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Wizz Air axes one-fifth of personnel but remains upbeat on prospects
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is cutting 1,000 personnel, nearly one-fifth of its staff, after its operation was reduced to a bare minimum by the coronavirus crisis. The airline says it has been forced to take the “difficult step” to make workers redundant, adding that it has also carried ...
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NewsTriumph implements furloughs and cuts more staff amid Boeing production shutdown
US aerospace supplier Triumph Group has laid off 200 additional staffers and will furlough 2,300 workers in response to the ongoing shutdown of Boeing’s commercial aircraft production facilities.
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NewsBoeing will resume some Washington state work as soon as 13 April
Boeing will restart some of its Washington state operations, including defence work, as soon as 13 April, signaling a partial end to a shutdown that took effect on 25 March.
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In depthMitsubishi’s SpaceJet seen as riding out coronavirus, arriving upon recovery
Though global demand for air travel has plummeted in recent weeks, two aerospace analysts remain confident upstart Mitsubishi Aircraft will make good on its plan to certify and delivery its SpaceJet line of regional aircraft
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NewsBrussels shields its dormant fleet from nesting birds and fading seats
Brussels Airlines has given an insight into the complexity associated with the enforced long-term parking of its aircraft fleet during the coronavirus crisis. It has newly extended the grounding until at least 15 May, and over 50 aircraft in its all-Airbus fleet are being sealed and parked at the Belgian ...
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AnalysisTop 10 aerospace mergers that never were
From Textron-Bombardier to Lockheed-Northrop and EADS-BAE, we review industrial giants that might have been, had proposed or mooted unions over the past quarter century gone ahead.
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In depthJet stream power delivers mixed blessing for transatlantic times
A record New York-London run by a British Airways 747 points to climate change-induced disruption of Atlantic winds
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In depthAir traffic controllers seek to work around effects of climate change
Climate change is amplifying the impact of difficult weather, and hence delays in busy airspace - but German air traffic controllers have found a way to make better use of existing forecasts to keep capacity high
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In depthAir traffic control ‘could slash global warming impact of contrails’
Small changes in cruise altitude could, for some flights, dramatically reduce a major contributor to aviation-induced climate change
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In depthWill the coronavirus pandemic lead to a long-term reduction in aviation emissions?
One of the fastest-growing carbon emitters has been forced to grind to a near halt by a global health crisis. Climate campaigners are hoping the aviation industry that re-emerges will be kinder to the planet
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NewsPilots’ identical error shaved A319’s take-off distance margin
Investigators have determined that both pilots of an EasyJet Airbus A319 mistakenly selected the wrong intersection during take-off performance calculations at Nice, resulting in less runway distance being available than the crew had expected. The crew believed they had calculated take-off performance for runway 04R based on a departure from ...
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NewsFedEx MD-11F loses nose-wheel on take-off
Investigators are probing the loss of a nose-wheel from a FedEx Boeing MD-11F, apparently during departure from San Antonio. The aircraft (N619FE) had been operating the FX464 service to Memphis on 7 April. It landed on runway 18C at about 08:50 but the US FAA, in a preliminary notification, states ...
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NewsAir Lease sees decrease in first-quarter deliveries
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) delivered fewer aircraft in the first quarter versus the year-ago period, while its financing activity increased. The Los Angeles-based lessor says in a statement that it delivered eight new aircraft from January to March, comprising two Airbus A320neos, four A321neos, and two Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners. It ...
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In depthAerospace suppliers shift to healthcare production to help understocked hospitals
Amid the coronavirus downturn an increasing number of aerospace manufacturers and suppliers are shifting to the production of medical products hospitals need to treat increasing numbers of seriously ill coronavirus patients.
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NewsNorwegian shareholders to vote on crucial debt-to-equity scheme
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has called a shareholders’ meeting for 4 May to discuss plans to convert debt to equity, in order to meet criteria for the Norwegian government’s state guarantee scheme. The airline is trying to secure NKr3 billion in funding but, while it has met the requirements for ...
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems furloughs Boeing programme workers
Spirit AeroSystems is furloughing workers in Wichita, Kansas and in Oklahoma for 21 days, a move building on its other recent staff reductions.
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NewsFastjet poised to renegotiate divestment of Zimbabwean division
Fastjet Group is to hold discussions on potential amendments to the terms of its planned disposal of its Zimbabwean operation, given the financial impact of measures taken to combat the coronavirus outbreak. Investors led by Solenta Aviation Holdings had been planning to acquire the operation before the crisis, and Fastjet ...
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NewsFastjet’s FedAir division slashes fleet as safari market dries up
Fastjet Group’s Federal Airlines division has entered a restructuring process and given up most of its aircraft after a severe downturn in its business conducting shuttle and charter services to safari reserves in southern Africa. FedAir primarily serves US and European tourists but the coronavirus situation has badly affected these ...
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NewsOff-centre landing damaged Turkish A330 undercarriage
Nigerian investigators have disclosed that a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300 suffered damage after travelling partially off the runway for a distance of some 400m following a landing at Port Harcourt. The aircraft (TC-LOL), arriving from Istanbul at night on 30 December last year, had been established on the localiser for ...
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NewsEuropean air navigation fee deferral aims to assist struggling airlines
Up to €1.1 billion in European air navigation charge payments is being deferred under an agreement intended to assist airlines struggling under the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Pan-European air navigation organisation Eurocontrol says its members have agreed the deferral as part of a financial package to provide “liquidity support”. ...