Finnair’s traffic figures decline significantly in March year-on-year

In March, Finnair carried 498,600 passengers which is 56.4% less than in the corresponding period of 2019. The overall capacity decreased in March by 39.4%. Finnair’s traffic decreased by 55.2% and load factor decreased year-on-year by 20.3% points to 58.0%. All traffic figures were heavily impacted by the coronavirus, related route and frequency cancellations as […]

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IATA predicts 25 million jobs at risk with airline shutdown

Airlines & Routes

The International Air Transport Association has released new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the COVID-19 crisis. Globally, the livelihoods of some 65.5 million people are dependent on the aviation industry, including sectors such as travel and tourism. Among these are 2.7

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AerCap leased, purchased and sold 53 aircraft in first-quarter of 2020

Uncategorized

AerCap has released its major business transactions during the first quarter of 2020. The company signed lease agreements for 28 aircraft, including ten wide-body aircraft and 18 narrow-body aircraft and purchased seven aircraft, including five Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, one Boeing 787-9 and one Embraer E2 aircraft. AerCap executed sale transactions for 18 aircraft, including

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Etihad to test airport technology to help identify medically at-risk travellers

Other News

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will partner with Australian company Elenium Automation to trial new technology which allows self-service devices at airports to be used to help identify travelers with medical conditions, potentially including the early stages of COVID-19. Etihad will be the first airline to trial the technology, which can monitor

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SWISS to perform more than ten cargo flights for Swiss healthcare institutions

Aircraft & Engines

SWISS is to perform a series of flights bringing vital protective medical equipment from China to Switzerland. The operation, which is extensively supported by the company’s Swiss WorldCargo airfreight division, is being conducted on behalf of the Zurich Cantonal Pharmacy and in collaboration with knechtcare / Welti-Furrer (the Knecht Group) and Männedorf Hospital. Under the

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COVID-19 sees end to Hexcel and Woodward merger

Financial, Top Stories

The planned US$6.4 billion all-stock merger between two major aerospace and defense suppliers, Hexcel Corp and Woodward Inc, has been abandoned by mutual consent in light of the ravages the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are having on the aerospace industry. With the companies’ two principal customers Boeing and Airbus cutting back on or halting

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Lufthansa Technik agrees on short-time working

MRO & Production

Lufthansa Technik AG has reached an agreement with the bodies of co-determination and its operating partners to introduce short-time working. This applies to all German sites and companies with the exception of Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey (LTAA) and Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS). The agreement thus applies to around 12,000 employees and will initially run

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Airbus is pausing production at A220/A320 manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabam

MRO & Production

Airbus is temporarily adapting commercial aircraft production and assembly activity at its German sites in Bremen and Stade and pausing production at its A220/A320 manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama in the United States. These actions are being taken in response to several factors related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic including high inventory levels in the

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Magnetic MRO offers temporary passenger aircraft cabin modifications

MRO & Production

Magnetic MRO, a Total Technical Care and asset management organization, is reacting to the current situation in the aviation market and announced the company’s readiness to provide temporary cabin modifications. Considering the COVID-19 crisis and reflecting the changing needs of airlines, the company’s DOA (EASA Part 21J) team is ready to provide its customers with

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Aircraft Solutions USA’s plan to build aircraft recycling facility in North Carolina now underway

MRO & Production

Aircraft Solutions USA, a leading provider of sustainable end-to-end aircraft recycling solutions, is moving forward with its plan to build an aircraft recycling facility at North Carolina’s Global TransPark in Kinston. The construction start has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the facility is still slated to be operational by the second quarter

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Finnair’s traffic figures decline significantly in March year-on-year

IATA predicts 25 million jobs at risk with airline shutdown

AerCap leased, purchased and sold 53 aircraft in first-quarter of 2020

Etihad to test airport technology to help identify medically at-risk travellers

SWISS to perform more than ten cargo flights for Swiss healthcare institutions

COVID-19 sees end to Hexcel and Woodward merger

Lufthansa Technik agrees on short-time working

Airbus is pausing production at A220/A320 manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabam

Magnetic MRO offers temporary passenger aircraft cabin modifications

Aircraft Solutions USA’s plan to build aircraft recycling facility in North Carolina now underway

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