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The Boeing 777X - What Does The Future Look Like Now?
The aviation world is rapidly changing due to the current crisis, and no one is more affected than airframe builders like Boeing. With the Boeing 777X due to start service at the end of the year, has the crisis affected the new flagship aircraft’s development?
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Airbus Cuts Monthly Production Rates by One-third
A highly anticipated plan to cut monthly production rates at Airbus took effect Wednesday, as the company revealed that 60 airplanes it produced during the first quarter remain undelivered to customers due to the Covid-19 crisis. The company delivered 35 aircraft in March, down from 55 in February, reflecting customer requests for delivery deferrals and what Airbus called other factors related to the pandemic.
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Dassault Offers Falcons for France's Covid-19 Fight
In support of the French government’s efforts to stem the Covid-19 outbreak, Dassault has provided two of its business jets to the French Defense Ministry to supply logistics and medical support for civilian coronavirus control activities. The aircraft—a Falcon 8X and Falcon 900—carry 15 and 13 passengers, respectively, and are operated by Dassault Falcon Service (DFS), the manufacturer’s maintenance and flight operations support subsidiary based at Le Bourget Airport. DFS also provides the flight crews.
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Airbus records 15 A350 cancellations but reveals order for 10
Airbus has recorded cancellations of 15 A350s as well as four A330neos during March, although it secured a firm agreement for 10 A350s from an undisclosed customer.
Six A350-1000s and four A350-900s from Latin America’s LATAM are part of the cancellation.
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US Engine Supplier GE To Make Engines For China’s COMAC C919
US-based engine manufacturer General Electric (GE) has confirmed this week that approval has been granted for it to supply its LEAP-1C engine for the forthcoming COMAC C919. The approval is expected to last for at least four years, and will come as a dose of good news for GE as the firm struggles with the ongoing downturn in demand for new aircraft.
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Airlines

U.S. airlines want a $50 billion bailout. They spent $45 billion buying back their stock.
We don’t know yet which companies are going to get how much in federal bailout money and what the bailout terms will be.
But it’s a sure bet that a ton of money will be earmarked for our nation’s four biggest airlines — American, Delta, Southwest and United.
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TUI Germany Gets Government Loan As Lufthansa Seeks State Aid
The coronavirus pandemic has caused serious trouble to the airline industry of Germany. The nation’s premium leisure airline, TUI Germany, has today announced the signing of state aid loan worth €1.8 billion ($1.97bn) with the German federal government.
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Should Low Cost Carriers Charge Passengers To Use The Bathroom?
When you fly, one of the last things you would ever think about is taking spare change to pay for the bathroom. No airlines currently charge for using onboard bathrooms. However, for low-cost airlines, the proposal to do so could be an attractive one. Should low-cost carriers charge?
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Ryanair Stops Issuing Refunds As Staff Work From Home
It appears that Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair is now refusing to issue refunds for canceled flights until the coronavirus situation has eased. Emails received by passengers booked to fly suggest that the airline is unable to process cash refunds due to not having staff to process the payments. This is, on the face of it, against EU rules, and has instigated an extensive backlash from passengers who just want their money back.
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Coronavirus Has Cost Ethiopian Airlines Half A Billion Dollars
2019 was a tough enough year for Ethiopian Airlines after it suffered the fatal crash of its 737 MAX and the loss of 157 lives. Sadly, 2020 has been equally as challenging for Africa’s biggest airline. In fact, Ethiopian Airlines has lost more than US$550 million since January due to the coronavirus pandemic. Will the carrier survive the current storm?
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Qatar Airways Moves 50,000 Tonnes Of Medical Aid So Far
Qatar Airways helped to move 50,000 tonnes of medical aid around the world last month. The airline continues to play a role in the global supply chain as flight capacity has dropped around the globe.
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American Airlines To Launch Additional Cargo Only Flights
American Airlines announced today that it is expanding its international cargo-only operations. This will provide over 5.5 million pounds of weekly capacity to transport critical goods between the US and Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
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Why Hi Fly’s Airbus A380 Can’t Fly To Lisbon Airport
Hi Fly has failed to obtain the authorization that it needs to fly emergency supplies into Lisbon Portela Airport. The wet lease specialist airline was planning to use its A380 to ship emergency supplies at some point in the near future. However, the lack of infrastructure at the airport means the request has been denied.
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Japan Airlines’ LCC ZIPAIR Has Its Launch Delayed
The Japan Airlines owned low-cost carrier startup ZIPAIR has been confirmed today to have postponed its launch as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. ZIPAIR was due to begin service on May 14th, but will now push back this launch until at least early June.
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Bamboo Airways Delays European Flight Launch Until June
Bamboo Airways appears to have delayed the launch of its European flights to Prague until June. The airline’s booking engine currently shows flights unavailable before the 3rd of June.
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KLM Brings The Boeing 747 Out Of Retirement For Cargo Flights
Avgeeks around the world were sad last month as KLM operated its final Boeing 747 flight. The airline intended to retire the aircraft early due to the current crisis. However, KLM has already backtracked, bringing two Boeing 747 combis back into service.
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Kuwait Airlines Cancels 5 Airbus A350 Orders
Middle Eastern carrier Kuwait Airways canceled a portion of its original Airbus A350 order. Back in 2013, it made an order for 10 of the aircraft type. News broke in 2018 that the airline had canceled five orders for the A350. It’s taken quite some time, but those numbers are finally reflected in Airbus’ order books.
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Air Canada Will Rehire 16,500 Staff Who Were Laid Off
A matter of days after Air Canada moved to reduce its workforce by 50%, or 16,500 employees, the Canadian government has come to the rescue. Canada’s emergency wage subsidy has been extended to cover large companies like Air Canada. It’s a lucky break for the airline’s employees and means their jobs are safe for at least another two months.
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Airports

Europe’s airports to lose more than a billion passengers in 2020
European airports lost more passengers in March than in the whole of 2009 when the world was in the midst of a global financial crisis, figures released today by ACI Europe reveal.
Passenger numbers across Europe’s airports fell by 106 million in March, compared with the same month in 2019. By contrast, “it took Europe’s airports 12 months in 2009 to lose 100 million passengers”, states ACI Europe director general Olivier Jankovec. Passenger traffic declined by almost 60% last month and by 21% in the first quarter of 2020.
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TSA Notches New Record Low With 95% Fewer Passenger Screenings
On April 7th, the TSA notched a new record low number of passenger screenings in one day. Tuesday saw only 97,130 screenings compared to 2,091,056 exactly one year prior. This represents a decrease of over 95%.
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San Francisco Airport postpones Terminal 3 West project
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has announced that it plans to postpone the $1 billion Terminal 3 West project which was due to renovate the remaining section of the terminal, where United Airlines operates. Originally expected to begin physical construction in June 2020, the project is now set to be postponed for a minimum of six months.
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Gatwick car park to become a test centre for COVID-19
London Gatwick is joining the fight against the coronavirus by providing use of its long-stay car park as a drive-through testing centre for doctors, nurses and other key workers.
Initially for use by National Health System (NHS) staff and invited key workers, the site opened today and be available between 09:00 – 17:00 daily, on an appointment-only basis.
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Aviation Quote

For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion. No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller. Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air. Later when asked what it felt like, I said, "It felt as though angels were pushing".

- Generalleutnant Adolf Galland, on his first flight in a jet, the Messerschmitt 262, May 1943,


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