Coronavirus

U.S. Navy cancels JSOW-ER; SM-6 misses target; Brazil’s Air Force may cut KC-390; USAF buys jet for BACN; GA-EMS cross-link contract.

US DOT reports fuel cost for US airlines was $1.75/gallon in April vs $1.38 in April 2020; consumption fell 30% vs April 2019.

AMERICAN says as of June 2, its 7-day moving average of its net bookings is now approximately 90% of corresponding 2019 levels; it continues to expect

AIR ZIMBABWE resumed domestic service (Harare-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls) with ex-Trans States ERJ 145 (373).

Plans for Ecuadorian startup Ecuatoriana Airlines were finalized in late 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the aerospace industry, and prior to the demise of the country’s former flag carrier Tame.

BERLIN BRANDENBURG AIRPORT handled 362,000 passengers in May, an increase of almost 100,000 more than in April.

ALASKA AIRLINES plans to expand operations at Paine Field (Everett, WA) from current five daily flights to 13 (including -Tucson, AZ) by end of

ATR has secured French Govt funding for its big data project under 3-year, €300m plan to support investments to help industry recover from COVID-19.

A pair of U.S. senators sharply rebuked the airline industry’s collective response to criticisms of refund policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that questions raised in a recent letter to seven airlines were not properly addressed.

PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY reports pax volumes at its airports for the week of May 17-21, 2021 were down by 52% vs pre-COVID May 2019

IATA, AIRBUS, BOEING and EMBRAER are jointly calling on governments to use data to drive policies to safely plan and coordinate restart of global

KLM says its North American network of destinations is practically back to its pre-COVID-19, 2019 level, serving 16 destinations in summer 2021

LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS was selected to provide (establishment/training) consulting services to Air Montenegro for operational startup on June 1.

AIRASIA X received shareholder approval for corporate restructuring; it is being advised by New York-based Seabury Capital.

Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific are making slow progress in restoring their networks as key border reopenings remain elusive.

Starting June 2, Italy will waive its mandatory 10-day quarantine rule.

AEROFLOT GROUP had RUB25.1b net loss in 1Q21 (vs RUB22.5b loss in 1Q20) on 39% lower revenues; traffic dropped 34.2%.

AAPA members flew 4.6b RPKs in April, up 124% vs April 2020; capacity rose 138% to 17.2b ASKs. PLF was 26.4%.

Airlines have long hoped for restart to transatlantic travel by summer, plans likely on hold as governments slow-walk reopenings.

New travel restrictions have been put in place between France and the UK aimed at stopping the spread of the so-called Indian variant of the coronavirus, just as Eurocontrol figures show signs of a recovery in travel demand.

AIRASIA GROUP had MYR976m loss in 1Q21 (vs MYR953m loss in 1Q20) on 87% lower revenues; traffic decreased 92%.

OHANA BY HAWAIIAN (operated by Empire Airlines) is being permanently shut down by Hawaiian, which is moving four ATR 42s, an ATR 72 and three ATR 72Fs

SAS had SEK2.4b net loss for second quarter ended April 30 (vs SEK3.4b loss a year ago) on 63% lower revenues.

PwC reports the global aerospace and defense industry earned $25b on $697b revenues in 2020 vs $65b on $754b in 2019, down primarily due to impacts of

AIRBUS updated suppliers with plans to produce an average of 45 A320 Family aircraft per month in 4Q21, increasing to 64 by 2Q23 and possibly 70 by