. this winter.  

EasyJet, Ryanair and Southwest are the only three airlines that retain investment-grade ratings from S&P Global Ratings, after the credit rating…