WASHINGTON—Five U.S. airlines have agreed to tentative terms that will net them access to a U.S. Treasury loan program set up to support business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alaska Airlines is steadily reducing its cash burn and is on track to be back in the black sometime in 2021, Alaska Air Group president and CEO Brad Tilden said.
South African regional carrier SA Express moved a step closer to disappearing from the airline scene July 2 as the company’s joint provisional liquidators advertised its assets for sale.
The preliminary report on May 22’s crash of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Flight 8303 (PK8303) leaves many unanswered questions about the accident sequence.
Quarantine regulations pose as much of a threat to restoring air links in the Middle East and Africa as the COVID-19 pandemic itself, according to IATA.
Following a board meeting July 1, Thai Airways has appointed board member Chansin Treenuchagron as the flag-carrier’s new acting president, the second in three months.
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to build up its domestic network toward its pre-COVID-19 size in 2020, as the airline’s passenger demand shows encouraging growth.
Hawaiian Airlines is reinstating service on several routes to the U.S. mainland now that Hawaii is lifting its 14-day quarantine requirement for out-of-state travelers, providing they have already tested negative for COVID-19 prior to traveling.
A system developed by German aerospace center DLR to help pilots fly more energy-efficient, lower-noise approaches is to be prepared for production by Swiss International Air Lines and Thales Avionics in a joint program.
A Cathay Pacific overnight flight to London July 1 was delayed when police stopped the Airbus A350-1000 and arrested a protester attempting to leave the territory after allegedly stabbing a police officer.
South Korea's latest LCC Aero K expects to receive its air operator’s certificate (AOC) this month and has already begun performing approval flights for the country's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on domestic routes.
El Al Israel Airlines has stopped all flying until July 31 while the outcome of drawn-out discussions with the Ministry of Finance regarding a $400 million state-guaranteed loan remains unclear.
United Airlines will add close to 25,000 flights in August, as it cautiously restores capacity in response to steadily increasing domestic travel demand.
WASHINGTON—A U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on the Boeing 737 MAX’s certification underscores the inadequacy of communication between Boeing and the FAA that helped set the stage for two fatal accidents and the model’s ongoing grounding.
LONDON—UK-based lessor and asset management specialist Falko Regional Aircraft will add 11 Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets to its portfolio in a sale and leaseback deal with Delta Air Lines.
LYON, France—Airbus’ announcement June 30 that it would cut 15,000 positions in response to the current crisis has caused an uproar in France, where 5,000 cuts are planned.
Aeromexico became the latest Latin American airline to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S., as the region’s carriers struggle to remain solvent in in the absence of federal government support.
