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Boeing to resume commercial airplanes production in Puget Sound

Boeing will resume all commercial airplanes production in a phased approach at its Puget Sound-region facilities next week, after suspending operations last month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 27,000 people in the Puget Sound area will return to production of the 747, 767, 777 and 787 programs, supporting critical global transportation infrastructure, cargo […]

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Atlas Air donates transport for critical PPE to NYU Langone Health

Atlas Air has donated air cargo transport to NYU Langone Health for critical personal protective equipment (PPE). Two flights were operated for this mission, including one from Shanghai to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on April 9, and a second from Shanghai to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on April 13. The Atlas

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Seabury Capital advises HAECO Group on acquisition of Jet Engine Solutions

Seabury Capital Group’s London- and New York-based Aerospace and Defense (A&D) Investment Banking teams assisted Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO Group), in the acquisition of Texas-based aero-engine maintenance provider, Jet Engine Solutions (JES). The acquisition marks HAECO Group’s debut in North America’s on- and near-wing, aero-engine market, forming part of HAECO Group’s strategy

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Spirit AeroSystems warns of dire quarterly results amid COVID-19 pandemic

Spirit AeroSystems (Spirit) the American airframe maker has announced that for the first quarter of 2020, it is likely to post a loss of US$160 million as opposed to a profit of US$163 million for the same period last year, generating approximately U$1.1 billion in first quarter revenue, down about 46% from U$2.0 billion for

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Emirates to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 tests for passengers

Emirates, in coordination with Dubai Health Authority (DHA), will be introducing additional precautions regarding the coronavirus. On April 15, all passengers booked on a flight to Tunisia were tested for COVID-19 before departing from Dubai. The quick blood test was conducted by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and results were available within 10 minutes. This

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Finnair

Finnair Cargo builds air bridge between Europe and Asia

Passenger traffic has reduced to a minimum due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Finnair’s air cargo is still operating during this exceptional period. This week, Finnair will fly more than ten return flights on its A350 aircraft to Tokyo Narita, Seoul, Osaka, Shanghai and Guangzhou. These cargo flights carry national emergency supplies to both Finland and Estonia, coronavirus samples from private healthcare provider Mehiläinen and critical supplies from other companies and organizations, as well as normal cargo, such

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Boeing sees further 75 cancellations for 737 MAX while production remains at standstill

Following on from the month of March where the world’s second-largest planemaker posted 150 MAX cancellations, which included 75 from Avolon, the Irish leasing company, April has now seen a further 75 cancellation. These include 34 of a 135-jet order from Brazil’s GOL. This is now the thirteenth month since the 737MAX was grounded following

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