The European Commission has approved the French state’s €7 billion ($7.7 billion) package to help Air France-KLM withstand the COVID-19 crisis, saying the plans comply with EU state aid rules and praising the decision to link the funding to environmental targets. 

LYON, France—Arianespace is planning on resuming operations with a Vega launch in mid-June as activity at Europe’s space center in Kourou, French Guiana, gradually restarts after being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SINGAPORE—The governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea are developing guidelines for the resumption of “essential” air travel as well as maintaining smooth and open supply chains with each other.

It is time for the government, airlines, leasing companies, financiers, OEMs and suppliers to join forces.

The Thai State Enterprise Policy Committee (SEPC) has approved a THB58 billion ($1.8 billion) loan for Thai Airways as the debt laden flag-carrier grapples with prolonged travel disruption from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Obitts discusses how the organization that represents FBOs and charter and fractional ownership operators is dealing with COVID-19.

The largest aerostructures provider to Airbus, Boeing and other aircraft makers will lay off around 1,450 more workers at its Wichita headquarters campus.

NASA has awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a $1.8 billion contract to manufacture 18 additional RS-25 engines to support Space Launch System flights to the Moon.