EasyJet expects to operate only around 10% of its capacity during the first quarter of the calendar year as travel restrictions tighten, but believes it can quickly capitalise on opportunities at key airports where rivals have retrenched. In a trading...
IATA is urging governments to embrace digital platforms for Covid-19 testing as it warns that paper-based tests are vulnerable to fraudulent results. IATA is urging governments to embrace digital platforms for Covid-19 testing as it warns that paper-based tests are...
Thai Airways International’s submission of its rehabilitation plan is being delayed a second time after it won approval to submit the plan an additional month later. Thai Airways International’s submission of its rehabilitation plan is being delayed a second time...
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is expecting travel limitations to continue impacting capacity levels over much of the its fiscal fourth quarter – the three months from January to March – but adds that 2021 will be a “year...
Airbus Defence & Space has secured a contract from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to use data analytics to better support the air refuelling boom system used by the service’s A330 multi-role tanker transports. Airbus Defence & Space has...
Cathay Pacific is issuing HK$6.74 billion ($869 million), 2.75% guaranteed convertible bonds due 2026. Cathay Pacific is issuing HK$6.74 billion ($869 million), 2.75% guaranteed convertible bonds due 2026. Details of the bonds were disclosed in a 28 January filing to...
Flag carrier Air New Zealand is backing the government’s in-principle decision to implement a biofuels mandate aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the transport sector, as part of the country’s goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Flag carrier...
Despite assurances last fall from Boeing’s chief executive that the KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refuelling tanker programme had turned a corner, the aircraft piled another $275 million loss on the company in the fourth quarter of 2020. Despite assurances last fall from Boeing’s...
Boeing’s chief executive has hinted that the company might still develop an aircraft similar to the conceptual jet known as the “New Mid-market Airplane”. Boeing’s chief executive has hinted that the company might still develop an aircraft similar to the...
Boeing may need to take a forward loss on its 787 programme if it must further trim production or if long-term demand dries up. Boeing may need to take a forward loss on its 787 programme if it must further...