Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) How UK CAA managed consumer perception amid different crises Any crisis is a time of unprecedented challenges and difficult decision making. However, it is not the first… September 14, 2020
aviation finance Brazil proposes a $376 million injection to Azul Airlines Azul Airlines, a Brazil-based carrier, received an injection proposal from the Brazilian government that could dilute its stock… September 14, 2020
Airbus Lufthansa to scrap entire widebody fleets, more layoffs to entail Deutsche Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) plans to scrap most of its widebody passenger aircraft, which would contribute to additional… September 11, 2020
Asiana Airlines Asiana receives $2B injection from S. Korea after HDC deal fails South Korea plans to inject $2 billion (2.4 trillion won) to Asiana Airlines after the carrier’s acquisition deal… September 11, 2020
Airbus StarLux to lease 12 new Airbus aircraft, fleet up to 42 StarLux Airlines, a Taiwan based airline, has put 12 new Airbus aircraft on its leasing order, Taiwan Apple… September 11, 2020
Air New Zealand Air New Zealand grounds its entire Boeing 777 fleet More aircraft join the Californian deserts as Air New Zealand decides to ground its entire Boeing 777 fleet… September 10, 2020
Scoot SIA cuts 4,300 employees, pessimistic about domestic recovery Staff cuts continue to plague the airline sector after Singapore Airlines (SIA1) (SINGY) ’ (SIA) announcement to lay… September 10, 2020
Cargo Air cargo demand to continue rising, IATA affirms Global export orders are rising at a substantial rate, prompting to strong cargo volumes and a rise in… September 10, 2020
Airbus Etihad A320 runway excursion severity was overstated, GCAA said The ‘serious incident’ of Etihad Airways A320, which suffered a temporary runway excursion and damaged five runway edge… September 9, 2020
AirAsia AirAsia announces new subsidiary, expands into MRO AirAsia Berhad, a Malaysian low-cost carrier, has announced the formation of an engineering service entity Asia Digital Engineering… September 9, 2020
Boeing Boeing discovers new 787 Dreamliner production flaw On September 8, 2020, Boeing said it has discovered a new manufacturing flaw in its 787, mere days… September 9, 2020
Richard Branson Virgin Galactic to test crewed flights, Branson to fly in 2021 Virgin Galactic comes one step closer to ‘space tourism’. The company plans to perform first crewed test flights… September 8, 2020
Airbus Boeing agrees to extend 777X deliveries for Qatar Airways Qatar Airways confirmed it would be taking all 60 Boeing 777X aircraft that it has on order, but… September 8, 2020
drone IAI introduces helicopter drones to manage wide-area surveillance Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) introduced an unmanned helicopter unit designed to perform a wide array of surveillance and… September 8, 2020
Amazon Amazon to begin operating its own air cargo fleet with Boeing 767 A Boeing 767-300 (registered N503AZ) appeared in the Federal Aviation Administration’s registry under Amazon’s name on August 31,… September 7, 2020
Abu Dhabi Etihad Airways extends salary cuts; Emirates returns to normal Etihad Airways has reportedly decided to prolong salary cuts for its staff until the end of 2020. Meanwhile,… September 7, 2020
aviation finance Virgin Australia’s creditors approve purchase terms by Bain Creditors of Virgin Australia have accepted the terms of purchase previously proposed by Bain Capital (BC), the company… September 4, 2020
Boeing 747-8F Queen lives on in cargo: brand new Boeing 747-8F joins UPS fleet On September 3, 2020, UPS received its 17th Boeing 747-8F. Three more aircraft are going to be delivered… September 4, 2020