Coronavirus

MOOG had $81m in commercial aircraft revenues in first quarter ended Jan 2, down 51% vs a year ago; aftermarket fell 32%.
Aerospace

AMERICAN AIRLINES says it expects to take delivery of six more 737 MAXs in 2021 and 10 in 2022, but has right to defer last 13 to 2023 or 2024; it
Air Transport

HNA GROUP began bankruptcy reorganization proceedings; its aviation group (14 companies/700 aircraft) is unaffected.
Air Transport

CARGOJET, Canada closed previously announced offering of 1.6m shares for aggregate gross proceeds of C$350.2m.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European countries including France, Germany and Portugal have introduced further restrictions to travel, with measures going beyond the updated travel restrictions the European Commission (EC) set forth in January.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Myanmar has effectively stopped its international and domestic airline operations as the country’s military took over its democratically elected government early Feb. 1.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The UK has extended the temporary waiver on airport slot rules through its summer 2021 season, slot co-ordination company Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) has confirmed.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Vietjet Air ended pandemic-stricken 2020 with a VND70 billion ($3 million) post-tax profit, boosted by strong ancillary revenue which accounted for 50% of all income.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair said it expected to make a full-year net loss of as much as €950 million ($1.1 billion) in the most challenging year in its history, but sounded an optimistic note about a summer recovery as vaccines are rolled out across Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Ask the editors: The share of leased versus owned aircaft is rising, causing carriers to change course—a trend that may stay for a while.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Andy Webster
Aviation Week analyses suggest more contracts are being extended and altered due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Aircraft & Propulsion

ANA HOLDINGS had ¥309.5b net loss for nine months ended December 31 (vs ¥86.4b profit a year ago) on 66.7% lower revenues; its air transportation
Air Transport

BERLIN BRANDENBURG plans Feb 23 to close Terminal 5 (formerly Schönefeld Airport) for an initial period of one year due to fall in traffic from COVID
Air Transport

AAPA estimates members flew 5.8b RPKs in December, down 95.3% vs December 2019, and 271.5b RPKs in 2020, down 80.6% vs 2019; capacity dropped 86.9% in
Air Transport

SINGAPORE AIRLINES plans March 4 to begin Singapore-Phuket (737-800) as part of SilkAir's integration with the parent airline; more SilkAir routes
Air Transport

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE earned $2.b on $11.5b sales in 2020 vs $3.6b on $14.1b in 2019; 4Q20 sales decreased 19%.
Aerospace

BOMBARDIER closed previously announced sale of its Transporation business to ALSTOM, repositioning company as a pure-play business jet manufacturer
Aerospace

By Kurt Hofmann
Gulf carriers Emirates Airline and Qatar Airways aim to reroute more passengers from Africa via their respective hubs in Dubai (DXB) and Doha (DOH) once the COVID-19 pandemic eases.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
In 2020 airlines in Asia-Pacific registered just 18% of the passenger volumes seen in 2019, a decline not previously seen in the history of commercial aviation in the region.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Will Biden’s policy on aerospace business with China differ from Trump’s? The answers may be surprising politically but not economically.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
Flagship Boeing widebody is suffering from production-quality issues forcing time-consuming rework on airplanes most do not need.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Act of 2021, introduced to US House of Representatives by members from states of Washington and Kansas, would
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Eurocontrol has revised downwards its traffic forecasts for the first half of 2021, after the year’s first few weeks were marked by declining demand.
Airlines & Lessors

US TSA reported it screened 468,933 pax on January 27, down 71% vs a year ago and the fewest recorded figures since July 4.
ShowNews

AIR TRANSAT is cancelling flights out of Toronto through April 30 due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Canadian Govt.
Air Transport