March 30, 2020

Part-out activity has commenced this month in Marana, Arizona for two A319-132 airframes recently acquired by APOC Aviation. MSN 1758 and 1790 were formerly operated by Air Macau and the parts are expected to arrive into APOC’s stock during April/May. All of the harvested A319 parts will be assessed, and then APOC’s audited group of

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Qatar Airways resumes scheduled belly-hold cargo operations to China

Airlines & Routes

Qatar Airways Cargo will resume scheduled belly-hold cargo operations to China with the utilization of wide-body and passenger-configured aircraft effective March 30, 2020. The additional cargo capacity is being added to the carrier’s existing freighter service amid increased demand for the shipment of immediate goods in and out of the region. The decision to reinstate

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EDM installs Air Baltic’s A220 Extended Door Trainer in Riga, Latvia

MRO & Production

EDM, a global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defense sectors, has completed a project for Air Baltic’s A220 Extended Door Trainer, which has been fully installed at the airlines’ training facility in Riga, Latvia. EDM was tasked by airBaltic to develop its new A220 Extended Door Trainer in response to the

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Airbus to pause majority of production in Spain amid new government restrictions

MRO & Production

The Spanish Government announced new measures March 29, in the fight against COVID-19. These measures will take effect from Monday March 30, until Thursday April 9 (included), and will restrict all non-essential activities across the country. Some key activities in Commercial Aircraft, Helicopters and Defence and Space remain essential. Minimum activity in these areas for

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© Lufthansa and the trade union Ver.di resolved the ongoing pay dispute

Lufthansa agrees on short-time work

Financial

Lufthansa has signed agreements with its works council and trade unions to introduce short-time working for cabin and ground staff in Frankfurt and Munich. This also applies to the management. An agreement with the pilots union “Vereinigung Cockpit” has not yet been reached. The extent of reduced working hours is determined for employees depending on

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British Airways extends Revolving Credit Facility

Financial

International Airlines Group (IAG) has released that British Airways has extended its US dollar secured Revolving Credit Facility for one year from June 23, 2020 to June 23, 2021. The amount available under the extended facility is US$1.38 billion. Including the extended facility and some smaller additional facilities recently arranged, IAG has total undrawn general

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Singapore Airlines rescued with US$13 billion funding package

Financial, Top Stories

The future of Singapore Airlines (SIA) amidst the COVID-19 outbreak looks assured with a successful rescue package being put in place, headed by state investor Temasek Holdings, amounting to SG$19 billion. The figure represents the largest aid package to date for any airline struggling with the dramatic decrease in air travel. The package comprises SG$5.3

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Boeing to use 3-D printing capabilities to manufacture face shields

MRO & Production

Boeing is taking additional steps to support COVID-19 recovery and relief efforts. The company released that it would begin using its 3-D printing capabilities at several facilities across the United States to manufacture face shields to help protect those who are on the front lines of fighting the virus. Boeing’s initial production goal is to

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Americas’ summer season bookings are 26.8% behind

Airlines & Routes

Analysis by ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, reveals that, as at March 24th, international summer season bookings for air travel to all American destinations (North, Central and South America plus the Caribbean) are currently 26.8% behind where they were at the equivalent moment last year. The setback in bookings started with the COVID-19 outbreak in

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Virgin Atlantic and easyJet cabin staff to work in U.K. Nightingale COVID-19 hospitals

APOC Aviation closes on three airframe deals in first- quarter 2020

Qatar Airways resumes scheduled belly-hold cargo operations to China

EDM installs Air Baltic’s A220 Extended Door Trainer in Riga, Latvia

Airbus to pause majority of production in Spain amid new government restrictions

Lufthansa agrees on short-time work

British Airways extends Revolving Credit Facility

Singapore Airlines rescued with US$13 billion funding package

Boeing to use 3-D printing capabilities to manufacture face shields

Americas’ summer season bookings are 26.8% behind

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