“Culture of concealment” and “repeated and serious failures” led to 737 MAX crashes

September 17, 2020

US congressional investigators have released a 239-page report on the 737-MAX crashes where it identifies both Boeing Co (Boeing) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for “repeated and serious failures”, together with a culture of “concealment” instigated by Boeing to withhold important information from the FAA. The report identified Boeing’s sense of urgency to launch

Strong words over EU states’ travel policies from easyJet CEO

September 16, 2020

EasyJet’s Chief Executive, Johan Lundgren, has demanded European governments focus on developing coherent air travel policies as opposed to shielding national carriers as carriers struggle to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lundgren was quite blunt in his criticism of varying restrictions and quarantine measures which he felt had contributed to the slump

Lima Airport signs US$450 million financing for airside development

September 15, 2020

Lima Airport Partners (LAP), which has been part of the Fraport Group since 2001, has signed a US$450 million financing agreement for its airside development program at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru. KfW IPEX-Bank, the Bank of Nova Scotia, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria – are providing the loan.

Colombia’s Avianca Airlines blocked from receiving US$370 million emergency loan

September 14, 2020

A three-judge Cundinamarca Administrative court has blocked a loan from the Colombian government to stricken Avianca Airlines (Avianca) in response to a citizen’s lawsuit filed by Jonathan Ruiz Tobon. Avianca, which is currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Cundinamarca is a department and administrative suburb of Bogotá. Little is known about Tobon,

Singapore Airlines becomes latest carrier to shed staff over COVID-related financial woes

September 11, 2020

Singapore Airlines has announced that it is to pare back staffing levels by approximately 20%, shedding 4,300 jobs as it struggles to deal with the drop in demand for air travel as a consequence of the COVID-109 pandemic. Taking into account voluntary departure schemes, standard attrition and a freeze on recruitment, the actual number of

Luis Gallego officially takes over the helm at IAG

September 9, 2020

International Airlines Group (IAG) has confirmed that Luis Gallego, the former chairman of Iberia, one of the Group’s carriers, has officially taken over from Willie Walsh as Chief Executive, effective Tuesday September 8, immediately after the Group’s Annual General Meeting. Commenting on his new position, Gallego said: “It’s an honour to become IAG’s chief executive,

Norwegian pins hope on second round of funding as passenger numbers drop 91%

September 7, 2020

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian), Norway’s flag-carrying airline, posted passenger numbers for August 2020 which reveal a 91% drop compared to the same period last year, 313,316 as opposed to 3.5 million, respectively, while the majority of its fleet remains grounded. Currently the airline has plans to operate between 25 and 30 of its planes, leaving

Embraer to cut workforce as it deals with pandemic and Boeing U-turn

September 4, 2020

Embraer has announced it is to shed approximately 900 jobs, approximately 4.5% of its current workforce in a restructuring move. The Brazilian planemaker is struggling to deal with the dual setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic and Boeing’s cancellation of its deal with the commercial aviation arm of the company. Deliveries of commercial jets have fallen

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Qatar renegotiates Airbus deliveries while negotiations with Boeing remain ongoing

September 3, 2020

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker has confirmed that the flag-carrying Gulf airline has successfully postponed delivery of Airbus jets it has on order with the world’s largest planemaker. The deal is yet another consequence of the downturn in demand for air travel owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have the ability to bring forward the

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