Aviation Daily

By Ben Goldstein
Allegiant Air has received permission from the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to reduce service at a host of domestic airports below minimum levels outlined in the CARES Act coronavirus stimulus law.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
African airlines should urgently start moving airliners to freighting duties to help solve a major shortfall in cargo capacity to and from the continent, according to the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Plans to ban all commercial flight ticket sales in Argentina until September have been met with outcry from airline and airport trade bodies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) plans to strengthen the viability of the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, by partially subsidizing carriers for flights canceled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Guadeloupe-based Air Caraïbes has filed the planned schedule for its latest long-haul route, which will connect Paris-Orly (ORY) with Cancun (CUN) in Mexico from October.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
As airlines and airports around the world respond to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes looks at the current state of the global aviation market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Icelandair has announced plans to lay off 2,000 staff across the company as a consequence of 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

By Chen Chuanren
China Southern Airlines has officially opened what it calls “Daxing China Southern City” at Beijing Daxing Airport (PKX) as China’s largest carrier begins to shift operations to the new airport.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
China’s first private regional airline China Express Airlines doubled its full-year net profit in 2019, citing strong demand for domestic travel between third- and fourth-tier cities.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Prospects for the survival of South African regional carrier SA Express appear less likely after officials charged with resurrecting the cash-strapped airline applied for it to be put into liquidation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
IATA has appointed Sebastian Mikosz as SVP for member and external relations at a time when the organization is striving to support airlines and restore confidence so that aviation can restart.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus will not decide on further changes to its production rates before June and any potential adaptations will be “on a smaller scale” than previous cuts, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said April 29.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Air Transport

By Alan Dron
LONDON—British Airways (BA) has formally notified its trade unions of plans for a major restructuring and redundancy program as a result of the COVID
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Southwest Airlines executives see signs that travel demand may have bottomed out, but are bracing for a slow, bumpy recovery that will require substantial flexibility in everything from short-term flight schedules to the U.S. domestic giant’s long-term fleet strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The company behind the airport serving Lugano, Switzerland has opted to put itself into liquidation after the COVID-19 pandemic destroyed air traffic at the location.
Airports & Networks

Jerrold Lundquist
Opinions On Current Issues In Aviation
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
For all those who believe that things come in threes, there now is the third failed mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal attributable to COVID-19 in April alone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is considering deferring aircraft orders in response to the COVID-19 crisis while strengthening its liquidity with new lines of credit.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Delta Air Lines petitioned the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for a waiver to suspend service to nine non-hub airports, arguing that further network consolidation is critical to protecting the health of airport workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein, David Casey
South Florida-based Spirit Airlines has launched an appeal to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to halt flying to six cities in its network.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The surge in demand for cargo services shows no sign of abating since the COVID-19 crisis grounded the vast majority of passenger aircraft and with them their belly capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
A common set of hygiene safety rules for commercial air travel is being developed, but new standards must be affordable and not deter people from flying.
Safety, Ops & Regulation