Coronavirus

By Molly McMillin
It’s the end of an era. Bombardier has announced it plans to cease production of its Learjet 75 Liberty at the end of 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific will suspend a range of routes because of strict new quarantine rules for crew, dealing a further blow to a network already severely diminished by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccine programs across Europe will translate into strong international traffic growth during the upcoming summer season, according to easyJet CEO Johan Lundgren.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Restructuring could bring more ownership changes in HNA Group’s stable of airlines, airports and lessors.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Democratic House lawmakers proposed an additional $26 billion to help struggling airlines, airports and manufacturers survive the air travel downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Aer Lingus and Dublin Airports Authority (DAA) have both benefited from financial support from the Irish government.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) foresees a sharp improvement in airlines’ fortunes as early as summer 2021 and remains confident that the industry will regain its pre-pandemic pattern of growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
With large parts of their fleets still grounded amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe’s airlines might be burning precious little fuel at the moment.
Airlines & Lessors

CARGOJET announced fleet expansion plan to add five 767Fs (two for domestic service/three for international) for delivery starting in 3Q21 and two
Air Transport

MESA had $14.1m net income for first quarter ended Dec 31 (vs $10.8m a year ago) on 18% lower revenues, and ended quarter with 136 aircraft in service
Air Transport

DAE

DAE had US$250.2m pretax profit on US$1.3b revenues in 2020 vs $413.6m on $1.4b in 2019. It has $2.7b of liquidity.
Air Transport

SINGAPORE AIRLINES GROUP is deferring >S$4b in CAPEX (aircraft deliveries) from FY20/21-FY22/23 to later years; it also converted 14 787-10s to 11 777
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways said Feb. 9 that it had become the world’s first airline to have vaccinated all its operating pilots and cabin crew against COVID-19.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Israel has extended the temporary closure of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International (TLV) as the country looks to keep out new variants of COVID-19.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Air Canada is suspending service on 17 more routes until April 30 at the earliest as it grapples with new travel restrictions imposed by the Canadian government designed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia Group recorded a strong recovery in passenger volumes in the 2020 fourth quarter (Q4), notably in domestic carriage across Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The big lessors are in much better financial shape than their customers, and their market share and influence will only rise as they provide customers financial help.
MRO

AEA

AEA (Aircraft Electronics Association) says global business/general aviation avionics sales totaled $2.2b, down 26% vs 2019.
MRO

SWISS terminated negotiations with Aeropers pilots’ association on temporary COVID-19 crisis measures without reaching a result, and has terminated
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
Items of interest to professionals in the business aviation industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

SAS

SAS says it plans to launch 180 direct routes from Scandinavia to Europe in its spring and summer traffic programs (assuming ease of travel
Air Transport

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 694,638 full-/part-time workers in December vs 752,565 in December 2019.
Air Transport

BOEING delivered 26 aircraft (737NG; 21 MAXs; 767F; three 777s) in January vs 13 (three 737NGs; two 767-2Cs; two 777s; six 787s) in Jan 2020. It
Aerospace

ALLEGIANT AIR announced 34 new nonstop routes in US to begin in mid-2021. It had 34 A319s/61 A320s at end 2020.
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
Boeing cautioned the White House against pursuing a COVID-19 testing proposal for domestic air travelers, warning such a policy would produce “severe unintended consequences” that far outweigh any potential public health benefits.
Safety, Ops & Regulation