Coronavirus

FRANKFURT—The German government is in the final stages of negotiating a support package for Lufthansa that would give the airline access to around €9 billion ($9.9 billion) in new liquidity, coming just in time to avoid a possible insolvency process.

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Asia-Pacific aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.

How many aircraft will need to be stored long term, converted or parted out?

EASA has set out guidelines for flying in the COVID-19 era that include a requirement for passengers and crew to wear face masks at all times.

The COVID-19 pandemic could be the push the industry needs to get the FAA to update outdated aviation maintenance training regulations. The pandemic

ALITALIA plans June 2 to resume service to New York/Madrid/Barcelona/Milan, operating 36% more flights in June vs May.

AZUL plans increase its June schedule to 168 daily flights to 57 destinations vs 115 to 38 in May and 70 to 25 in April.

After 9/11, the U.S. government implemented a National Strategy for Aviation Security, an overarching framework for counterterrorism preparedness across civil aviation.

Representatives for major U.S. pilot groups are cautiously optimistic that a combination of voluntary measures and a steady rebound in passenger demand will help insulate their members from furloughs once certain job-protection measures expire this fall.

JetBlue Airways and United Airlines both unveiled stepped-up safety protocols on May 20, as carriers scramble to persuade wary travelers to return to the skies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spanish LCC Volotea has announced a significant increase in its network with plans to launch 40 new sectors over the summer season.

Finnair has secured European Commission (EC) clearance for up to €600 million ($656 million) in loan guarantees, but the airline is now seeking another €80 million in cost savings and has warned of further job cuts.

NORWEGIAN confirmed its restructuring is complete and has received approvals for state loan guarantee of NOK3b; it says in has now converted NOK12.7b

IATA and Airports Council International (ACI) have reiterated pleas that any new biosecurity measures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic should be supported by scientific evidence and be consistent globally.

FINNAIR has secured €600m pension premium loan. It expects to be operating 30% of normal schedule in July and about 70% by end of year, and is

LOCKHEED MARTIN plans May 23 to begin alternate work schedule for F-35 production to meet a slower workflow from supplier delays due to COVID-19

ROLLS-ROYCE announced reorganization plan to save £1.3b per year, which includes reducing employment by >17% (9,000 of 52,000 total workers

THAI AIRWAYS launched reform plan under bankruptcy law, but will not be dissolved or go into liquidation or to be declared bankrupt. Although it has

Air France has definitively ended Airbus A380 operations, bringing forward an existing plan to phase out the superjumbo following the coronavirus outbreak.

Singapore will gradually allow passengers to transit through Changi Airport (SIN) again starting from June 2.

BEIJING—The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is requiring airlines, both Chinese and foreign, to apply for approval of their schedules for international flights from month to month.

It will be a long time before air travel returns to pre-crisis levels, but international services will take far longer than domestic to restore.

Alitalia has said that from June 2 nonstop Rome-New York service will be resumed alongside direct flights to Barcelona and Madrid as it plans to operate 36% more flights in June than in May.

Welcome to Routes’ weekly look at how Europe's aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.

Betting on a speedy recovery of its aviation sector, Vietnam is said to be going ahead with a VND11 trillion ($472 million) project to build a third terminal (T3) at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN).