USAF Finds Trash Inside Its New Refueling Tankers
The KC-46A Pegasus tanker has a history of unwanted junk in its trunk. The U.S. Air Force has again stopped… Read More »
Zhengzhou cargo network strengthened by regional carrier
A new route between Guangzhou and Seoul via Zhengzhou is bolstering Henan province in its bid to become a key… Read More »
Brazil’s GOL will restore 20% of network
GOL Linhas Aéreas expects to increase flight operations to about 20% of last year’s June schedule and reopen a further… Read More »
Emirates noncommittal on future aircraft deliveries
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) is “nowhere near confident enough” to commit to taking deliveries of all of its ordered aircraft,… Read More »
South Africa’s Comair outlines turnaround plan
Comair (South Africa) (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) does not anticipate resuming B737-8 operations as part of its restructuring plan, Business… Read More »
Turkish Airlines looks to defer A350s, mulls freighters
Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul New) will take delivery of its first A350-900s which are already under construction but is in… Read More »
FAA needs stronger safety process
More than a year into the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX fleet, regulators – like the manufacturer – are still… Read More »
Emirates resumes flights to nine destinations
Emirates plans to resume scheduled flights to nine destinations next week, as well as offering connections for passengers traveling between… Read More »
GOL to reopen three bases and add flights
GOL Linhas Aéreas is to reopen bases in Brazil at Foz de Iguacu (IGU), Navegantes (NVT) and Maringa (MGF) in May as the carrier… Read More »
Florida’s Miami Air Int’l goes into liquidation
Miami Air International (LL, Miami Int’l) is set to be liquidated after failing to secure the renewed investment needed to… Read More »
Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral will merge operations
Argentina’s government has initiated plans to merge Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral in order to improve efficiencies and reduce costs. In… Read More »
Leasing bosses expect modest 2020 jet deliveries due to crisis
Leasing industry leaders said on Wednesday deliveries of new jetliners would remain hampered this year as a result of uncertainties… Read More »
American Airlines Pulls More Airbus Jets from its Fleet
The airline is trying to simplify its fleet in response to plunging demand. American Airlines Group is parking its fleet… Read More »
The Aviation Industry Can’t Give In to the Temptation to Compete on Safety
A jet flying under dark skies and over a storm-tossed ocean was not the best idea for an aircraft advertisement,… Read More »
SpiceJet said it will not pay its pilots for April and May
SpiceJet has announced that it will not pay its pilots for April and May due to the current circumstances. Pilots… Read More »
Airbus CEO warns staff on jobs with its ‘survival at stake’
European planemaker Airbus issued a bleak assessment of the impact of the coronavirus crisis, telling the company’s 135,000 employees to… Read More »
Air Baltic is throttling up as most airlines scrap jet orders
Airlines are doing everything they can to scrap or delay jetliner deliveries amid an unprecedented collapse in air travel. Not… Read More »
United Airlines sells $1 billion of stock
United Airlines Holdings announced a public offering to raise more than $1 billion, the first major airline to sell equity… Read More »
Airbus puts six jets made for AirAsia up for sale as crisis deepens
Airbus has put six jets made for one of its largest customers up for sale after giving up on Malaysia’s… Read More »
Spirit AeroSystems expects losses as Coronavirus hits plane output
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings said on Tuesday it would swing to a first-quarter loss and warned of a bigger blow in… Read More »
Juneyao Air anticipates $600 million in aircraft capital expenditures from 2020 to 2022
Juneyao Air anticipates $600 million in aircraft capital expenditures from 2020 to 2022, outlining its plans around the expected delivery… Read More »
Airbus’s decision to cut output of its best-selling A320 series jet faces crucial test
Airbus’s decision to cut output of its best-selling A320 series jet by a third amid coronavirus marks a huge shift… Read More »
Grounded airliners insured for more than $160 billion
Airliners with a total insured value of more than $160 billion are grounded around the world, presenting risks for insurers,… Read More »
US carriers race to shrink fleets as nearly 400 near-term aircraft deliveries loom
The speed at which a handful of US passenger airlines bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic will to a large… Read More »
Airbus adds 15 billion Euro credit line
Airbus boosted its liquidity with a 15 billion euro ($16 billion) expanded credit facility on Monday while suspending its 2020… Read More »
Three Chinese airlines resume SFO flights
As China sees first signs of recovery, flights return. But who will fly? While most U.S. airlines are cutting flights… Read More »