New virtual airline for Lithuania?
The Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications has revealed that the nation plans to establish its own national flag carrier… Read More »
EASA issues world’s first type certificate for an electric aircraft
After more than ten years of development research, Pipistrel, a small aircraft designer and manufacturer focussing on electric aviation has… Read More »
Spirit Aerosystems puts the brakes on MAX shipsets
According to aerotime.aero Spirit Aerosystems is stopping work on 20 737 MAX kits and is expecting Boeing to reduce the… Read More »
New share offering gives Finnair hope
According to ainonline.com Finnair intends to raise €500 million (US$565 million) with a proposed share offering in an effort to… Read More »
Airbus receives no new orders in May but no cancellations either
Airbus has reported that it has received no new orders for its aircraft, but has also suffered no cancellations. For… Read More »
Malaysia sees domestic traffic return
Charting the resurgence of air transport in markets around the word, Routes looks at the easing of travel restrictions in… Read More »
British Airways, Alitalia, Cathay Pacific, Air France on recovery mode
A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports begin to recover from the… Read More »
Sun Country seeks service waiver extension
US leisure carrier Sun Country is hoping to extend the suspension of service to a chunk of its domestic network… Read More »
Air Canada CEO calls on government to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions
Calin Rovinescu tells an Aviation Week Network webinar that his airline expects to carry 25% of last year’s number of… 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 »
Pittsburgh airport sees signs of life despite transatlantic setback
Pittsburgh International (PIT) expects an uptick in activity over the coming weeks, with nine routes expected to launch or return…. Read More »
Poland’s restrictions will be deadly for the aviation industry
International routes can be central to Poland’s economic recovery but only if aircraft passenger restrictions are scrapped, industry leaders have… Read More »
Japan Airlines to boost international flights in July
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to increase its international operations in July, mainly by opening up some of its routes to… Read More »
Canadian low cost Swoop outlines domestic network changes
Canadian ULCC Swoop is increasing its domestic network from July but several planned seasonal services have been postponed. Swoop has… Read More »
Wizz’s new summer flights near 150
Thirteen more routes have been added to Wizz Air’s summer schedule, taking the total number of new services being launched… Read More »
IATA Says spirit of cooperation is needed
COVID-19 has thrown aviation into survival mode overnight but the industry should use this crisis to learn from the past… Read More »
Hong Kong government takes minority stake in Cathay Pacific
The Hong Kong government will take a minority stake in the airline. The Hong Kong government will gain a minority… Read More »
Russia’s S7 Airlines plans to resume all domestic fights in June
Russia’s S7 Airlines has unveiled bullish plans to resume fights across its entire domestic network in June, as well as… Read More »
ASL Airlines France to launch domestic service
ASL Airlines France, which specializes in flights between France and North Africa, will tomorrow open a new domestic scheduled passenger… Read More »
Air New Zealand CEO says no meaningful long-haul flying this year
Air New Zealand’s new CEO Greg Foran has warned that the airline does not expect a return to long-haul flying… Read More »
China’s daily passengers top 1 million as recovery continues
Chinese carriers have transported more than 1 million passengers in a day for the first time since late January as… Read More »