Chinese airlines carried 84.5% fewer passengers in February than a year earlier, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said, giving the most complete data so far on the impact of Wuhan virus on the industry.
Boeing, already struggling with sagging sales and rising costs related to the Boeing 737 MAX grounding, is taking steps to conserve cash, including a hiring freeze and limiting corporate travel.
The COVID-19 epidemic may not end up being worse than recent airline-industry downturns, but it will still leave its marks, the head of lessor AerCap said.
Defense electronics specialist Hensoldt and air traffic management system (ATM) supplier Frequentis have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase their collaboration on developing integrated counter-drone systems for airports.
Rectangular plates erected below a final approach path may accelerate the dissipation of wake vortices and therefore enable aircraft to land closer to one another, European researchers have found.
A free route airspace project initiated by HungaroControl, Hungary’s air navigation service provider, is a finalist in the World ATM Congress’ Maverick Awards for the flexibility it has given airlines and subsequent fuel savings.
Enaire, Spain’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), has devised a tool to monitor the shortcuts air traffic controllers steer flights on in a bid to save time and fuel, thus enabling an impact assessment of the more direct routings.
By Helen Massy-Beresford, Kurt Hofmann, Sean Broderick
European airlines reeling from the latest blow of a U.S. travel ban have called on governments to immediately ease slot rules, defer taxes and clarify the status of passenger compensation to help them weather the COVID-19 coronavirus storm.
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a travel ban between the U.S. and mainland Europe for 30 days beginning Mar. 13 for foreign nationals, in a stunning move aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19.
Kuwait is halting all passenger flights to and from the Gulf state from Mar. 13 until further notice, as the government attempts to control the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
Cathay Pacific Airways posted a net profit of HK$1.7 billion ($217 million) in 2019, down 28% year-over-year (YOY), as anti-government protests that began in June 2019 precipitated a significant decline in what is usually a stronger period for the airline.
European airlines and airports revealed more COVID-19 related cancellations and reductions, a day after the Italian government placed the entire country on lockdown, sparking knock-on effects throughout the region’s aviation sector.
Around 25% of the worldwide Airbus A380 fleet is in the process of being grounded as airlines cut their largest widebodies from services dealing with the fall-out of the coronavirus crisis.
South African carrier Comair is considering selling off some non-core businesses after several financial hits, Comair Group CEO Wrenelle Stander said Mar. 11.
American Airlines will lease 22 Boeing 787-8s from Singapore-based BOC Aviation, the lessor announced Mar. 10 in a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Airline associations and unions have reacted angrily after the British government failed to include any support measures for UK airlines in its 2020 budget in light of the collapse of regional carrier, Flybe.
The FAA is waiving its slot-usage rules at the three slot-controlled U.S. airports and will credit airlines for canceled flights due to COVID-19-related service cuts at four other congested airports; the agency is asking foreign regulators to match the moves for affected U.S. airlines.
Aeroflot Group reported a 2019 net profit of RUB13.5 billion ($218 million). The group had to restate its 2018 full-year results according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) requirements, which resulted in a loss of RUB55.7 billion for 2018.
Thales is gearing up for its first deliveries of the DME 500, the French group’s fifth-generation distance measuring equipment (DME), which is compatible with existing onboard receivers.
Mainland Chinese airports handled 1.35 billion passengers in 2019, up 6.9% on the previous year, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.
Finland’s Nokia has announced the deployment of an upgraded, IP-based air traffic control communications network for the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) following the completion of a series of live trials in North Atlantic airspace.
