Two of Brazil’s major airlines continue to add back capacity despite the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country and Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s positive diagnosis for the novel coronavirus.

United Airlines and its pilot union reached two tentative agreements related to early retirement and voluntary leave packages, as the two sides look to limit the scope of involuntary furloughs this fall.

Japan Airlines (JAL) continues to see rapid growth in domestic demand, allowing the airline to restore its domestic network more quickly than expected.

Austrian Airlines plans to ramp-up operations from its current 20% level of 2019 flying to almost 40% by the end of October, although the carrier’s chief commercial officer said passenger demand is not easy to estimate.

The COVID-19 crisis has not stopped Japan Airlines (JAL) and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) from launching their long-planned partnership on routes between their home countries.

French leisure airline Corsair is evaluating the launch of long-haul flights from Germany, provided negotiations with potential new shareholders have been completed successfully.

Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston says in an interview how the RAF is adapting to COVID-19 and looking ahead to transformative initiatives such as ASTRA.

Initiatives such as the European Defense Fund and PESCO could give the European defense industry a leg-up in the post-coronavirus era.