Operators of Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A320neos face fast-tracked inspection mandates to help eliminate the risk of engine turbine blade fractures caused by mid-frame turbine piston seal debris that have been plaguing older blades.
A trio of U.S. Senate Republicans introduced a bill that would offer U.S. airlines $58 billion worth of loans but no direct payments, echoing a plan released a day earlier by the U.S. Treasury Department.
Longview Aviation Capital Corp. has suspended production on its De Havilland Dash 8-400 and Viking Twin Otter 400 programs “until further notice” and laid off about 1,000 workers, the company announced.
U.S. President Donald Trump is in favor of ensuring any financial help U.S. airlines get from taxpayers comes with restrictions, including a ban on stock buybacks.
Unions representing 85% of American Airlines’ workforce called on Congress and the White House to promptly pass an aid to keep U.S. carriers afloat amid the complete collapse in air travel demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
AirAsia said an independent inquiry into bribery allegations has determined no wrongdoing occurred, and the group’s two leading figures have been restored to their positions.
Colombia’s Avianca will suspend all international flying and slash domestic capacity by 84% from Mar. 23, in a move to deal with the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nordic governments are stepping in to shore up their airlines during the COVID-19 crisis, with Norway offering a NOK6 billion ($595 million) loan guarantee package—up to half of it for LCC Norwegian—and Finland proposing a €600 million ($667 million) guarantee for Finnair.
Chinese authorities are forbidding increases in international service as they work to refine a policy to prevent flights carrying the COVID-19-causing novel coronavirus from reaching Beijing.
The FAA is increasingly relying on contingency plans for its air traffic control (ATC) facilities as COVID-19 coronavirus infections have been detected at several airport towers and one of the 22 air route traffic control centers (ARTCC) responsible for managing en route aircraft.
New Zealand’s government has become the latest to introduce a significant airline support package, agreeing to provide an NZ$900 million ($520 million) loan facility to Air New Zealand.
Organizers of July’s Farnborough International Airshow and the Royal International Air Tattoo have decided to cancel the events in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cathay Pacific Group’s April and May capacity will be reduced to just 4% of its normal total following plunging demand and a widening list of travel restrictions following the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Fractional operator Flexjet will ferry pilots and flight crews to assignments using its own aircraft rather than its usual method of relying on commercial carriers.
Three major airline bodies have voiced their dismay at the European Commission’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, which has left cash-strapped airlines potentially facing unlimited passenger care and assistance bills.
Some aerospace suppliers' production facilities are based on continuous processes, as opposed to the manufacturing of discrete objects, and the current COVID-19 coronavirus crisis is therefore creating headaches about operational continuity, an analyst has warned.
Former Trump administration UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned from aerospace and defense giant Boeing’s board of directors in opposition to the company’s $60 billion bailout bid, the company said March 19.
The UK’s second largest airport, London Gatwick, has announced night closures, job cuts and reduced pier capacity to mitigate lower passenger demand in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Representatives of smaller aviation suppliers are pushing for COVID-19 pandemic-related financial relief and prompting eligible companies to tap into newly available government programs, such as Small Business Administration (SBA) loans.
