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JSfirm Adds Passive Hiring Feature

JSfirm has created a “passive job feature” for aviation companies that are looking to hire but have temporarily put those plans on hold due to Covid-19.

Kevin Ducksbury To Chair Air Charter Association

Ducksbury, who joined The Air Charter Association's board in 2018 as is the next chairman, hopes to hel expand the organization's footprint and outreach.
Aircraft

Spirit Suspends Boeing Production at Wichita, McAlester Plants

Wichita-based Spirit Aerosystems sent employees home for at least 14 days as it halts 737 fuselage production.
Rotorcraft

How Garmin’s GFC 600H Flight Control System Makes Flying a Helicopter a lot Easier - AIN

How Garmin’s GFC 600H Flight Control System Makes Flying a Helicopter a lot Easier - AIN
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Aircraft

Boeing To Suspend Production in Puget Sound Area

U.S. aerospace giant Boeing is suspending production activities at its Renton, Everett, Auburn, and Frederickson facilities.
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Engines

GE Aviation To Cut 10 Percent of Workforce

The moves, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, is expected to save the company $500 million to $1 billion.
Training and Workforce

CAE Issuing Temp Layoffs, Cutting Salaries

CAE executives, expecting the Covid-19 crises to last for some time, are taking a series of measures to prepare, from layoffs to lower investments.
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Aircraft

Lilium Raises $240M More for Its eVTOL Program

The further $240 million in funding raised by Lilium for its eVTOL aircraft development suggests that investors are not deterred by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Aircraft

Airbus Reopens French, Spanish Plants

Airbus has finished four days cleaning and conducting health and safety checks at its factories in France and Spain.
Aircraft

SkyCourier Completes Initial Ground Engine Tests

It's the fourth milestone in Textron Aviation's SkyCourier development program, the prototype of which is expected to achieve first flight this year.
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Opting To Ferry Pilots Aboard Own Fleet

Under its Project Lift initiative, Flexjet will shuttle pilots from one of seven hub locations to their flight assignment destination.
Airlines

Singapore Airlines Group To Cut 96 Percent of Capacity

The move to suspend most flights at SIA Group follows similar actions by major Gulf-region carriers Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways.
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Aircraft

IADA Notes March Surge in Bizav Aircraft Transactions

International Aircraft Dealers Association accredited-dealers have assisted in the purchase or sale of 54 business aircraft in a 19-day period this month.
Rotorcraft

Covid-19 Grounds Helitour Operators

The Covid-19 crisis has shut down helitour operations from New York to Hawai.
Safety

Universal Leverages Bizav Network for Masks, Test Kits

Universal Weather & Aviation assists in the delivery of one million masks and half a million Covid-19 test kits to the CDC.
Rotorcraft

Blade Offers Delivery Service During Covid-19 Crisis

Blade is offering delivery service from New York City to the surrounding areas including the Hamptons during the Covid-19 crisis.
Rotorcraft

Maryland PD Marks 50 Years of Medevacs

The Maryland State Police Aviation Command marked the 50th anniversary of its first civilian medevac mission.
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FutureFlight

Existing Investors Back the Lilium Jet With a Further $240 Million

Lilium has now raised more than $340 million in several funding rounds since the German eVTOL maker launched in 2015.
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Airlines

Emirates To Suspend Passenger Services by March 25

The Dubai-based air transport giant will shut down passenger flying while imposing a 25 to 50 percent salary cut.
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Aircraft

Longview Halts Dash 8-400, Twin Otter 400 Production

The parent company of De Havilland Canada and Viking Air will lay off some 980 employees.
Regulations and Government

NATA Steps Up for Covid-19 Help

To help its members during this period of hardship, NATA is proposing a sweeping slate of remedies to Congress.
Aircraft

Travel Bans Complicate Bizav's Bid to Keep Business Moving

The private charter sector seems to have been able to capitalise on urgent demand for lift as Covid-19 travel bans bite, but how long will this last?
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Airports

ATC Disruptions Grow Amid Positive Covid-19 Tests

The FAA has now had to close towers in New York, Chicago and Las Vegas after positive tests were found among technicians.
Airlines

New Data Shows Scale of the EU Travel Ban's Effect on Airlines

Almost 50,000 flights and more than 10 million seats will disappear from the market as a direct result of the European Union's 30-day travel ban.
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AINsight: The Depths of Covid-19

Despite differences of commercial and GA, they provide a complete service and life with both will not return to normal during the Covid crisis.
Aircraft

Organizers Cancel July’s Farnborough Airshow

Coronavirus concerns nix one the world’s premier aerospace events, the biennial Farnborough International Airshow.
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WWII Air Commemoration Pushes Back to September

In the works for the past few years, the World War II commemoration, including a flyover of 100 warbirds, is now to take place in late September.
Aircraft

France Deploys A330 MRTTs in Coronavirus Battle

In an ongoing effort to relieve pressure on beleaguered hospitals, the Armée de l’Air has begun transporting patients to less-affected areas.
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Charter & Fractional

Weathering Covid-19, Air Ambulance Industry Seeks Relief

The Covid-19 crisis has not materially impacted the nation’s air ambulance industry—yet.

Three Ways Honeywell Aerospace Solves Their Customers’ Toughest APU Challenges

Three Ways Honeywell Aerospace Solves Their Customers’ Toughest APU Challenges
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