Coronavirus

By Chen Chuanren
The board of Vietnam Airlines has approved a proposal for the flag carrier to issue VND8 trillion ($346 million) worth of new shares to tide it over for 2021.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
If an industry premised on uniting humanity cannot gather, then what hope is there? The answer is: Plenty, just a little less for salespeople.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Airlines For America (A4A) is urging the U.S. government to expand required testing of international airline travelers for COVID-19 and lessen restrictions on travel between the U.S. and foreign destinations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
France plans a recapitalization for Air France-KLM to help it face up to the post-COVID-19 operating environment, transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said Jan. 3.
Airlines & Lessors

AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP closed $500m unsecured loan with Mizuho Bank that Matures in December 2023.
Air Transport

AIR BELGIUM returned one (938) of its four leased A340-300s to Airbus Financial Services; two others are in storage.
Air Transport

BAUER AVIATION ADVISORY opened consulting office in Dubai to help Middle East’s aviation sector navigate impact of pandemic and overcome challenges.
Aerospace

QATAR AIRWAYS CARGO took delivery of three new 777Fs (66340/66341/66870) on same day last week, and now has 24.
Air Transport

By Lori Ranson
Canada is adding another layer onto its travel restrictions through a requirement that all travelers entering the country must present a negative COVID-19 test while maintaining a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
Airlines & Lessors

BOMBARDIER completed previously announced acquisition of remaining stake in LUFTHANSA BOMBARDIER AVIATION SERVICES from Lufthansa Technik and ExecuJet
Business Aviation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European air traffic is set to return to just 51% of 2019 levels in 2021 according to the latest forecast by the continent’s network manager Eurocontrol, highlighting the challenges European airlines face as the new year gets underway.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
The publicly traded aerospace and defense (A&D) sector saw its share prices fall 16% collectively in 2020, with commercial aerospace companies plummeting 21% and defense companies dropping 8%, according to Vertical Research Partners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, a joint venture between the Hungarian ULCC and Abu Dhabi state holding company ADQ, will begin operations later this month with flights from the emirate to Athens.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) has approved €73 million ($90 million) in Italian state support awarded to Alitalia to help the airline offset losses
Airlines & Lessors

John Schmidt
COVID-19 may force companies to change their supply chains, workforces and digital resilience.
Program Management

By Richard Aboulafia
Air shows are primarily about the enormous and intricate industry that creates ever-improving platforms and systems.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

AVIC forecasts delivery in China of 7,576 civil aircraft (898 regional/5,080 narrowbodies/1,598 widebodies) over next 20 years; it expects
Air Transport

DAE

DAE repurchased US$100m of outstanding common shares.
Aerospace

BRITISH AIRWAYS secured 5-year term-loan Export Development Guarantee Facility of £2b, underwritten by a syndicate of banks, partially guaranteed by
Air Transport

REPUBLIC OF SERBIA increased its stake in AIR SERBIA from 51% to 82% as part of recapitalization to combat COVID-19 crisis. ETIHAD now owns 18%.
Air Transport

AIR CANADA closed previously announced public offering of 35.4m Class A/B voting shares, grossing about C$850m (SPNWS; Dec 18).
Air Transport

FLIGHTAWARE reports 42.2% year-over-year decline in global flight activity during 10-day Christmas holiday period.
Air Transport

AEROMEXICO cited progress in union negotiations to combat COVID-19 crisis.
Air Transport

US TSA screened 1.28m pax on Dec 27 (highest volume since start of pandemic).
Air Transport

CIRIUM says COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences wiped out 21 years of global passenger traffic growth, reducing 2020 traffic to levels last seen in
Air Transport