Aviation Daily

By Bill Carey
The Senate Armed Services Committee recently met to consider a bewildering decision by the FCC to OK the building of a low-power, ground-based network for 5G cellular and Internet of Things data services that opponents say could interfere with GPS receivers.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
Five U.S. Senators have introduced a bill that would force airlines to offer cash refunds for all flights canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of whether the trip was canceled by the airline or customer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
German leisure airline owner TUI Group has warned that up to 8,000 jobs could be lost as the tourism giant looks to cut costs by 30% in response to COVID-19.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
China is attempting to attract foreign investors to its civil aviation sector, promising that they will be treated on equal terms with Chinese interests.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission has recommended air passengers wear face masks in airports and on board aircraft but stopped short of calling for middle seats to be left empty in guidelines aimed at helping the region’s air transport sector resume operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
FRANKFURT—IATA is in “strong opposition” to new quarantine measure for incoming passengers, its director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said May 13.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has decided on a substantial issue of new shares as part of its efforts to raise KRW2.2 trillion ($1.8 billion) in funds to boost liquidity during the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific shareholder Qatar Airways is willing to invest more in the Hong Kong airline, which is currently working on a restructuring plan to survive the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Welcome to Routes’ weekly look at how Europe's aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.
Airlines & Lessors

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AWIN Knowledge Center

By Kurt Hofmann
Israel´s government will grant El Al Airlines loan guarantees for 80% of a $400 million loan to help it survive the COVID-19 crisis on condition that the nation’s flag-carrier lays off a third of its 6,000-strong workforce as part of a restructuring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
In accordance with an updated NOTAM from the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), flydubai must keep its passenger operations suspended through June 4 as part of the government’s precautionary measures implemented in response to COVID-19.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
An ICAO-led task force has issued initial guidance developed to serve as a blueprint for revising travel procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic and plans to have a comprehensive set of protocols drafted by month’s end.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
General Electric has shipped the first F414-100 engine to Lockheed Martin Skunk Works to power NASA’s X-59A QueSST low-boom supersonic flight
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
United Airlines selected current EVP and chief administrative officer Brett Hart as the company’s next president, part of a leadership transition that
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Some U.S. airlines have discovered a workaround to the CARES Act’s prohibition on employee pay cuts, and their unions are not having any of it.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
An ICAO-led task force has issued initial guidance developed to serve as a blueprint for revising travel procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic and plans to have a comprehensive set of protocols drafted by month’s end.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) offered airlines further relief from minimum flying levels included in the CARES Act, as concerns about the financial harm caused by the rule continue to grow.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada expanded its “simplified package freighter” conversion program to its legacy Dash 8s, announcing Transport Canada approval and a launch customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Embraer delivered nine executive jets during the 2020 first quarter (Q1) compared to 11 a year ago, and five commercial aircraft, versus 11 in Q1 2019, the company said May 12.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Turboprop manufacturer ATR enjoyed a significant increase in orders in 2019 and believes that the regional market will be one of the first to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
There are now at least 19 entities expressing interest in buying Virgin Australia during the airline’s administration proceedings, according to court documents.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Etihad Airways plans to restore service from Melbourne, Australia (MEL) to London Heathrow (LHR) via its hub in Abu Dhabi (AUH) after it was suspended because of the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
Matternet says the U.S.-built M2 quadcopter is approved to begin durability and reliability testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion