Indian Ocean-based Air Mauritius has been placed into administration as travel restrictions and border closures in all its markets have led to a complete erosion of the company’s revenue base.

When life gives you lemons, the adage goes. And when the planned kickoff of the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, was canceled because of COVID-19, the service  decided to make lemonade, turning the launch into a five-day virtual event.

Lufthansa Group continues realigning management positions as a result of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis.

Italy’s Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation have again extended the deadline for parties to submit expressions of interest to purchase the businesses, which have been operating under extraordinary administration under the Piaggio Aerospace brand. 

Jaunt Air Mobility hopes to begin making parts for its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing demonstrator by year’s end.

Major passenger airlines reinvent themselves on the fly as cargo carriers to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Several European environmental groups have complained that governments are providing airlines with financial bailouts during the COVID-19 pandemic without having them signed up to measures to improve their environmental performance.

Etihad Airways, which owns 21% of Virgin Australia, has said it was unable to provide further funding to prevent the airline’s entry into administration but remains open to discussions on a possible relaunch.