Aviation Daily

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Cargo (LHC) said that it is prepared for the next downturn in the air cargo business when it happens after the company presented the best results in its 26-year history following an unprecedented year.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Palermo, the capital of the Italian island of Sicily, is to become the 42nd base in Hungarian ULCC Wizz Air’s network.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific has signed a PHP16 billion ($329 million) 10-year loan facility with six domestic banks, just weeks after raising PHP12.5 billion through a rights issue that was finalized in February.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Boom Supersonic has secured a strategic investment from the venture capital arm of American Express which will support development of the Denver, Colorado-based aerospace company’s Mach 2-plus 88-seat Overture airliner project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Delta Air Lines said it will budget more than $30 million to offset 13 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted in the last 10 months of 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Despite some near-term uncertainty created by a second wave of COVID-19 infections in Brazil, Azul is maintaining a positive outlook, particularly as vaccinations become more widespread in the country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
The Biden administration is picking up on a British goodwill gesture associated with the long-running World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute between Europe, Airbus, the U.S., and Boeing over illegal subsidies to build large commercial aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Airline maintenance needs fell along with demand for passenger flights, with the drop in internal revenue outpacing that generated by third-party work.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The government of the African nation of Cabo Verde has made the first move to allow the national airline to access new funding sources.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Ferneyhough
The COVID-19 crisis hit Etihad Airways just as the Abu Dhabi-based carrier was starting to see the fruits of a transformation program that began in 2017.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Ryanair hopes to fly up to 70% of 2019 passenger numbers this summer if governments exempt from quarantine travelers who have received a COVID-19 test or vaccine.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Uganda Airlines has outlined plans to begin long-haul flying and identified an inaugural network of four routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa subsidiaries Austrian Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) have reported substantial losses for 2020 and further fleet reductions at both carriers are possible.
Airlines & Lessors

By Joe Anselmo
Kelly Ortberg’s quiet departure from the executive ranks of Raytheon Technologies was a jolt to some veterans in the aerospace business community, where he has long been regarded as an exceptional talent in the prime of his career.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The Oceania region continues to have strong underlying demand factors that will help drive the rebound in traffic and aircraft deliveries in the post-pandemic period, according to Boeing’s latest forecasts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Talks with the European Commission on plans for a second Air France bailout will last as long as is necessary to reach a fair agreement, French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said March 4.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa Group plans to phase out eight long-haul aircraft types over the next few years and sees no prospect of returning the Airbus A380 or A340-600 back to service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has launched an audit to examine whether air passenger rights have been safeguarded effectively during the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering has inducted its first Airbus A320 for passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Deloitte last week announced agreements with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines to reduce its carbon emissions through investments in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Ferneyhough
FedEx, which boasts the world’s largest freighter fleet, aims to achieve carbon-neutrality in its operations by 2040.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Close to 200 European airports are facing insolvency because of the drastic drop in passenger traffic over the past year, according to airports body ACI Europe.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Ryanair and Belgian cabin crew union CNE/AVC PULS have reached a four-year collective labor agreement that trades salary cuts for job security.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
The Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC) is urging the European Council to repeal the European Commission’s (EC) proposal on the consolidation of the Single European Sky (SES) project.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The FAA has announced the final four of five U.S. airports it has selected to evaluate drone countermeasure systems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation