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.

Despite having a handful of key suppliers in China, Rolls-Royce has reported zero impact on its supply chain from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

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.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is making temporary cuts to its Japanese service in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

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.

With COVID-19 coronavirus cases multiplying in South Korea, Iran and Italy, Singapore has taken more steps to mitigate the risk. 

Safran executives are expressing cautious optimism that any decline in commercial aftermarket demand linked to COVID-19 will be short-lived but acknowledge that it could be sharp.