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    CDB cancels 29 737 Max orders, defers others

    2020-04-20T05:36:00Z

    CDB Aviation is cancelling 29 of 99 Boeing 737 Max orders while making adjustments to the rest of its orderbook for the type. It plans to push back the delivery of 20 undelivered aircraft to “various dates in 2024, 2025 and 2026” and, without providing further details, downgauge all remaining ...

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    Big Japanese 787 suppliers suspend operations

    2020-04-20T04:30:00Z

    Boeing’s Tier 1 manufacturers in Japan have suspended 787-related operations, following the US airframer’s factory closures in the USA due to the spread of the coronavirus. Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Subaru’s aerospace unit both announced the closure of their 787-related factory lines from 20 April until May. Kawasaki’s ...

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    AVIC FTC-2000G snags first export order

    2020-04-20T04:28:00Z

    The AVIC Guizhou FTC-2000G has bagged its first export deal to an unnamed Southeast Asian country. The order was revealed in a report by the state-run Global Times newspaper that was also posted on the website of the Chinese defence ministry. Source: Greg Waldron The FTC-2000G made its ...

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    Indian carriers to fully refund ‘lockdown’ tickets

    2020-04-20T03:46:00Z

    Indian airlines have been asked to issue a full refund for tickets booked for travel during the country’s recently extended lockdown period, and this could impact their cash position. In a memorandum published on its official Twitter account, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on 16 April that ...

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    Chinese carriers warn of ‘substantial’ Q1 loss from pandemic hit

    2020-04-20T03:20:00Z

    Two of China’s largest airlines have warned of a “substantial loss” for their first-quarter financial results. Both China Eastern and China Southern Airlines flagged the financial hit in their monthly traffic results for March, where they note that even with “timely measures” taken to mitigate the of the coronavirus outbreak, ...

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    APAC airlines, airports weigh up post-Covid-19 measures

    2020-04-20T01:35:00Z

    Airlines and airports in Asia-Pacific are looking ahead to how travel behaviour may need to change and the necessary measures to reassure the travelling public as they cautiously prepare to restart operations after the Covid-19 crisis. The spread of Covid-19 has wiped out air travel, leaving skies empty and airports ...

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    ​Virgin Australia bailout intensifies local war of words

    2020-04-20T01:24:00Z

    Qantas does not conceal its distaste for any state support tailored to its rival Virgin Australia, which recently requested a A$1.4 billion ($890 million) bailout from the federal government to ride out the coronavirus-induced downturn. Alan Joyce, Qantas’s chief executive, said in a television interview on 20 March that it ...

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    WestJet lays off 1,700 workers amid wage subsidy

    2020-04-20T01:20:00Z

    WestJet will lay off 1,700 pilots across its mainline carrier, regional subsidiary Encore and low-cost carrier Swoop, while keeping them on payrolls through the duration of Canada’s wage subsidy that ends in June. The Calgary-based airline tells Cirium that the layoffs will be staggered beginning on both 1 May and ...

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    United sells 22 jets for leaseback including 787s

    2020-04-19T16:34:00Z

    United Airlines is selling six Boeing 787-9s and 16 737 Max jets in a leaseback deal with the US division of Singaporean lessor BOC Aviation. BOC Aviation has disclosed the details of the transaction to the Hong Kong stock exchange. It states that the transaction covering the 22 aircraft is ...

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    Emirates A380 dipped below 400ft as crew mistakenly chased glideslope

    2020-04-19T16:04:00Z

    Investigators have determined that an Emirates Airbus A380 descended far below the glideslope at Moscow Domodedovo after its crew entered a rapid descent, erroneously believing the jet was too high for the correct approach path. It descended to 504ft above ground – with a rate of descent of 1,600ft/min – ...

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    ​Cathay Pacific to close three US bases

    2020-04-17T21:22:00Z

    Cathay Pacific will close its three US cabin crew bases to preserve cash while the global air transport market remains “virtually halted” by the coronavirus pandemic.

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    LATAM extends 95% capacity cuts through May

    2020-04-17T21:09:00Z

    LATAM Airlines has extended through May its 95% reduction in planned capacity, citing continued travel restrictions and a lack of demand because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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    Porter takes wage subsidies as operations remain halted

    2020-04-17T21:03:00Z

    Porter Airlines will receive funds from Canada’s wage subsidy programme, allowing the carrier to pay many of the hundreds of workers it furloughed in March after grounding its fleet and suspending all operations until June.

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    Boeing preparing to reopen Pennsylvania CH-47 Chinook production facility

    2020-04-17T20:47:00Z

    Boeing is preparing to reopen its CH-47 Chinook production facility in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania on 20 April after shutting down the facility about two and a half weeks prior due to risks of coronavirus contagion.

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    ALPA accuses FAA of cowing to airlines, pleas for health oversight

    2020-04-17T19:47:00Z

    The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) continues sparring with the Federal Aviation Administration over the FAA’s decision not to require airlines to follow health and sanitation guidelines aimed at protecting workers from catching coronavirus.

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    GE Capital Aviation Services cancels orders for 69 737 Max

    2020-04-17T16:24:00Z

    Aircraft lessor GE Capital Aviation Services has terminated orders for 69 Boeing 737 Max, further reducing Boeing’s Max backlog amid a downturn that has hammered airlines and the global aerospace industry.

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    CityJet secures breathing space by entering examinership

    2020-04-17T16:10:00Z

    An Irish court has appointed an interim examiner at regional wet-lease specialist CityJet as the carrier seeks protection during the coronavirus crisis.

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    Opinion

    Modernisation is key for US Army’s helicopter fleet - but not at any cost

    2020-04-17T15:22:00Z

    Despite its platform modernisation efforts, the US Army’s helicopter inventory is increasingly showing its age. The Boeing AH-64 Apache, CH-47 Chinook and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk are all decades-old designs, equally enhanced and weighed down by the equipment additions made over time. Source: AP/Shutterstock History shows that low- ...

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    Opinion

    Adapting to coronavirus means removing its power to frighten

    2020-04-17T14:39:00Z

    The airline industry is effectively being held hostage by organisms a tenth of a micron wide. In future, we may have to live alongside them, as is the case with other diseases

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    What challenges are airlines facing through coronavirus grounding by region

    2020-04-17T14:32:00Z

    No airline or air travel market has been left untouched by the coronarvirus epidemic, which has all but brought to a halt international scheduled passenger services. IATA if now forecasting airline traffic will be roughly half the levels seen in 2019 as national lockdowns take hold and with the likelihood ...