Coronavirus

Asia-Pacific has led the way on low-cost long-haul, but even the pioneers are facing post-coronavirus challenges.

UK carrier Virgin Atlantic, which is 49% owned by Delta Air Lines, filed for bankruptcy protection in a New York court Aug. 4. The move comes just

Frontier Airlines has issued formal furlough notifications to 35% of its flight attendants and pilots, becoming the latest U.S. carrier to warn of coming job losses following the end of federal payroll support on Oct. 1.

The major U.S. airlines have removed near-term bankruptcy risk from the table, helped by massive infusions of public and private financing—but their regional affiliates have not all been as fortunate.

EASA is urging European airport operators to ensure ground-handling companies at their facilities are prepared to handle increased traffic as airlines steadily rebuild their networks amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Embraer has launched a Medevac version of its Phenom 300 light jet called the Phenom 300MED for civil and government applications.

Weekly scheduled airline capacity has risen to more than half of the level recoded this time in 2019—although the pace of recovery is differing from region to region.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) and other carriers based in the country have canceled all domestic flights to and from the key Manila market due to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

The Chinese domestic airline market has recovered more quickly from the virus crisis than markets elsewhere, but Chinese MRO is still heavily

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Safran is projecting a 50% decline in commercial engine aftermarket revenues in 2020, but cautions that airline balance sheets, closely linked to air travel demand, will have significant influence on how quickly the lucrative segment recovers.

Auckland International Airport (AKL) is dividing its international terminal into two zones so it can separate passengers when quarantine-free travel bubbles are established.

Japan Airlines (JAL) plans a significant cost-cutting campaign to offset the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, and the carrier has signaled this will include aircraft delivery deferrals.

Inconsistent travel rules are deterring people from flying, dealing a further blow to an aviation sector struggling to get back on its feet.

Compared to the $84 billion airlines globally are projected by IATA to lose in 2020, Vietjet said its losses were “modest” as it awaits a potential aid package from the state.

Pratt & Whitney will retrench around 400 jobs—or 20%—of its 2,000 employees in Singapore as demand for engine-related MRO has disappeared amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Airbus is reconciling production rates and deliveries, its CEO sees the current situation as manageable for the supply chain.

By late July, Chinese domestic flight stood at about 10,000 per day, versus roughly 2,000 per day at the depth of the virus crisis, according to

With the novel coronavirus heavily impacting the bottom lines of some of the aviation industry’s biggest companies, one of its largest MRO providers

An Aviation Week panel sees significant changes coming in global military aircraft procurement over the next several years, as countries battered by the biggest global economic contraction since World War II look to simultaneously scale back defense spending and prop up their indigenous industries.

U.S. ULCCs capitalized on a modest rebound in domestic air travel demand during the 2020 second quarter (Q2), but sentiment has soured as top leisure destinations became COVID-19 hotspots in recent weeks.

Mexican ULCC Volaris believes that by year-end demand in its domestic market could reach 65-75% of 2019 levels.

Europe’s airline and airport associations have written to lawmakers across the continent warning that inconsistent COVID-19 travel restrictions are hampering consumer confidence.

Extensive home-country travel restrictions on top of downward pressure on air travel demand worldwide continues to constrict Air Canada, leaving the airline focusing on cargo revenues while it waits out the COVID-19 pandemic.

China has listed Russia and Thailand among the first eight countries for which it will require pre-flight COVID-19 testing for China-bound travelers.