De Havilland Canada is completing Dash 8-400 turboprops on which it had started production at its Downsview facility in Toronto, following agreements with local union Unifor about the site's planned closure. Unifor members ended three months of industrial action when the accord was ratified on 26 October. In a statement issued at the time, the union acknowledged that De Havilland had not committed to resuming production of new aircraft. But the union says the agreements include enhanced severance packages and preferential hiring provisions should Dash 8 production resume in future. De Havilland says manufacturing equipment will be decommissioned and stored while it "reviews future production opportunities". It has previously said its lease on the Downsview facility expires this year, and the owner of the facility intends to decommission the site’s adjacent runway by June 2023. Bombardier had sold the Downsview facility to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board in 2018, prior to divesting the Dash 8-400 programme to De Havilland parent Longview Aviation Capital in 2019. De Havilland says it "maintains an optimistic outlook on its future and the future of the Dash 8 programme". The airframer describes its decision to pause production as a "responsible and prudent measure" that will "limit strain on the market and De Havilland Canada’s supply base". It states: "Our objective is to resume new aircraft production at a new site at the earliest possible time, subject to market demand." Noting availability of aircraft from its inventory, the airframer says it is in active talks with customers and will invest in new products and services to "enhance the Dash 8 aircraft’s relevance to existing and new operators. "We are seeking to stimulate the demand for Dash 8 aircraft. This demand is the prerequisite to new aircraft production." In July, De Havilland disclosed its participation in a Pratt & Whitney Canada technology programme to explore potential fuel savings from a partially electric-powered turboprop engine on a modified Dash 8-100 flight demonstrator. Under the initiative, one of the twin-turboprop's PW120-series engine will be equipped with an electric motor to assist the gas turbine in high-power flight phases, such as take-off and climb. De Havilland says the project is "evidence of our commitment to build a long-term future for this aircraft programme". Data shows the airframer has eight Dash 8-400s on order, including two aircraft for TAAG Angola Airlines which completed their first flight in May and June. The production state of the remaining ordered aircraft – three for Nigerian-based Elin Group, two for Ethiopian Airlines and one for Philippine Airlines – has not been specified.

KLM has resumed service to all the winter destinations in the USA it was serving before the coronavirus pandemic broke out. These include Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, New York, Washington, Minneapolis and Houston, the Dutch carrier says. Flights to San Francisco will begin on 6 December and will be operated daily. KLM will begin thrice-weekly flights to Las Vegas and Miami from 7 December. Flights will be available only to vaccinated European travellers with a negative PCR test, KLM says. As of 8 November, passengers have access to 64 weekly KLM flights to 11 destinations. KLM offers a broader network of USA destinations through its partner Delta Air Lines, it says.

The 30 A320neo order cancellations Airbus recorded in October comprised Alaska Airlines' commitment for the type.
Other changes disclosed by the European airframer included Asiana Airlines switching an A350-1000 order to the baseline -900 model, and AirAsia converting commitments for 13 A320neos to A321neos. Airbus's order and delivery data for October shows that Alaska holds no more orders with the European airframer. Seattle-based Alaska had inherited 30 A320neo orders along with a fleet of A321neos, A320ceos and A319ceos from Virgin America, which it acquired in 2018. In September, Alaska said it would operate its 10 A321neos for long-haul flights through 2023 but phase out all A320s and A319's by year-end to focus operations on its Boeing 737 fleet. Data show the airline has 166 737NGs – including three listed as being in storage – and eight Max 9s. Alaska has 85 737-9's on order and holds options for a further 18. Its active Airbus fleet comprises 24 A320ceos and the 10 A321neos. Another 18 A320ceos and all 10 A319ceos are listed as being in storage. Following Asiana's order change, the South Korean carrier has nine A350-900's and eight -1000's on order. Some 13 A350-900's have been delivered to the airline. AirAsia's order change covered its previously remaining commitment for the A320neo. The carrier has received 38 A320neos and four A321neos from Airbus and has another 362 on order, the airframer's data shows.