Coronavirus

House Democrats have filed a bill that would fund the federal government through Dec. 11 to avoid a shutdown on Oct. 1.

The state of Hawaii has pushed back plans to launch a pre-travel COVID-19 testing program for out-of-state arrivals until Oct. 15, marking a two-week setback from earlier plans to partially re-open on Oct. 1.

Ask the Editors: The rest of this year will be relatively quiet for MROs, but then the return will start happening in 2021.

Lufthansa decided to deepen the cuts to its fleet and staffing levels after determining that air transport is not recovering as fast as it had hoped.

Aviation training specialist CAE on Sept. 21 announced the launch of a new “Airside” online portal with career and training resources for pilots.

Prospects for two South African airlines have taken a turn for the better after the country’s government said it would not allow the national carrier to fail, while regional airline Comair’s creditors agreed a route out of administration.

An intermediate engine between the current LEAP turbofan and one that would enter service in 2035 with slashed greenhouse gas emissions is not in the cards, according to Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin.

The U.S. airframer said the conversion lines had been launched to meet strong demand in express traffic and e-commerce markets.

As the downturn is slashing demand, Airbus plans to adapt workforce by the summer of next year.

Drawing on government funding into hydrogen propulsion, the manufacturer is working to define a commercial airliner to enter service in 2035.

Air navigation service providers (ANSP) should accept the “new reality” that European air traffic activity will not recover soon from the COVID-19

WASHINGTON—Restrictions limiting border crossings between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. to essential travel have been extended through Oct. 21 as the

Airline-industry groups are among 25 travel and tourism organizations that have called on the European Commission (EC) to replace quarantines with a common testing protocol for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

The mix-and-match of different testing and quarantine requirements that are currently holding back the region’s recovery must come to an end, and European authorities are on the case.

South American operator Avianca Holdings has hit a stumbling block in its Chapter 11 restructuring after a Colombian court issued an injunction against a $370 million loan the country’s government has offered to the company.

Ask the Editors: Boeing cannot use the KDC-10 Tanker Remote Vision System because it does not meet Air Force tech specs for the KC-46.

Eastar Jet appears to be making progress in its talks to find a new purchaser that could see the heavily indebted South Korean LCC return to the skies.

After closing its borders on March 23, Vietnam restarted international flights on Sept. 18, beginning with a one-way Vietnam Airlines service from Hanoi (HAN) to Tokyo-Narita (NRT).

RwandAir will not take delivery of two Airbus A330neo or two 737 MAX 8 as had been planned any time soon as the Rwandan flag-carrier must first restore its network and simplify its fleet.

The collapse of Asiana and Eastar Jet acquisition deals signal restructuring for both airlines, while new LCCs face launch challenges.

Leasing companies are helping airlines raise cash and realign their fleets.

Southwest Airlines is taking an axe to its November schedule, despite observing moderately improved demand trends in recent weeks.

Raytheon Technologies is on its way to cutting at least 15,000 employees in response to the company’s recent merger and the fallout from COVID-19, the aerospace and defense giant’s CEO told an investor conference, and likely more will occur.

An airline industry consensus has emerged that rapid testing as a precondition for travel is needed. The rub now is convincing governments to endorse the requirement.

The Salt Lake City (Utah) Department of Airports and Delta Air Lines forged ahead this week with the opening of a revamped Salt Lake City International (SLC) despite the COVID-19 pandemic.