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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.

Airbus Reopens French, Spanish Plants

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

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.

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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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.

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.

Qantas To Suspend All International Flying

Australia's flag carrier decided to “stand down” two-thirds of its workforce as overseas flying ceases.

Aireon-Searidge Deal Promises To Unlock ADS-B Potential

The March 10 tie-up between Airean and Searidge Technologies could serve as a model for future industrial partnerships for space-based data applications.

Lufthansa To Further Cut Capacity and Ground Most of Fleet

The German airline group has entered talks with Airbus and Boeing to defer deliveries and cancel orders.

U.S. Regional Airline Compass To Close on April 7

Trans States Holdings sees its second regional subsidiary fail in the course of a week.

U.S. Seeks To Strike Balance as Industry Pleads for Bailouts

U.S. airlines expect to be “first in line” for government support of the aerospace industry.

First Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90 in Final Configuration Takes Flight - AIN

First Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90 in Final Configuration Takes Flight - AIN

First Mitsubishi M90 in Final Configuration Takes Flight

SpaceJet FTV10’s first flight marks the start of the final phase of certification testing for the M90.

U.S. Tariffs on Airbus Jets Increase to 15 percent

Airbus calls on the USTR to suspend the tariffs on European made aircraft the engage in a negotiated settlement.

Virus Crisis To Force Austrian, Porter To Suspend All Service

Austrian Airlines to stop flying March 18, Porter on March 20.

Delta To Cut Management Salaries in $4 billion Savings Effort

The Atlanta-based airline is cutting total system capacity by 70 percent.

Etihad Cargo Boosts Capacity Amid Covid-19 Crisis

The Abu Dhabi-based airline’s summer schedule adds capacity to Amsterdam, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Milan, and Singapore.

Airbus Pauses Production Temporarily in France and Spain

European OEM Airbus says it needs to implement measures to protect employees, while also assessing the overall virus crisis.

Airports Call for Globally Coordinated Slot Use Waivers

ACI World is asking airlines to implement “more realistic flight schedules” as it concedes the need for slot-use waivers.

U.S. Regional Airline Trans States to Close on April 1

The St. Louis-based United Express partner has accelerated its original plan to draw down operations by year-end.

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