Coronavirus

By Ben Goldstein
The US is likely headed for at least two years of divided government, which has good and bad consequences for the commercial airline industry.
Air Transport Month

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The U.S. Transportation Command wanted scientific answers regarding the infection risk posed by aircraft cabins.
Business Aviation

By Karen Walker
The 2021 outlook for airlines in Latin America depends on where you’re looking.
Air Transport Month

By Kurt Hofmann
Airport chief discusses how the facility in Ecuador's capital is meeting its financial obligations to bond holders after shutting down for more than two months and seeing traffic drop by 87%.
Expert Opinion

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: Widebody fleets are under pressure and smaller single-aisles are expected to remain popular.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
GE Aviation and New York’s Albany International Airport have announced a digital-focused partnership involving a new app to help airport staff and customers track COVID-19 cleaning protocols.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian ANSP faces what its president and CEO Neil Wilson has called “the toughest moment” in the company’s history.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
At the moment, few airlines can look beyond a two-month planning window as COVID-19 has rendered traditional forecasting tools useless.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
A focus on providing same-day return flights on European business routes will form a key part of Spanish flag-carrier Iberia’s winter schedule.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Rolls-Royce has successfully placed a new rights issue that will yield the manufacturer a much-needed £2 billion ($2.6 billion) in funding.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Irene Klotz
SpaceX Founder, CEO and Chief Engineer Elon Musk has received two positive and two negative test results for COVID-19, he said on Twitter Nov. 13.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Southwest Airlines reported softening bookings trends for November and December, reflecting a surge in COVID-19 cases across the U.S.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The brand of Ryanair’s Austrian carrier Laudamotion will finally disappear from the market once and for all in the coming weeks, Laudamotion CEO Andreas Gruber said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin
Business aviation traffic worldwide is declining in November as travel restrictions tighten with the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to WingX Advance data.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines has raised S$850 million ($630 million) in a convertible bond issue exercise reserved for a “variety of institutional investors.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Vietjet Air has announced a partnership with freight carrier UPS, allowing both airlines to leverage air cargo capacity on each others’ aircraft between the U.S. and Asia, and especially within Vietnam and Thailand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Avianca CEO Anko van der Werff tells ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann about a year like no other and explains the airline’s future plans as it looks to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Expert Opinion

By Ben Goldstein
North American passenger carriers were able to avoid the high-profile airline failures seen in other regions, but there is no clear indication when daily losses will cease.
Air Transport Month

By William Garvey
In 2015, Robert DeLaurentis set out to circumnavigate the world in a Piper Malibu Mirage. He made it, but things did not go as planned.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Washington could take a tougher line on NATO members seen as undermining the alliance’s cohesion, including Turkey and Poland.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Airlines for America (A4A) forecast a modest pick-up in air travel demand over the Thanksgiving holiday, but warned that the outlook for carriers remains “dire” amid a third wave of COVID-19 in the U.S.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
In the roller coaster that is the COVID-19 pandemic, bigger is not always better.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Tougher travel restrictions imposed across parts of Europe to help curb a second wave of COVID-19 cases have forced KLM to cut its planned seat capacity and flight frequencies.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Eurowings expects that demand from leisure and visiting-friends-and-relatives (VFR) travelers will drive the recovery and so plans to expand its offering to these customers.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Virgin Atlantic would be willing to partner with Flybe should the UK regional airline’s planned resurrection come to fruition.
Airlines & Lessors