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How Covid Is Turning Air Transport On Its head, and What the Industry Needs To Do To Survive

How Covid Is Turning Air Transport On Its head, and What the Industry Needs To Do To Survive

Europe’s Airlines Lament Haphazard Lifting of Travel Restrictions

Airline planning departments struggle to firm schedules due to a failure by EU countries to coordinate border reopenings.

ICAO Issues Guidelines for Air Transport Reopening

Questions remain over implementation of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s recommendations for reopening air travel.

April Cargo Demand Plunges While Load Factors Rise

IATA reported a 27.7 percent decline in air cargo demand for the month of April, marking the sharpest drop ever.

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MHI Closes on Acquisition of Bombardier CRJ Program

The sale of the CRJ program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries moves ahead amid steep losses at the Japanese company.

Embraer Confirms Interest in Talks with Potential Partners

China, India among possible partners for Embraer’s commercial aircraft business.

Patchwork of Travel Restrictions Hinder Asia-Pac Reopening

International travel suffers from a failure to apply a coordinated set of travel restrictions, including in Asia.

EasyJet to Slash Staff by 30 Percent

The British Air Line Pilots Association issued an angry reaction to EasyJet’s Thursday announcement of workforce cuts.

Analysis: How Might Mitsubishi's Woes Boost Embraer?

Mitsubishi’s latest problems might lighten the heavy load Embraer must carry to achieve recovery.

Boeing Prepared to Start Involuntary Layoffs

Boeing CEO David Calhoun said the company will begin involuntary layoffs of 6,770 U.S. employees this week.

Boeing Resumes 737 Max Production

A return to production of the 737 Max marks the start of a process expected to result in a 31-aircraft monthly production rate by next year.

Covid Digs Deeper Hole for Airbus A380

With only three A380s operating in scheduled service, the future looks bleak for the big quadjet.

Latam Bankruptcy Marks Another Covid Casualty

In a Chapter 11 filing, Latam Group noted that the coronavirus pandemic has cost it 95 percent of its passenger traffic.

Lufthansa Gets Government Support Package

Germany has agreed to inject up to €9 billion to rescue its flag carrier from the ravages of Covid.

PIA Airbus A320 Crashes in Karachi

Authorities fear few survivors of PIA Flight PK8303.

UK Imposes Quarantine on Most Arrivals from June 8

Airline group says UK's mandatory 14-day quarantine rule will suppress almost all travel in and out of the country, effectively grounding UK airlines.

Airline Industry Applauds New EASA Health Guidelines

IATA says that the EASA guidelines align with its call for a “layered approach” to developing health protocols.

Confusion Reigns as India Readies To Open Domestic Skies

Differences in federal and state laws have raised questions about health protocols required of Indian airlines.

Civil Aviation Decline Forces Rolls-Royce To Cut 9,000 Jobs

The aircraft engine maker aims to achieve annual savings of around $1.6 billion, with most of the impact being on its UK-based civil aerospace business.

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Air France-KLM Accelerates Airbus A380 Retirements

Group management had planned to retire the remainder of the Air France-branded A380s by the end of 2022.

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