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The timing of the move has drawn criticism from the CEO of Smartwings Group who also bemoaned that Eurowings’ parent Lufthansa had received state aid from Germany while his group had not received any from the Czech government.

AVATION, Singapore expects PHILIPPINE AIRLINES to enter restructuring in coming weeks; its 777-300ER on lease with PAL will be retained at lower rates

XEOS (Lufthansa Technik/GE Aviation joint venture), Poland is freezing operations due to slowdown of GEnx-2B shop visits from slowdown of 747-8 flight

TRANSAT now plans to partially resume airline operations (suspended Jan 29) on July 30; it plans to reduce costs/increase flexibility, particularly by

SWOOP says following a sustained pattern of new daily bookings on par with pre-pandemic levels, it will proceed with planned fleet growth, inducting

The IATA Travel Pass will go live “within weeks,” as the airline representative body attempts to breathe life back into the international travel sector.

How the leasing market for aircraft and engines is changing as commercial aviation comes out of the pandemic.

Airframe and engine OEMs share how they will adjust their MRO strategies long-term.

The powerplant stalwart has proved relatively stable, and independent maintenance providers are ramping up their capabilities for the engine.

As Italia Trasporto Aereo prepares its long-awaited launch, its challenges will not be limited to its own operations.

CANACCORD GENUITY reports that 3,951 of current fleet of 18,028 Airbus/Boeing narrowbody aircraft (22%) are in storage. It adds that Boeing's 737 MAX

LATAM expects June 2021 capacity to be 64% lower than June 2019; capacity in May 2021 was down 69.2% vs May 2019.

AIRASIA TELEPORT plans to acquire a 737-800F (TBA) in 3Q21 to add to two A320s joining fleet in Zero-LOPA configuration (modified by Asia Digital

JETBLUE says it expects 2Q21 capacity to be 15% lower than 2Q19; revenues are projected to be down 30%-33% vs 2Q19.

CATHAY PACIFIC reports Hong Kong SAR Govt agreed to extend drawdown period of HK$7.8b loan facility by 12 months to June 8, 2022. It says it currently

SOUTHWEST expects year-over-year capacity increase of 87% for 2Q21 (16% drop vs 2Q19); however, capacity in August is projected to be 39% higher than

IATA reports global pax traffic was down 65.4% in April (vs April 2019) on 54.5% lower capacity; cargo traffic rose 12%.

Recent moves to relax some of Hong Kong's strict travel rules have certainly helped the airline but this is still not enough to provide the scale of recovery the carrier desperately needs.

How the airline is coping with fleet management and MRO coming out of the pandemic.

Aviation Horizons has acquired a Boeing 737-400SF converted freighter and plans to bring two more into its fleet; Emirates SkyCargo is increasing its temperature-sensitive pharma and vaccine-handling capabilities in Dubai.

The loan was initially offered to Cathay Pacific in 2020 to support the airline at the peak of the coronavirus crisis.

Leaders expect a smaller, more streamlined supply chain to emerge as aircraft OEMs struggle to reach or exceed pre-pandemic rates.

AFRAA reports African airlines carried 34.7m pax in 2020 vs 95m in 2019; ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES was largest at >5m.

For a European tourist hotspot, major LCC activity to Croatia was relatively small or non-existent, even before the pandemic hit.

El Al Israel Airlines is strategizing on how to deal with both the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and changing market conditions in a post-pandemic environment.