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AAIB Releases Preliminary Report on PK8303 A320 Crash

For unknown reasons, the pilots of Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK8303 took off after landing with the gear retracted.

Qantas Grounding 100 Aircraft, Retiring 747s

Facing dramatic reductions in air travel, Qantas has unveiled a $10 billion recovery plan.

Lufthansa Saved From Collapse By Disputed Government Aid

The German airline's leading private shareholder had opposed state aid, which was contingent on the government taking a 20 percent stake in the company.

IATA Presses For Alternatives to Quarantines and Travel Bans

Travelers are as concerned about being quarantined as they are about catching the Covid virus, according to new IATA research.

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ICAO Notes Major Step in Corsia Implementation

ICAO announced it has officially launched the CORSIA Central Registry, which will serve as the program's main data storage hub.

Sustainability and Environment

Boeing Directs Spirit To Cut Max Deliveries Further

Spirit AeroSystems will now deliver 72 Max shipsets in 2020 instead of 125.

ZeroAvia Targets Commercial Hydrogen Aircraft Ops by 2023

ZeroAviation is set to flight test a hydrogen-powered six-seat aircraft, but says that by 2040 the technology could carry 200 people more than 3,000 nm.

France Seeks To Curb Short-haul Domestic Flights

The French government wants to prevent low-cost carriers from replacing Air France on routes it has to abandon as part of its €7 billion bailout.

Study: Random Boarding Could Reduce Virus Exposure

Four universities collaborated on research that looked at 16,000 scenarios and found that random board proved effective in lowering exposure.

85 Percent Aircraft Recycling Not Enough, Says Industry Exec

Sven Koechler is looking to increase the percentage of aircraft materials that can be recycled while creating social opportunites at the same time.

IATA Demands More Concessions on ATM Fees and Slot Rules

IATA says Europe's airlines have yet to see the worst of the traffic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, with more jobs and heavier losses to come.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Qantas Halts All Intl Flights As Australia Stays Closed

Australia's borders will remain closed to most international visitors through 2021, with the exception of trips to and from New Zealand.

IAG Pulls Plug on Low-cost Subsidiary Level Europe

Level Europe operated low-cost short-haul flights from bases in Vienna and Amsterdam with Airbus A320 family aircraft.

Senators Accuse FAA of Dodging Calls for 737 Max Documents

Senate Commerce Committee chairman Roger Wicker grilled FAA Administrator Steve Dickson on what the senator called a lack of cooperation by the agency.

Charter Execs See Only Temporary Surplus in Pilot Pools

While the number of available pilots will continue to increase with airline furloughs, charter execs say during an NBAA webinar the situation is temporary.

Charter & Fractional

Embraer Wins Major Financing Commitments

Brazilian export bank BNDES and other financial institutions have committed to provide up to $600 million in debt financing.

IATA Reticent on Covid Testing for Passengers

The International Air Transport Association has raised concerns over cost, speed, scalability, and accuracy of current Covid 19 testing.

Gameco Inaugurates Boeing 737-800 Freighter Conversion Line

China’s Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company has opened the sixth 737-800BCF conversion line in the People’s Republic.

Embraer to Reintegrate Commercial Aviation, Slattery To GE

Embraer will reverse its “carve out” of Commercial Aviation while division CCO Arjan Meijer assumes the chief executive’s role from John Slattery.

GE Aviation's Joyce To Retire after 40 Years with the Company

GE Aviation’s retiring CEO David Joyce will relinquish his duties to former Embraer Commercial Aviation chief executive John Slattery on September 1

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