Coronavirus

By Molly McMillin
Embraer delivered 13 business jets during the second quarter of 2020, down from 25 in the same quarter a year ago, a reduction largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the world, it said.
Marketplace

By Sean Broderick
Airports that saw operations slow or cease as airlines cut flights during the COVID-19 pandemic must be wary of new risks as flights ramp up, EASA has cautioned.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began to unfold globally in March, the industry has become used to bad news.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Eurocontrol expects close to 18,000 daily flights across Europe by the end of this month, as a gradual but fragile recovery in air traffic continues.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Pilots at easyJet have voted to express no confidence in the LCC’s chief operations officer Peter Bellew amid proposed pilot job losses, in a development that the pilots’ union said shows a “serious and widening rift” with the UK airline’s senior management.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
June operating figures for Chinese state-owned carriers Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines, as well as the country’s largest LCC Spring Airlines, show passenger demand has slowed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce weathers COVID-19 supplier impacts to bring components together for first next-gen engine.
A&D Week 2020

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
He prioritizes new airplanes over aftermarket business and looks ahead to the company’s next airplane.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Despite challenging times, Boeing stays course with new 787-10 ecoDemonstrator program and plans next phases for 2021-22.
A&D Week 2020

By Karen Walker
IATA chief remains optimistic despite grueling recovery road.
Airlines

By Linda Blachly
Even though the pandemic has stalled airlines’ financial and traffic growth, the aviation industry continues to move forward on environmental
Airlines

By Ben Goldstein
Pilots at United Airlines approved two agreements related to voluntary leave and early retirement, as airline executives and labor unions scramble to
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
NASA has resumed preparations for a key hot fire test of the first Space Launch System (SLS) core booster, but the agency is keeping a wary eye on coronavirus cases striking members of the Mississippi-based test team, Administrator Jim Bridenstine said on July 17.
Space

By Victoria Moores
Virus crisis piles on African airlines’ historic problems.
Airlines

By Karen Walker
Reeling in March from the suddenness and depth of the COVID-19 crisis, the air transport industry at least cautiously believed that the second half of
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Missile manufacturer MBDA has delivered a trio of Environmental Data Gathering (EDG) rounds to the UK defense ministry to support the integration of the Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile on the Lockheed Martin F-35B.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: Airbus and Boeing are trying to protect customer commitments, but airlines and lessors would like o defer or even cancel their narrowbody deliveries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s long-running development of the Orion crew capsule for the safe launch and re-entry of up to four astronauts on missions to the Moon and Mars fails to account for more than $17 billion in related costs, a July 16 inspector general’s (IG) audit shows.
Space

By Alan Dron
Ireland-based ACMI specialist CityJet has issued letters of redundancy to around 270 staff as the airline seeks to start rebuilding services for the post-pandemic era.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Despite reeling from the crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group are aiming to significantly grow their presence at Miami International if their proposed joint venture receives all the necessary approvals.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
British Airways (BA) confirmed July 17 that it will not resume Boeing 747 commercial service after operating the aircraft for almost 50 years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
El Al Israel Airlines has announced its aircraft will stay grounded until at least September.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Despite the global air transport market collapse and aircraft production slowdown following the COVID-19 pandemic, Pratt & Whitney believes the longer-term impact may potentially accelerate the adoption of advanced propulsion technology as airframers revise product development strategies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The COVID-19 crisis has triggered a massive half-year loss for Cathay Pacific, but there are some positive signs emerging as the airline gradually adds back capacity and transit traffic increases.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is warning of a material operating loss for its fiscal 2020-21 first quarter (Q1) as the industry’s recovery proceeds at a pace slower than initially predicted.
Airlines & Lessors