Coronavirus

By James Pozzi
After the demise of Monarch Aircraft Engineering, STS Aviation Group acquired the former MRO’s Birmingham hangar and sought to establish a new and altogether leaner operation.
MRO

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Cargo chairman and CEO Peter Gerber has been on the front lines of global efforts to cope with the coronavirus pandemic as the carrier works
Sustainability

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore takes care of its girl.
Sustainability

By Steve Trimble
Deemed to be an essential service, defense manufacturing avoids pandemic shutdowns.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
F-15QA’s vertical climb; a new Space Acquisition Council; how to deter China and Russia; and defense execs advise White House.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force may award an $85 billion contract to Northrop Grumman early to develop the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent missile to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A senior U.S. Air Force general warned on April 16 that the Defense Department cannot afford some of the long range strike programs funded by other services.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Boeing plans to resume production of its widebody commercial aircraft in the Puget Sound area factories starting as early as April 20 following almost
Aerospace

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Z

By Ben Goldstein
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) denied motions from Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways to halt flying to dozens of markets across the country, signaling a refusal to budge on minimum service levels included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon’s Space Acquisition Council will hold an emergency meeting to support the space industrial base in the wake of the novel coronavirus.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Heico leaders said late April 15 they have laid off “some” employees across their aerospace and defense supplier portfolio and have cut work hours and pay at subsidiaries, but they are trying to avoid mass-layoffs as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls back the worldwide aerospace business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Less than half of the number of aircraft that were flying worldwide in January are flying now because of travel restrictions imposed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new satellite-based tracking data.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

SAS

SAS received EC approval for €137m guarantee from Denmark Govt for partial compensation from damage from COVID-19.
Air Transport

CZECH REPUBLIC is considering the acquisition of CSA CZECH AIRLINES as rescue measure from COVID-19 outbreak.
Air Transport

FBB

FBB has postponed planned fire safety and evacuation exercise at BERLIN BRANDENBURG AIRPORT to later in summer due to COVID-19; it says planned Oct 31
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
VIENNA–Air navigation service providers (ANSPs) must prepare to negotiate with airlines to reduce air traffic control (ATC) fees once traffic returns after the COVID-19 pandemic, Austro Control’s MD told Aviation Daily.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

KBRA believes aircraft value and lease rate declines will be contingent on (1) speed of economic recovery and (2) composition of post-COVID-19 fleets
Air Transport

EASYJET expects to post pretax loss of £185m-£205m for six months ended March 31 (vs £275m loss a year ago) on 1.6% higher revenues (ancillary
Air Transport

MEGGITT, UK says it has to date stitched >3,000 straps to full-face acetate masks being supplied by Kettering Surgical Appliances as PPE for fight
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The big security and health crises that have touched the airline industry in recent decades have changed the way we travel, with everything from airport temperature checks to restrictions on liquids, laptop bans and shoes-off security checks becoming—temporarily or permanently—a part of the airport and on-board experience.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
With the majority of fleets parked outside during the COVID-19 crisis, the MRO is looking to contingency plans for dealing with severe weather.
MRO

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s space activity is likely to be limited due to coronavirus restrictions, officials say.
Space Symposium

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways anticipates slowly increasing the number of passenger flights it operates from May 1, as it starts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Senior executives at United Airlines are planning for substantial workforce reductions once the federal prohibition on layoffs attached to payroll support under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act expires this autumn.
Airlines & Lessors