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Pittsburgh International Airport to utilize autonomous robots with ultraviolet light technology

Pittsburgh International Airport is looking to the region’s vibrant tech community to help incorporate a new disinfecting strategy using ultraviolet light – on robots. This partnership with Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Robotics is the first step of an airport-wide strategy to deploy technology solutions and multi-layered cleaning processes to enhance the health and safety of the traveling

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13,000 jobs to go as GE Aviation cuts workforce by up to 25%

General Electric Co (GE) has confirmed that in 2020 it intends to reduce its aviation sector workforce by 25%, which equates to the loss of approximately 13,000 jobs. The cuts will include both voluntary and involuntary layoffs, the company citing the knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic for the drastic action. With American passenger air

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Airbus and Koniku embark on disruptive biotechnology solutions

Airbus and Koniku Inc. have made a significant step forward in the co-development of a solution for aircraft and airport security operations, by extending research activities to include biological hazard detection capabilities, as well as chemical and explosive threats.  The disruptive biotechnology solution, which was originally focused on the contactless and automated detection, tracking and

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Fokker Techniek expands support to customers with 20+ additional parking spots

Fokker Techniek, a business of GKN Aerospace, has expanded its current operations with additional aircraft parking spaces during the current challenging period. The Completion and Maintenance facility in Woensdrecht, the Netherlands, has implemented reinforced cleaning and disinfection of the infrastructure, tooling and equipment, as well as adopting appropriate social distancing measures, to ensure that employee

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WestJet secures 1,000 pilot jobs through ALPA agreements

WestJet has reached an agreement with the Airline Pilot Association (ALPA), to save more than 1,000 pilot jobs at WestJet, WestJet Encore and Swoop amidst the COVID-19 crisis. The airline had previously confirmed that 1,700 pilots across WestJet, WestJet Encore and Swoop had received layoff notifications, effective either May 1 or June 1, 2020. “I’m

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As flight bookings dive, consumers still plan to travel

Research released by ForwardKeys, the travel analytics firm, has revealed the extent of the collapse in aviation in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. In the year to April 19, air travel fell to exactly half of what it was in the equivalent period last year. The cancellation rate peaked in mid-March and global aviation

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Supervisory Board of airBaltic approves new business plan

The Supervisory Board of the Latvian airline airBaltic has approved the new business plan of the company, “Destination 2025 CLEAN”. The new business plan, focuses on the impact of the coronavirus crisis and adjustments that have had to be made to the existing five-year strategy. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “The new environment of the

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COVID-19 impact on Asia-Pacific aviation worsens

The latest estimates from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) indicate a worsening of the country impact from the COVID-19 crisis in the Asia Pacific region. On April 14, 2020, IATA released updated analysis showing that the COVID-19 crisis will see global airline passenger revenues drop by US$314 billion in 2020, a 55% decline compared

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