Airports that saw operations slow or cease as airlines cut flights during the COVID-19 pandemic must be wary of new risks as flights ramp up, EASA has cautioned.
Pilots at easyJet have voted to express no confidence in the LCC’s chief operations officer Peter Bellew amid proposed pilot job losses, in a development that the pilots’ union said shows a “serious and widening rift” with the UK airline’s senior management.
June operating figures for Chinese state-owned carriers Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines, as well as the country’s largest LCC Spring Airlines, show passenger demand has slowed.
Key leaders in the U.S. House Transportation Committee backed a proposal to extend the Payroll Support Program (PSP) until March 2021, adding pressure on Congress to reach a compromise to stave off tens of thousands of potential furloughs this fall.
Saudi Arabia has started the construction phase of a new airport to help achieve the country’s aim of becoming a major international tourism destination.
Ireland-based ACMI specialist CityJet has issued letters of redundancy to around 270 staff as the airline seeks to start rebuilding services for the post-pandemic era.
Despite reeling from the crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group are aiming to significantly grow their presence at Miami International if their proposed joint venture receives all the necessary approvals.
Despite the global air transport market collapse and aircraft production slowdown following the COVID-19 pandemic, Pratt & Whitney believes the longer-term impact may potentially accelerate the adoption of advanced propulsion technology as airframers revise product development strategies.
The COVID-19 crisis has triggered a massive half-year loss for Cathay Pacific, but there are some positive signs emerging as the airline gradually adds back capacity and transit traffic increases.
Ryanair Group subsidiary Laudamotion will close its German base at Stuttgart Airport (STR), following its failure to achieve a new collective labor agreement (CLA) there.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is warning of a material operating loss for its fiscal 2020-21 first quarter (Q1) as the industry’s recovery proceeds at a pace slower than initially predicted.
