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Bombardier To Fully Resume Production by May 11

Bombardier suspended production on March 24 following mandates by the governments of Quebec and Ontario.
Airlines

British Airways To Cut 12,000 Jobs as Covid-19 Hits Results

Some 12,000 will be laid off at British Airways, which accounted for the majority of parent group IAG's declining revenues during the first quarter.
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Airports

Massachusetts Airport Starts Runway Rehab Project

Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport has kicked off a $7.6 million reconstruction project on its secondary runway 15/33.
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Training and Workforce

APS Aims To Keep Pilots Sharp During Covid Downtime

Upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) provider Aviation Performance Solutions has launched new free and paid online UPRT course options.

Web Manuals Hopes Freebie Supports Industry Recovery

Web Manuals will offer free licenses to new customers until August 31 to support the aviation industry through the Covid-19 pandemic.

GAMA Highlights Myriad Industry Relief Efforts

GAMA listed dozens of efforts its members have undertaken to assist in Covid-19 relief.
Airports

Arkansas Airport Shelves Terminal Project Amid Covid-19

North Little Rock Municipal Airport has postponed its plans for a new GA terminal and hangar as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Maintenance and Modifications

Camp Begins Integration of ILS Software Offerings

Camp's Inventory Locator Service and aviation MRO and logistics software developer Component Control have launched ILS Bridge for Quantum.

Former Cascade Helicopters Owner Bill Wells Flies West

William H. “Bill” Wells Jr., the former president and owner of Cashmere, Washington-based Cascade Helicopters and past HAI chair died at 86.
Airlines

JetBlue Requiring All Passengers To Wear Face Coverings

A passenger face-covering requirement at JetBlue starting May 4 follows national measures in Canada and the UAE.
Aircraft

Boeing Prepares To Restart South Carolina Production

Most Boeing South Carolina employees will return to work on May 3 and 4.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Cuts Staff, Planned Aircraft Deliveries for 2020

The workforces of NetJets Europe and Executive Jet Management have been cut by 25 percent in response to a significant dip in demand for flights.
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Regulations and Government

How Business Aviation in the Middle East and North Africa is Responding to Covid-19

How Business Aviation in the Middle East and North Africa is Responding to Covid-19
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation: Engine Testing

Duncan Aviation: Engine Testing
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Aircraft

China’s Comac Applies Remote Test Platforms for C919

Comac looks to 5G to boost aircraft development amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Airlines

Argentina Shuts Down Air Travel Until September

Airline and airport groups decry the Argentine government’s decision to close the country to air travel for another four months.
Aircraft

Airbus to Furlough 3,200 UK Workers at Broughton Plant

Airbus’s furloughed Broughton workers will benefit from the UK government’s Job Retention Scheme.
FBOs

Hawaii Traffic Hard Hit During Covid Crisis

Like most places, aviation traffic to Hawaii's main gateway of Honolulu has dropped preciptiously over the past month.
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Accidents

Huey Crash Kills Former L.A. Newscopter Pilot

Chip Paige was killed when a 1969 Bell UH-1H crashed into a Mesa, Arizona park.
Regulations and Government

IBAC Urges ICAO To Adjust Corsia Emissions Baseline

IBAC fears use of an average of 2019 and 2020 emissions levels will skew the baseline for Corsia at a much greater cost to operators.
Rotorcraft

Bell 525 Edges Closer To Certification

Bell recently completed noise testing on its 525 super-medium twin.
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Rotorcraft

Covid Taking Toll on Rotorcraft Employment

An HAI webinar with JSFirm highlighted the job losses that has come from the Covid-19 crisis in the rotorcraft industry, but offered tools for job seekers.
Training and Workforce

Agreement Could Help Diamond Aircraft's Worker Pipeline

Diamond Aircraft Industries and Centennial College have agreed to collaborate in several areas such as student work placements.
Aircraft

Embraer Files for Arbitration over Failed Boeing Tie-up

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer said it would pursue “all remedies” against Boeing for damages resulting from the collapse of their merger.
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Aircraft

UV-C Light System Eliminates Covid-19 from Aircraft Cabins

Israel Aerospace Industries said its robot UV-C light unit could move inside aircraft cabins, eliminating viruses and germs from exposed surfaces.
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Engines

Sikorsky Signs Cougar for S-92A+ Helicopter Upgrades

The Sikorsky S-92A+ upgrade kit provides added safety redundancy if primary lubrication fails and extends the overhaul interval by up to 25 percent.
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Aircraft

C-390 Joint Venture Scrapped, Millennium Joins the Covid Effort

Despite the ending of the Boeing-Embraer JV to oversee development and marketing of the tanker-transport, the original marketing agreement remains.
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Aircraft

Embraer Fires Back after Boeing Nixes Merger Deal

Embraer and Boeing face a legal battle over the U.S. company’s decision to terminate its takeover of the Brazilian manufacturer's airliner business.
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Aircraft

Boeing Pulls Out of Planned Embraer Tie-up

A master transaction agreement that laid out contract terms for the creation of Boeing Brasil expired on Friday.
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AINdebrief Episode 5 | April 24, 2020

AINdebrief looks at bizav sustainability, remote flight dept. audits, Covid-related airline bankruptcies, preowned aircraft sales, and supply chain issues.