Coronavirus

Frozen in time, Canada’s airlines hope their fortunes can change after the oblivion of 2020.

IATA warns that health information about passengers must be available in digital form in time for a restart of international air travel, otherwise the return to service will be “operationally unsustainable.”

Frontier Airlines announced plans to raise $100 million through a listing on the Nasdaq, joining Sun Country Airlines as the second U.S. ULCC to file for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2021.

NORWEGIAN received court approval (in Ireland) to terminate leases of 25 737-800s from Bank of Utah (8), Citibank (6), Credit Agricole (9) and PK

ALLEGIANT AIR says over the last month it has seen a moderate increase in travel demand and expects 1Q21 capacity to be up 2-4.5% vs 1Q19 (February

GOL reports 28% capacity drop to average of 355 daily flights in February from 493 in January; its net cash consumption totaled R$3m/day in February.

FRONTIER AIRLINES filed again for IPO on NASDAQ; it withdrew its original IPO plan in mid-2020 due to COVID-19 crisis.

VALLAIR plans in mid-2021 to open new 8,500 sq meter MRO/freighter conversion facility at Châteauroux, France.

Europe’s airspace has become much more focused on domestic services while many short- and medium-haul route frequencies have dropped dramatically, network manager Eurocontrol said in its latest data snapshot released March 9.

Ask the Editors: Reopenings are expected to vary by region, as the distribution of vaccines and pace of vaccinations remains uneven.

Airlines, airports, aircraft manufacturers and their suppliers have been operating in a state of emergency for one year now. The arrival of highly

American Airlines announced plans to mortgage its frequent-flier program to pay off a $7.5 billion government loan accepted in 2020 as part of the CARES Act.

German leisure carrier confirmed it is in talks for more financing, now that a return of demand appears to be delayed further.

Canadian airlines have been in limbo for a year as stringent travel restrictions and a lack of government aid have hindered what little recovery there could have been in market demand.

ICAO, IATA and CANSO have agreed to partner in a training program to familiarize the industry on the new Global Reporting Format (GRF) on runway surface conditions.

SAFRAN secured €500m credit line from European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance its research into innovative propulsion systems for next-generation

AIRBUS delivered 32 aircraft (two A220s; 29 A320 Family; A350) in February vs 55 (four A220s; 40 A320 Family; two A330s; nine A350s) in February 2020

ALCOA announced proposed debt offering to raise $500m.

The entry into service of the new Falcon 6X is still scheduled for 2022, despite the difficulties that the COVID-19 crisis caused in the business jet’s development, according to Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier.

EMBRAER released technical guidance to apply UV-C lights for cockpit sanitization, and disinfectants/coatings for cabin, for its commercial aircraft.

Singapore Airlines will become the first airline to trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile application in a pilot program involving passengers traveling one-way from Singapore (SIN) to London (LHR) from March 15-28.

After unprecedented losses, Europe’s big airline groups are looking ahead to the financing and fleet plans they hope will aid recovery.

CAE launched proposed underwritten marketed public offering of common shares in US/Canada for US$250m gross proceeds.

US agreed to temporarily suspend all retaliatory tariffs on direct exports from UK (due to Airbus dispute) in new joint approach to longstanding trade

Recent commentary from U.S. airline executives suggests a travel demand rebound in spring 2021, as COVID-19 case counts, deaths and vaccinations continue to trend in a positive direction.