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IATA Seeks Pan-European Approach to Post-Covid Air Travel

The International Air Transport Association acknowledges that a coordinated relaxation of lockdowns could prove difficult given “different realities.”

MC-21 Flight Testing Resumes following Covid Pause

The Irkut-designed MC-21 narrowbody has now completed more than 300 test flights.

Vintage 727 Airliner Deployed to Test New Aircraft Towing System

ATS World-Wide, which is developing a permanently-installed towing system for airports, found a "time-capsule" when it purchased a derelict Boeing 727 jet.

GoDirect Trade Aims To Be Amazon of Aviation Parts

Honeywell's GoDirect Trade e-commerce platform is trying to remove barriers to aviation parts transactions.

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Delta’s Bastian Sees Recovery Taking as Long as Three Years

Delta Air Lines takes steps to accelerate plans to simplify its fleet in preparation for the “new normal.”

European Regulators Resume Embraer-Boeing Merger Probe

The European Commission has set a new deadline of August 7 to complete its review of the planned Embraer-Boeing tie-up.

Virgin Australia Enters Voluntary Administration

The International Air Transport Association points to a failure of governments to provide financial support as a reason for Virgin Australia’s insolvency.

IATA Sees Recession Resulting in Slow Airline Recovery

The International Air Transport Association calls for so-called confidence-boosting measures to attract passengers.

CDB Leasing Axes Orders for 29 Boeing Max Jets

China Development Bank Aviation has restructured its Max backlog to include a cancellation of 29 deliveries.

Four Norwegian Air Crew Units Declare Bankruptcy

Some 4,700 pilots and cabin crew at Norwegian Group subsidiaries risk losing their jobs.

Luminaerospace Lights Make Taxiway Edges Easy To See

Following FAA approval, Luminaerospace hopes to ramp up production of replacement taxiway light covers that help pilots interpret taxiway boundaries.

Boeing To Restart Commercial Airplane Production

Some 27,000 Boeing employees in the Puget Sound region will return to work starting on April 20.

Boeing Supplier Spirit To Power Wichita Plant with Wind

Spirit AeroSystems has signed a 10-year agreement with utility provider Evergy for its Wichita plan to receive all its electricity from a Kansas wind farm.

Gecas Cancels Orders for 69 Boeing Max Jets

Boeing’s 737 Max orderbook has shrunk to just over 4,000 since its grounding in March last year.

Etihad Preps for May 1 Restart of Scheduled Operations

The UAE’s national airline has moved forward scheduled engine changes and major modifications on several grounded airplanes ahead of a return to service.

Ten U.S. Airlines Agree to Covid-19 Relief Terms

In return for grants and low-interest loans, Payroll Support Program participants may not furlough workers until September 30.

Passenger Airplanes Serve Vital Cargo Links During Pandemic

The IATA detailed various levels of regulation for using passenger airplanes as freighters.

IATA’s Outlook Dims for 2020, Sees $314 Billion Revenue Hit

The International Air Transport Association reported a steeper drop in air travel and prospects of a deeper recession than previously expected.

Boeing Sees Q1 Deliveries Fall by Two-Thirds

Commercial airplane deliveries at Boeing’s Puget Sound-area and South Carolina plants decline to 50 in this year’s first quarter from 149 a year earlier.

Boeing to Institute Partial Reopening in Washington State

The resumption of operations at Boeing’s plants in Washington state include defense program activities and support of 737 Max storage.

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