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The Lufthansa Group intends to permanently ground all aircraft older than 25 years and decommission all its A380s.

The parent company of BA, Aer Lingus, Iberia, and Vueling continues to evaluate routes for the 737 Max as it sinks to a €7.4 billion operating loss.

The Belgian arm of TUI Fly performed the first Max revenue flight in the EU since March 2019 with a service from Brussels to Alicante, Spain.

The European Commission plans to announce plans for an EU-wide blending obligation as part of its wider ReFuelEU proposal to boost supply and demand.

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group assert that granting more traffic rights to Qatar Airways is untimely due to the Covid-19 crisis.

The EU aviation safety regulator expects to clear the Boeing 737 Max to fly again in Europe shortly.

The group will pay only half of the price upon which it initially agreed and will defer payment for six years.

A European Commission official applauds “asymmetries" between UK and EASA design certificate approvals.

Ryanair remained the region’s largest operator last year while Eurowings and Norwegian dropped out of the top 10 of airlines performing the most flights.

The UK’s CAA will become responsible for aircraft certification and regulation in the country when it leaves EASA on January 1.

Several governments have suspended direct air traffic rights to their country for all passenger flights from any UK airports.

U.S. express transportation company FedEx will take delivery of 30 ATR 72-600Fs over the next five years and deploy them in Europe and the Americas.

Given airlines' role in Covid-19 vaccine transport, flight crew should get priority for the coronavirus vaccine.

Former IAG boss Willie Walsh will succeed IATA DG Alexandre de Juniac to steer the industry through the Covid crisis with renewed focus on the environment.

Boeing has established a dedicated 24/7 operations center for rapid issue resolution and will install expanded onsite specialized teams in five regions.

LCC Norwegian fights for its survival after the Norwegian government rejected a second Covid-19 bailout.

The European airline group predicts the winter will be immensely challenging and trims capacity to 25 percent of last year’s level.

Europe’s largest low-cost carrier group hopes to operate at least 30 Max 200 jets in summer 2021, hints at new Max order.

Heathrow urges the swift introduction of Covid-19 passenger testing to replace the quarantine rule and reverse a fall in traffic.

The trade body warns that unit costs will have to be cut by 30 percent to match expected decline in unit revenue and reach break-even in 2021.

The UK government is considering introducing a test days after arriving in the country with a shorter self-isolation period of seven days.

According to EASA executive director Patrick Ky, agency data shows that air transport does not generate new coronavirus infections.

József Váradi, head of Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air, slams a second wave of travel restrictions across Europe.

The low-cost, long-haul concept remains at the center of Norwegian plans but on a smaller scale, prompting it to divest up to 17 of its 37 Boeing 787s.

The number of flights in European airspace are nearing 50 percent of 2019 levels, driven mainly by low-cost carriers operating short-haul leisure flights.

London-based Virgin Atlantic hopes creditors will approve its restructuring and recapitalization plan on August 25 as its cash reserves are dissipating.

Europe's dominant OEM counted 145 unshipped airplanes in inventory at the end of June because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The airline group asserts that the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and its impact on demand justify their demand to freeze their slot portfolios.

Airlines that have not benefitted from government aid struggle to survive the pandemic.

ICAO’s decision to change the baseline date for Corsia’s emissions calculation has drawn condemnation from environmentalists but applause from airlines.