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3Q 2020 Saw a New Low in Airliner Orders and Deliveries

UK industry group ADS says Covid testing for airline passengers is the only way to rebuild consumer confidence and reverse decline in the aviation sector.

Aircraft

October 26, 2020

Spirit Aero Proceeds With Bombardier Deal for Less Cash

Spirit AeroSystems will acquire the outstanding equity of Short Brothers and Bombardier Aerospace North Africa for $275 million in cash.

October 26, 2020

New Airline Agreements Keep the SAF Flowing

ANA and Alaska Airlines are among the latest to announce sustainable aviation fuel-related deals.

Sustainability and Environment

October 26, 2020

American Airlines Adds A330-200s to Fleet Cuts

Along with more fleet cuts, American Airlines plans to defer deliveries of eighteen Boeing 737 Maxes originally due for delivery next year.

Aircraft

October 22, 2020

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Global Safety Leaders Call for Collaboration as Borders Open

International regulators participating in a FSF safety summit panel believe inconsistencies in global travel must be hashed out through collaboration.

Airlines

October 21, 2020

IATA Sounds Alarms over Africa and Middle East

The International Air Transport Association sees traffic recovering to just 30 percent of 2019 levels by the end of this year.

Airlines

October 21, 2020

Europe's Airlines Barely Surviving, Recovery Hopes Fading

Industry leaders complained about fragmentation in national government Covid regulations.

Airlines

October 20, 2020

ICAO Task Force Set To Issue Covid Testing Protocols

The Council on Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) expects to issue guidelines on testing for Covid in late October or early November.

Airlines

October 20, 2020

New British Airways Boss Pleads for Pre-departure Covid Tests

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

Airlines

October 19, 2020

Creditors Approve Bid for India’s Jet Airways

Grounded since April last year, debt-laded Jet Airways appears positioned to restart operations early in 2021.

Airlines

October 19, 2020

EASA Chief Expresses Satisfaction with 737 Max Changes

The Boeing 737 Max could be ready to fly in Europe before the end of the year.

Aircraft

October 16, 2020

British Airways Fined for Failing To Protect Customer Data

The UK's Information Commissioner’s Office imposed its largest penalty ever against BA for processing personal data without adequate security measures.

Airlines

October 16, 2020

IATA Applauds French Plan To Offer Covid Tests at Airports

The plan for antigen testing to start at Paris airports as soon as next month drew kudos from IATA.

Airlines

October 16, 2020

China’s Domestic Traffic Approaches 2019 Levels

Chinese airlines in September carried 98 percent of the domestic traffic posted during the same month in 2019.

Airlines

October 16, 2020

Malaysia's Firefly To Launch Jet Operations in 2021

Malaysia Aviation Group had decided to expand Firefly's fleet with jets, possibly Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800s.

Airlines

October 15, 2020

United Upbeat on 2021 Despite $1.8 Billion Q3 Loss

Carrying $19 billion in liquidity, United Airlines expects to resume positive cash flow before any other network carrier.

Airlines

October 15, 2020

Airbus Inks Order for A320neos from Greece’s Sky Express

ATR operator Sky Express prepares for a foray into jets with an order from Airbus for four A320neos and a lease deal with ACG Aviation Capital for two.

Aircraft

October 14, 2020

Aviation Groups Protest EU Failure To Act on Quarantines

ACI Europe, Airlines for Europe, and IATA continue to call for a pre-departure Covid testing protocol to replace quarantines.

Airlines

October 13, 2020

Boeing Jets Subject to EU Tariffs Approved by WTO

The European Union may impose tariffs of $4 billion a year on U.S. products according to a WTO ruling over Boeing aircraft subsidies.

Aircraft

October 13, 2020

Cruz Steps Down at BA as Part of IAG Management Reboot

International Airlines Group's new chief executive Luis Gallego has replaced the BA chief executive after a turbulent process of downsizing at the airline.

Airlines

October 12, 2020