United Airlines became the first U.S. airline to cut domestic capacity as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, signaling that domestic demand in the North American market is showing signs of pressure from the spreading novel coronavirus.
LCC flydubai faced “an abrupt interruption” to both its growth and fleet strategy in 2019 as it weathered the effects of the Boeing 737 MAX grounding, the airline said as it published its annual results Mar. 4.
African airlines need support from their respective national governments and must also come together to face the problems confronting the airline industry on the continent, Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam said Mar. 4.
Satellite communications (satcom) terminal supplier Isotropic Systems will license components of its optical multi-beamforming antenna technology to aerospace and defense companies to build products “capable of unleashing a new era of inflight connectivity.”
Organizers on March 4 canceled the World ATM Congress planned in Madrid next week, citing travel restrictions that have been implemented because of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) auditors will examine the FAA’s recently-updated safety inspector staffing model with an eye on evaluating whether forecasted personnel needs are accurate, and how the agency factors in designees.
UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic is seeking to defer staff salary increases and is cutting the pay of its senior executives as it braces for the increasing financial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
UK LCC EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren expects to see more airline bankruptcies as carriers continue to deal with falling demand and cashflow as a result of the continuing COVID-19 outbreak.
The COVID-19 outbreak and the disruption it is causing to international travel could hit industry-wide orders for long-haul aircraft, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury told a Mar. 4 hearing of the French senate’s economic affairs committee.
Construction of a third runway for Shenzhen Baoan International Airport has received permission from China’s top planning agency, clearing the way for the facility to handle 80,000 passengers a year by 2030.
Most of China’s largest airports suffered traffic falls of at least 5% in January as a result of early reactions to the COVID-19 outbreak, the first national airport data for 2020 showed.
Philippines Airlines’ (PAL) net losses reached a record PHP10.6 billion ($208 million) in 2019; the flag carrier’s issues have exacerbated in 2020 with the Taal Volcano eruptions and COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
European airlines were trying to reassure themselves Mar. 3 that the spread of COVID-19 and the demand slump they are currently experiencing will be short-lived and followed by a quick-recovery.
Shareholders of Brazilian carrier Azul approved an agreement to sublease 28 Embraer E195s to U.S. startup Breeze Aviation, which founder David Neeleman plans to use to launch scheduled services later this year.
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has lined up operators for its first two Airbus A321 converted freighters and expects to receive its FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the program around July 1, the company’s top executive said.
Spanish air traffic control (ATC) equipment provider Indra plans to conduct a comprehensive modernization of the air navigation infrastructure in the Central Asian state of Uzbekistan.
