Content Archive: March 2020

Engines

GE Aviation To Cut 10 Percent of Workforce

The moves, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, is expected to save the company $500 million to $1 billion.
Training and Workforce

CAE Issuing Temp Layoffs, Cutting Salaries

CAE executives, expecting the Covid-19 crises to last for some time, are taking a series of measures to prepare, from layoffs to lower investments.
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Rotorcraft

Maryland PD Marks 50 Years of Medevacs

The Maryland State Police Aviation Command marked the 50th anniversary of its first civilian medevac mission.
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Airlines

Singapore Airlines Group To Cut 96 Percent of Capacity

The move to suspend most flights at SIA Group follows similar actions by major Gulf-region carriers Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways.
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Aircraft

IADA Notes March Surge in Bizav Aircraft Transactions

International Aircraft Dealers Association accredited-dealers have assisted in the purchase or sale of 54 business aircraft in a 19-day period this month.
Aircraft

Lilium Raises $240M More for Its eVTOL Program

The further $240 million in funding raised by Lilium for its eVTOL aircraft development suggests that investors are not deterred by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Aircraft

Airbus Reopens French, Spanish Plants

Airbus has finished four days cleaning and conducting health and safety checks at its factories in France and Spain.
Rotorcraft

Covid-19 Grounds Helitour Operators

The Covid-19 crisis has shut down helitour operations from New York to Hawai.
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Opting To Ferry Pilots Aboard Own Fleet

Under its Project Lift initiative, Flexjet will shuttle pilots from one of seven hub locations to their flight assignment destination.
Aircraft

SkyCourier Completes Initial Ground Engine Tests

It's the fourth milestone in Textron Aviation's SkyCourier development program, the prototype of which is expected to achieve first flight this year.
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