Dublin-headquartered lessor AerCap has rescheduled the delivery of 37 aircraft previously slotted for 2021 and 2022, in order to boost liquidity and lower capital spending due to market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

NASA and SpaceX are retargeting launch of the crewed Demo-2 flight test for 3:22 p.m. EDT May 30 after dicey weather at Kennedy Space Center prompted a scrub 16 min. before a liftoff attempt on May 27.

One does not have to look far to find evidence of how bad things are for the airline business amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. 

Holding company HNA Aviation has canceled its plan to acquire  nine aircraft from its affiliate airlines, Hainan Airlines Holdings, Hainan Airlines and its subsidiary Grand China Air, primarily due to uncertainties arising from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Alitalia plans to make use of codeshares with U.S. partner Delta Air Lines as the Italian government readies the June relaunch of the bankrupt airline following its nationalization during the COVID-19 crisis. 

ICAO has joined the International Labour Organization and the International Maritime Organization in calling for “key worker” status for the millions of personnel maintaining essential global air and sea trade capacities.

Finland has made formal requests to the U.S. for Foreign Military Sales of both the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Lockheed Martin F-35 as part of the country’s HX fighter procurement process.

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted deliveries of business and general aviation aircraft during the first quarter of 2020, with deliveries down 20.9% compared to a year ago and declines in every aircraft category, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.