AerCap pushes back deliveries of 37 aircraft
Leasing giant AerCap is deferring deliveries of 37 aircraft which it had expected to introduce over the course of the next two years.
El Al awaiting final 787 as it cancels 737 leases
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has yet to take delivery of its final Boeing 787, while the airline shuffles its current fleet as part of efforts to reduce cash burn.
Mainline deliveries slump by over 50% during first four months
Deliveries across the two mainline aircraft manufacturers’ production lines fell by more than half during the first four months to less than 200 aircraft, as the coronavirus pandemic began to have a major effect.
Qantas postpones new Airbus, Boeing deliveries
Qantas is pushing back aircraft deliveries for as long as the Covid-19 pandemic persists.
Time to revive export credit financing: BOC Aviation chief
Leading lessor believes government-backed financing in wake of the airline industry crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic.
BOC Aviation chief sees 2020 deliveries at ‘lower end of 600-1,000’ range
Mainline jet deliveries will be heading down significantly this year as the impact of the coronavirus takes its toll from both a demand and supply-chain perspective, warns BOC Aviation chief executive Robert Martin.
Asia-Pacific April deliveries collapse amid travel restrictions
Asia-Pacific airlines received just two new aircraft during April 2020, as travel restrictions stemming from the coronavirus epidemic played havoc with delivery schedules.
First German government A350 arrives for outfitting in Hamburg
Airbus has transferred the first of three A350-900s for the federal German government to Hamburg for outfitting at the Lufthansa Technik facility.
Airbus delivered nearly 100 fewer aircraft over first four months
Airbus delivered just 14 aircraft during April as the full effects of the coronavirus crisis on its production operation became evident, a total down by 80% on the 70 deliveries achieved in the same month last year.
IAG scales back planned deliveries to 75 over next three years
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG now expects to take delivery of 75 aircraft over the next three years as it reduces its fleet requirements in line with expectations that passenger demand will not return to pre-crisis levels before 2023.