Coronavirus

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 709,554 full-time/part-time workers in May vs 698,712 in May 2020.

AIRASIA GROUP plans RM1b rights issue to fund working capital and other operational costs, plus grow its digital businesses.

BOEING delivered 45 aircraft (33 737 MAXs; two 737-800As; two 767-2Cs; two 767-300Fs; five 777s; 787) in June vs 10 (two 737NGs; 767-2C; two 767-300Fs

US DOT reports fuel cost for US airlines was $1.98/gallon in May vs $1.03 in May 2020; consumption rose 9.4% vs April 2021.

Following Argentina’s recent decision to lower the cap of passengers arriving on international flights, LATAM Airlines group has been forced to cancel service from Brazil and Chile to the neighboring country.

FLYDUBAI began four-times-weekly Dubai-Salzburg, Austria (737); it plans to resume Dubai-Naples on July 31.

GOL says it plans to increase its 3Q21 capacity by approximately 80% over 2Q21, in anticipation of stronger seasonal demand.

ARGUS INTL says 12,345 business aviation flights were recorded on July 1, the largest single day of operations since March 20, 2008; only 11 days in

UNITED says it is expecting resurgence to continue for winter holiday travel and is adding nearly 150 flights to warm-weather destinations across in

UK airlines have expressed relief following the UK government’s decision to ease England’s strict COVID-19 entry requirements.

Which wearable technologies will gain traction in MRO and which ones are not living up to the hype?

How the UK’s commercial aftermarket is navigating the crisis and its aftermath.

Focus will be on digital products, leveraging its own intellectual property.

Examining maintenance demand trends for the Airbus A320 aircraft family as many return to service.

Recent examples show that airlines in Asia-Pacific are willing to devote resources to sustainability efforts at a time when they are also looking under every rock to cut costs.

DHMI reports year-over-year traffic at Turkish airports increased 19.4% in 1H21 to 19m passengers; aircraft movements rose 32.4% and cargo was up 20.5

LUFTHANSA GROUP issued second corporate bond of €1b in 2021 to strengthen liquidity. It continues to make preparations for capital increase to repay

FL TECHNICS received EASA certification to perform Zero-LOPA modifications on 737s; it completed first mod on 737-800.

Airlines need flexibility on slot rules to continue as long as pandemic-related restrictions remain in place, IATA slot experts said during an online briefing July 8.

Key takeaways from Aviation Week’s MRO BEER virtual event in June.

Dave Davis, president and CFO at Sun Country Airlines, talks about how the airline’s new asset policy will aid its MRO.

Short-haul demand picking up, but Europe’s network carriers need progress on a long-haul turnaround.

IATA reports global pax traffic was down 62.7% in May (vs May 2019) on 53.7% lower capacity; cargo traffic rose 9.4%.

IATA Director General Willie Walsh sees a risk that the rebound of demand for air travel could be significantly faster than the increase in capacity.

South African airline operator Comair has suspended all scheduled LCC Kulula.com and British Airways franchise flights until July 30.