Aviation Daily

By Chen Chuanren
All flights to and from Vietnamese resort Da Nang have been suspended for at least 15 days after more than a dozen COVID-19 cases sprang up in the popular tourist destination.
Airports & Networks

Harrell Leisure And Business Fares
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COVID KPIs: Utilization
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By Ben Goldstein
Canadian airline Air Transat restarted commercial operations July 23, resuming a bare-bones schedule of six routes following a 112-day shutdown forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways plans to make possession of a negative COVID-19 certificate a compulsory part of passengers’ documentation when traveling to or from the company’s Abu Dhabi base.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Embattled African LCC fastjet is being forced to delist its shares as its funding troubles threaten to reach crisis point, and is facing a challenge over its stake in South African carrier FedAir.
Airlines & Lessors

William Swelbar
Author Michelle Dean said, “Crisis forces commonality of purpose on one another.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Ireland-based regional carrier Stobart Air has helped to backfill the gaping hole in Belfast City Airport’s schedules left by the collapse of Flybe.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
ULCC Ryanair said it could not rule out further redundancies or pay cuts if the economic situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic worsens this winter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
LONDON—A sudden upsurge in COVID-19 cases led the UK government to reimpose quarantine measures on travelers arriving from Spain, bringing fresh confusion to airlines and passengers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
Garmin on July 27 said that aviation applications were among the company’s web-based platforms returning to service following a cyberattack four days earlier.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Southwest Airlines will refrain from laying off workers or cutting pay rates and benefits through year end, despite persistently weak customer demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The Austrian government now requires travelers from 32 nations to get a PCR test on arrival in the country to check whether or not they have COVID-19.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has used 236 aircraft as security for its $6 billion debt-restructuring program, which was approved by the Irish High Court July 21.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
Rising tensions in China’s international relations, especially with the U.S., raise questions about how Western airliner sales could be affected and the knock-on impact on the COMAC C919 program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
India’s Vistara received its first Airbus A321neo, which will be used on short- to medium-haul international routes or destinations within seven hours of flying time.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
TAP Air Portugal plans to ramp up operations to almost 40% of its pre-COVID-19 levels in September.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
International Airlines Group (IAG) is considering a €2.75 billion ($3.2 billion) rights issue to strengthen its finances as the coronavirus crisis continues.
Airlines & Lessors

Commercial Jets And Turboprop Aircraft In Service, By Month
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Weekly profile of a major airport’s operations, carriers and destinations.
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By Kurt Hofmann
The Belgian Federal Government and Lufthansa have negotiated an agreement that secures the near-term future of Brussels Airlines amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
LCC Norwegian Air Shuttle has changed its employment model for U.S., UK and Spanish pilots and cabin crew. Previously, the estimated 3,000 personnel
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The disparate capacity strategies pursued by the three large U.S. network airlines are converging, reflecting a new consensus about the path of demand
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Storage-related corrosion of Boeing-supplied valves on certain CFM56 engines has been linked to four engine shutdowns, prompting regulators to order inspections before the 1,140 aircraft are returned to service after extended downtime.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Central European ULCC Wizz Air has called for an end to the slot-waiver stance being pursued by many airlines to preserve their positions at airports
Airlines & Lessors