Coronavirus

By Kurt Hofmann
Panama-based Copa Airlines will become the first carrier in the Americas to trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile health app, designed to facilitate air transport amid the pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Allegiant Air continues to buck trends during the COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to slightly grow its Q1 capacity on 2019 levels while larger operators in the U.S. plan significant cuts through March.
Airlines & Lessors

By Angus Batey
London-based aircraft dealer Steve Varsano warns that the burgeoning urban air mobility industry may herald the end of the helicopter business, and, in the longer term, it could supplant the light jet segment too.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Steve Varsano, founder and owner of London-based aircraft dealership The Jet Business, found himself the victim of two police raids at his office after reports of a large party. But the attendees were cardboard cutouts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

AVIANOR, Montreal was selected by Kenya Airways to convert passenger cabins of two 787-8s to carry (up to 16 tons) cargo.
MRO

JSFIRM.COM says it had 19% rise in job postings in 4Q20, and has record number of job postings in January, even compared to pre-pandemic numbers.
Aerospace

TRIUMPH GROUP had $68.1m net loss on $426m sales for third quarter ended December 31 vs $13.2m loss on $705m a year ago
Aerospace

By Chen Chuanren
Vietnam Airlines has posted a loss of VND11.1 billion ($483 million) for 2020 as border closures curtailed revenue from international flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steven Grundman
What leaders should do when we again are free to move about.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein, Sean Broderick, Lori Ranson, Helen Massy-Beresford, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Adrian Schofield, Guy Ferneyhough
Airline sector’s most serious crisis ever is also an opportunity as new airlines worldwide prepare to fly.
Airlines & Lessors

AIRCRAFT END-OF-LIFE SOLUTIONS (AELS), Netherlands took delivery of ex-Brussels A330-200 (249) for part out.
MRO

UNITE voted overawhelmingly to support introduction of shorter work weeks at AIRBUS BROUGHTON to avoid layoffs.
Aerospace

BOEING removed 118 777X orders from backlog under ASC 606 accounting rules, resulting in firm backlog of 191 aircraft.
Aerospace

SUNWING received Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) from Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding to access to C$375m of liquidity to
Air Transport

QATAR AIRWAYS CARGO removed its last four A330-200Fs from service and now operates 24 777Fs and two 747Fs.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Several elements of Dubai’s aviation infrastructure have combined to speed up the distribution via the Gulf emirate of COVID-19 vaccines—particularly to poorer countries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Several Star Alliance airlines have reduced their February capacity further after stricter travel restrictions designed to stem the spread of COVID-19 made air travel nearly impossible.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Ferneyhough
Sunwing Airlines has become the first carrier to receive financial support from the Canadian federal government since the COVID-19 crisis began.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has confirmed it will have to cut its workforce by almost a third as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia has pushed back its target for resuming short-haul international flights as prospects for a two-way travel bubble with New Zealand appear to be fading.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein, Lori Ranson
After losing nearly $35 billion in 2020, U.S. carriers are confident of a demand rebound. They are just unsure about the timing.
Airlines & Lessors

MIAMI INTL handled record 2.32m tons of cargo in 2020, up >25% vs 2019.
Air Transport

By Lori Ranson
As U.S. airlines wait for the country’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make a firm decision on requiring domestic travelers to test negative for COVID-19 prior to travel, Hawaiian Airlines’ unique experience has resulted in the operator building up an exclusive testing network.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Ferneyhough
Japan Airlines (JAL) now expects to record a net loss of ¥300 billion ($2.9 billion) for 2020 after its hopes for traffic recovery in the current quarter were dashed by a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country.
Airlines & Lessors

RYANAIR posted €306m net loss for third quarter ended December 31 (vs €88m profit a year ago) on 82% lower revenues; year-over-year traffic fell 78%
Air Transport