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Commercial

Airbus Highlights Benefits of Higher-weight A330neos
Airbus is promoting the advantages of its new A330neo (the -800) and a new higher-weight version of the first A330neo, the A330-900, as it celebrates the second-best year so far for A330 sales, with orders amounting to 104 aircraft in 2019. The A330-800 has notched up two orders for a total of six aircraft, Airbus noted. It is also working on a 251-tonne version of the -800, first flight of which took place on February 28.
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How Airbus Secretly Upgrades New Aircraft All The Time
Passengers boarding an A350 built last month may not notice a terribly huge difference compared to one that was built four years ago. The model number is the same; the inside and outside would look nearly identical. However, an airline will know that its newer aircraft operates better on several levels such as range and take-off weight.
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Boeing Hires More 737 MAX Workers Despite Grounding
Boeing has started to hire more workers to get through the backlog of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. This comes despite there being no indication that the grounded airframe is any closer to taking off into the skies again.
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Airlines

Coronavirus Could Force Delta's MD-88s Into Early Retirement
The coronavirus outbreak has got many airlines thinking ahead in case the situation continues to get heated. With several carriers having to cut down services and alter their schedules, we may see an early retirement for some of Delta Air Lines’ older McDonnell Douglas aircraft.
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Latin American Airlines Are Better Positioned To Face Flight Shame
Latin American airlines are in a better position than others worldwide to tackle the environmental problem and face flight shame. From having one of the younger fleets worldwide to agreements with the local governments, they have taken some serious steps. Let’s investigate further.
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Ryanair Won't Force Passengers To Fly On The Boeing 737 MAX
Ryanair is considering allowing passengers unwilling to fly on the Boeing 737 MAX the option to cancel their flights for a full refund. Earlier today the airline’s CEO Michael O’Leary told Simple Flying: “We don’t want people to feel they’re trapped on a MAX”.
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Delta Spends $400 million On US Olympic Team Sponsorship
Depending on the size of the event, official airline sponsorship can be a very big deal. In the case of Delta Air Lines sponsoring the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles (LA28) – it’s safe to say it’s quite a big deal.
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Air Canada Launches 6 Hour Airbus A220 Flight To Los Angeles
Air Canada has announced it will begin operating an Airbus A220-300 on its route from Montreal to Los Angeles. The A220 will operate the round-trip once a day from the 1st of August to the 7th of September. The route will be operated by Air Canada three times a day in peak season.
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Now Emirates Has Asked Staff To Take Unpaid Leave
It’s a move that has been made or at least considered by other airlines around the world. Middle Eastern giant Emirates is the latest to make changes to its staffing in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. The airline is asking staff to take unpaid leave for up to a month as demand for air travel has plummets, causing suspensions to select routes.
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Aeroflot's Revenues Increase By More Than 10% In 2019
Aeroflot has published its financial results for 2019. Its revenues grew by 10.8% year-on-year to roughly $10,209 million, or RUB 677,881 million. The high numbers are evidence of a record year for Russian aviation as a whole. What the books will look like when closing 2020 remains to be seen.
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Wizz Air Is Negotiating For New Subsidies In Bosnia
Wizz Air is in the process of negotiating a new agreement with Tuzla Airport in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The details of the agreement are not public but a Simple Flying analysis of financial reports from Bosnia and Herzegovina shows that Wizz Air is set to receive significant financial assistance. Let’s take a look.
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Here's How Delta Is Sanitizing Its International Long-Haul Planes
Amid the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, airlines are taking some precautions when it comes to minimizing the risk of infection. Delta Air Lines, in particular, is taking some big steps when it comes to sanitizing its aircraft. Simple Flying takes a look.
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British Airways Slashes Further Flights As Virus Concern Grows
British Airways has cut further flights from its schedule amid ongoing concern with the growing coronavirus outbreak in Asia and Europe. The cancellations come as demand to travel has fallen sharply in the past month or so.
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Qantas Fatigue Risk Management Plan Approved For 20 Hour Plus Flights
Qantas has just signed off on a fatigue risk management system (FRMS) that helps pave the way for the proposed ultra-long-range Project Sunrise flights.
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Airports

Multiple Aircraft Damaged In Tripoli Missile Strike
A rocket attack in Libya has left multiple aircraft damaged at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli today. The rockets, presumed to have been launched by Hafter-affiliated militias, hit at least two passenger planes belonging to Afriqiyah Airways and Buraq Airlines. Neither plane had any passengers on board at the time.
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London Stansted Airport Looks To Reorganize Air Traffic Corridors
As London Stansted Airport looks to reorganize its air traffic corridors within the United Kingdom government’s Airspace Modernisation Programme, the airport will host a series of focus groups that will allow people to express their views on flight paths.
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Military

U.S. Air Force Orders AESA Radar for F-16s
Northrop Grumman received an order on February 28 for its APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR). The deal covers 15 examples of the radar for engineering, manufacturing, and development, and the first 90 production units. The U.S. Air Force announced on June 17, 2017, that it had selected the APG-83 to upgrade 72 F-16s to meet a Joint Emergent Operational Need raised by U.S. Northern Command for homeland defense.
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General Atomics shows off Defender UAV concept to protect refuelling tankers
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems unveiled a new unmanned air vehicle (UAV) concept called “Defender” that is meant to serve as an air-to-air missile platform for protecting large and slow-moving aircraft.
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