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Commercial

Boeing Set To Replace 737 MAX By 2030, If Not Sooner
Boeing’s 737 MAX woes were largely caused by the manufacturer attempting to add too much new tech to a very old airframe. Did Boeing make a mistake when it opted to develop the MAX rather than work on a clean sheet design? Perhaps. But the good news is that the US planemaker is likely to have a brand new short-haul aircraft ready to go within the next decade.
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Boeing To Scale Down 787 Production To Just 10 Per Month
As part of its full year’s earnings release, Boeing has revealed plans to slash Dreamliner production to just 10 aircraft per month. The changes will take effect from 2021, with hopes to return to a higher rate in 2023. The cut in production comes following a year of sluggish orders for the type.
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Boeing Posts Its First Annual Loss In 23 Years
Boeing has announced its first annual loss since 1997. The airline today released its financial figures for Q4 of 2019. These additionally show that aircraft deliveries have dropped significantly year on year as a result of the ongoing MAX crisis.
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Fully Flat Beds In Economy Class? This Company Has The Answer
Most of us like to catch a nap mid-flight, and for those of us traveling long haul, a bit of sleep is a must. However, unless you can afford the expense of traveling in the pointy end and thereby acquiring a lovely lie-flat seat, the ability to get comfortable can be a challenge.
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Airbus Settles Corruption Probe: Here's What You Need To Know
Airbus has decided to settle out of court against a corruption probe, paying a fine of $4 billion USD.
Airbus has been facing down a criminal corruption inquiry for the last few years headed by British, French and the United States authorities. They are investigating allegations that Airbus bribed or coerced different firms and agencies for airline sales, through an ‘agent’ network.
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Airlines

Starlux Commences Operations In Taiwan
Taiwan’s new airline Starlux is officially in the sky. The highly-anticipated airline commenced operations this week with the first flight from Taipei to Macau on 23 January 2020. The airline chose to launch this week due to strong demand for travel around the Chinese New Year.
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Coronavirus - How Are Governments Dealing With Repatriation?
As concern over the Coronavirus grows globally, governments around the world have started to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan. These evacuations are being accomplished largely via air. However, how does a government cope with a sudden influx of people potentially infected with a deadly virus?
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South African Airways Receives $240 Million Rescue Package
The state-owned Development Bank of Southern Africa has prevented the imminent collapse of South African Airways by giving the troubled airline access to 3.5 billion rand ($239 million), according to the South African Airways business rescue team.
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British Airways Suspends All Flights To Mainland China
British Airways has suspended all flights to mainland China until the end of the week as international concern grows over the Coronavirus outbreak. Earlier in the week, the carrier began to offer flight changes and refunds to China-bound passengers.
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Vistara Eyes More Widebodies If It Can Secure London Heathrow Slots
Vistara is set to receive the first of its six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners next month. However, the Gurgaon based airline is already talking about buying more widebody aircraft if it can secure slots at London Heathrow.
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Air Tahiti Nui & Aircalin Cancel China Charter Flights
Two South Pacific airlines have cancelled charter flights to China. Both Aircalin and Air Tahiti Nui had flights scheduled to China last weekend to mark the Lunar New Year. Both were cancelled at short notice.
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Boeing 737 MAX Crisis Could Lead To Ryanair Job Cuts
Ryanair has announced that the ongoing Boeing 737 MAX crisis could lead to job cuts. The airline has been forced to curtail its expansion plans due to a lack of the necessary aircraft.
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Airports

Dublin Airport enjoys 4% rise in passenger traffic in 2019
Dublin Airport welcomed a total of 32.9 million passengers during 2019, setting a new record for traffic at the airport.
About 30.7 million people started and ended their journey at Dublin Airport last year, while almost 2.2 million passengers used the airport as a hub.
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Munich Airport recognised for efforts to reduce carbon emissions
The Carbon Disclosure Project has awarded Munich Airport an ‘A-‘ Climate Change category rating and recognised the airport as at ‘Leadership Level’.
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Perth Airport begins construction of new international departures lounge
Perth Airport (PER) has announced that construction work to transform its former control centre and a part of its observation deck at Terminal 1 (T1) into a new passenger departure lounge have begun.
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Terminal 3 modernisation completed at Sky Harbor International Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) has announced that the extensive modernisation of its Terminal 3, the John S. McCain III Terminal 3, has been completed.
After originally opening in 1979, the final stages of the $590 million modernisation programme will be complete and operational once the newly renovated north concourse opens.
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Aviation Quote

The vast majority of the shuttle program was a success. We learned so much about how a reusable spacecraft interacts with its environment, how it ages—and what to design next time.

- Col. Eileen Collins, two time shuttle commander and member of NASA's Advisory Council. Popular Mechanics, April 2011.