Austrian Airlines is reconverting two Boeing 777-200ERs for passenger service that had been used for cargo flights over the past 15 months amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Acquisition talks between Canadian leisure-travel company Transat and businessman Pierre Karl Peladeau have officially ended, leaving Transat to explore financing options as its airline Air Transat works to restart operations on July 30.

In the aftermath of the collapse of Stobart Air, Aer Lingus is in discussions with startup Emerald Airlines over the new carrier beginning regional operations on the Irish flag-carrier’s behalf earlier than scheduled.

Air France plans to increase its connections with SNCF French Railways by adding seven new routes to their combined network.

To accommodate the growth in pilot ranks, Atlanta-based Delta will be adding 13 schedulers and a supervisor to augment its Crew Scheduling team, which will staff a communications desk to answer pilot calls and questions.

An Indian court has approved a takeover plan for Jet Airways, a major step toward the revival of the grounded airline.

Three local banks are set to loan Vietnam Airlines VND4 trillion ($174 million), while separately plans have been revealed for Vietnam's first dedicated cargo carrier.

Singapore-headquartered lessor Avation has renegotiated its order for eight ATR 72-600s, canceling firm orders for six aircraft and changing delivery dates for the remaining two.