Coronavirus

MOSCOW SHEREMETYEVO handled 19.8m pax in 2020, down 60% from 49.9% in 2019, and says it was fifth busiest pax airport in Europe in 2020.
Air Transport

VISTA GLOBAL reports 29% increase in new VistaJet program subscriptions in 2020; on-demand bookings rose >15%.
Business Aviation

By Adrian Schofield
The Australian government has temporarily closed quarantine-free entry from New Zealand citing concerns about a COVID-19 case detected in that country.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the temporary closure of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International (TLV) as the country looks to keep out more new variants of COVID-19 as it battles a spike in case numbers.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
The pilot of a Pilatus PC-12 who made an illegal landing at a military airfield in Wales last year to visit a nearby beach has been fined £3,400 ($4,650) following court hearings.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific says the Hong Kong government’s plan to impose quarantines on airline crew would force the carrier to cut back capacity and also significantly raise its cash burn.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Olivier Andries, who succeeds Philippe Petitcolin, will have to watch the financial health of Safran’s suppliers.
Program Management

By Karen Walker
U.S. airlines and flight attendants have welcomed a presidential executive order requiring masks to be worn at airports and onboard commercial flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
The program continues to be bogged down by post-production inspections and customers’ hesitance to take new widebody aircraft amid an historic demand downturn.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European travel rules aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 are set to tighten.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Atlanta will return to the Qatar Airways network in June as part of an expansion of services to the U.S.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
There are few signs of near-term relief for the travel and tourism markets, given continued limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccines and gaps in data relating to the coronavirus’s transmission, according to ICAO’s CEO.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

LOT POLISH AIRLINES is expected to begin permanent retirement of its Q400 fleet (12 aircraft) in 2021.
Air Transport

AIRBUS has Turkmenistan Airlines order for two converted A330-200Fs (TBA) for delivery in 2022; conversion program was launched in 2012 as part of
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
KLM has announced plans to cut a further 800-1,000 jobs as COVID-19 travel restrictions continue to prevent the Dutch flag-carrier’s recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Europe’s safety regulator goes beyond FAA requirements in lifting the flight ban, a move that illustrates EASA’s bigger role.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Air cargo business that has demonstrated exceptional resiliency and is expected to post double-digit year-over-year percentage traffic growth in 2021.
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
United Airlines is confident there will be an “inflection point” in the path of demand sometime in 2021, although executives are keeping mum about when exactly that might occur.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) pledged Jan. 21 to enforce a presidential directive requiring people to wear masks during interstate travel to prevent against the spread of COVID-19.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
As part of a “mask up for 100 days” campaign that new U.S. President Joe Biden has prioritized in his first days in office, most air travelers in America will be required to wear a mask until April.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

KLM

KLM announced it must reduce workforce by another 800-1,000 jobs (on top of 5,000 shed in 2020) due to longer-than-expected long-haul traffic recovery
Air Transport

AIRBUS now plans to gradually increase A320 Family production from current 40 per month to 43 in 3Q21 and 45 in 4Q21 (vs previously anticipated 47
Aerospace

MEMPHIS INTL AIRPORT handled 4.6m tonnes cargo in 2020, up 6.7% vs 2019.
Air Transport

CUSCO AVIATION, CA extended leases of six managed engines and APUs under COVID-19 lessee support arrangements: CF6-80C2; CFM56-7B22; CFM56-3C1
Air Transport

SKYSCANNER, UK has developed 'Unserved Routes' data module to assist airlines and airports identify profitable, unserved routes for recovery.
Air Transport