A year in headlines: IATA grapples with airline industry’s gravest crisis

By Lewis Harper2020-11-24T10:11:00+00:00

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HSBC sees ample aviation capacity to distribute vaccine
2020-12-01T07:08:00Z
The aviation industry has easily enough capacity to distribute Covid-19 vaccines, while the cold storage requirements of some products will be “demanding but not insurmountable”, HSBC has suggested.
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Government risk perceptions a hurdle to air travel bubbles: IATA
2020-11-26T04:05:00Z
Governments’ perception of coronavirus transmission risk is slowing the effort to create more air travel bubbles in the Asia-Pacific.
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Boeing reports $11.9bn 2020 loss, logs billions in Q4 charges
2021-01-27T15:26:00Z
US manufacturing giant Boeing lost a staggering $11.9 billion in 2020, due partly to a $6.5 billion charge on its 777X programme but also the 737 Max grounding and the pandemic’s evaporating effect on travel demand.

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UK airline leaders call for support and exit plan as borders tighten
2021-01-27T11:54:00Z
The chief executives of several UK airlines have issued a joint call for the country’s government to outline an “urgent roadmap” for the reopening of air travel, while at the same time demanding an aviation support package “that recognises the urgency and scale of the danger now facing our sector”.
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PIA to settle out of court $2m dispute on AerCap leases
2021-01-27T01:37:00Z
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is in talks to settle out of court $2 million in outstanding aircraft lease payments in relation to two Boeing 777s managed by AerCap.
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Nok Air issues RFP for deliveries through 2026: sources
2021-01-27T01:29:00Z
Nok Air has issued a request for proposals for the operating lease of up to 26 aircraft to be delivered between this year and 2026, according to a document seen by Cirium dated 21 January.

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