Wizz Air is not looking to defer any Airbus jet deliveries
European low-cost airline Wizz Air is not looking to defer any of the Airbus narrowbody planes it has on order… 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 »
Boeing reports another 75 cancellations for its 737 MAX jetliner
Boeing reported another 75 cancellations for its 737 MAX jetliner in March, as the coronavirus crisis worsened disruptions from the… Read More »
Delta takes over an order for 10 Airbus A350 jets from LatAm Airlines
Delta Air Lines confirmed it had taken over an order for 10 Airbus A350 jets from Latam Airlines Group, but… Read More »
Ryanair sees price war fuelling rapid air travel recovery
Ryanair is steeling for an airline price war that it expects to win once coronavirus restrictions are lifted and passengers… Read More »
American Airlines receives U.S. financial aid
American Airlines Group has announced that the US Department of the Treasury has approved $5.8 billion in financial aid from… Read More »
US airlines tentatively agree $25 billion federal aid package
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that the nation’s major airlines have tentatively agreed to terms for $25 billion (Dh92… Read More »
Korean Air adding back suspended domestic flights in May
Korean Air plans to add back some previously suspended domestic flights in May, a sign that domestic demand is beginning… Read More »
JAL and ANA international flight reductions to soon exceed 90%
Japan’s major airlines are continuing to shrink their international networks, as they increase their cuts through late April and plan… Read More »
US government likely to require 30% grant repayment from large airlines
The US Treasury Department wants airlines to repay close to a third of the value of payroll assistance received under… Read More »
Some poor performing European airlines could disappear
Many European airlines spent much of the past two decades asking governments to leave the airline industry. Now, many are… Read More »
Airlines begin pulling passenger seats to make room for cargo
U.S. carriers ask FAA to allow shipments in passenger cabins. With a global shortage of air cargo space and extraordinary… Read More »
Virgin Galactic will keep running as a critical infrastructure business
Billionaire Richard Branson’s space tourism company Virgin Galactic Holdings will keep running as a critical infrastructure business, even as many… Read More »
US airlines will not get relief for free
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is not budging on strict repayment guidelines for airlines wanting taxpayer aid, dashing the industry’s… Read More »
Air Arabia is partnering Abu Dhabi for the launch of a new low-cost carrier
Air Arabia and Etihad have no plans to delay the launch of a low-cost Abu Dhabi-based airline in a joint… Read More »
Etihad takes advantage of grounded fleet to conduct maintenance
Etihad Airways has found itself faced with an unprecedented challenge. The United Arab Emirates flag carrier had most of its… Read More »
How airlines are using AI to optimize maintenance ops
In 2019 alone, US airlines reported 302 tarmac delays longer than three hours, compared with 202 in 2018 and 193… Read More »
Covid-19 has nearly shut down world’s busiest airport
The departure board at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson international airport’s updates with cancellations while a nearly vacant Plane Train shuttles back and… 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 »
Taiwan rolls out second round of relief for aviation sector
About a month after it first extended a financial lifeline to its aviation sector, Taiwan has unveiled a second round… Read More »
Emirates to operate limited passenger services to U.S., Asia, North Africa
Dubai’s Emirates said it planned to operate limited passenger services to Algiers, Tunis, Jakarta, Manila, Taipei, Kabul, and Chicago. It… Read More »
Crisis blocks Airbus plan for new A321 jet plant in France
Airbus has shelved plans to add a French assembly line for its A321neo just 10 weeks after the expansion was… Read More »