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News about commercial airlines, including regulations, aircraft orders, safety, acquisitions, and mergers.

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Brazil’s Azul Suspends E-Jet Deliveries by Four Years

Fifty-nine Embraer E2s will begin arriving at Azul in 2024 rather than 2020.
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Delta to Shed All Its Boeing 777s By Year-end

After parking 650 aircraft since the start of the Covid crisis, Delta Air Lines has decided to extend its fleet retirements to its aging Boeing widebodies.
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IATA Condemns UK, Spanish Quarantine Proposals

Nearly 70 percent of all potential international passengers would refuse to return to travel in the presence of quarantines, according to IATA.
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Brazil’s Gol To Get $412 Million In 737 Max Compensation

Following the grounding of seven Max 8s and non-delivery of another 25, Gol reached a deal with Boeing to cancel orders for 34 airplanes.
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Brussels Airlines To Trigger Major Downsizing

Lufthansa-owned Brussels Airlines remains locked in talks with the Belgian government over a €290 million bailout.
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Manila Gateway Reopens to International Flights

Inbound international charter and commercial flights resume in the Philippines.
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Avianca Succumbs to Covid-19, Files for Bankruptcy

Latin America's second-largest airline seeks rescue funding from governments while operating cargo services under Chapter 11.
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IAG Cuts Deliveries As Full Recovery Not Anticipated Before 2023

IAG incurred a loss of around $577 million in the first quarter of 2020, and sees even tougher trading conditions in the second and third quarters.
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Air France-KLM Delays A350 Deliveries, Mulls Other Models' Fate

The Franco-Dutch airline group warns that passenger demand will not recover to pre-COVID-19 levels "before several years."
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Korean Air Adds International Flights as Region Slowly Reopens

Several airlines in the Asia-Pacific region eye a resumption of strategically important overseas routes.
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South Africa’s Comair Enters Business Rescue Process

Comair said it aims to restructure itself as a sustainable business.
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Shareholders Approve Norwegian Air Rescue Plan

A near $1 billion private placement unlocks more government aid for Norwegian Air Shuttle.
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VistaJet Founder Thomas Flohr Believes Private Aviation Could Help to Restart Airline Service

VistaJet Founder Thomas Flohr Believes Private Aviation Could Help to Restart Airline Service
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Airbus Sees More Pain in Commercial Market Through 3Q2020

Airliner deliveries could fall further during the second and third quarters of 2020, resulting in greater financial pressure on the aerospace supply chain.
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Air Ambulance Crews Adjust To Covid-19 Operating Conditions

Flying in masks and gloves and distancing from cabin medical crews is now required conduct for emergency helicopter pilots.
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British Airways To Cut 12,000 Jobs as Covid-19 Hits Results

Some 12,000 will be laid off at British Airways, which accounted for the majority of parent group IAG's declining revenues during the first quarter.
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JetBlue Requiring All Passengers To Wear Face Coverings

A passenger face-covering requirement at JetBlue starting May 4 follows national measures in Canada and the UAE.
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Argentina Shuts Down Air Travel Until September

Airline and airport groups decry the Argentine government’s decision to close the country to air travel for another four months.
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IATA Seeks Pan-European Approach to Post-Covid Air Travel

The International Air Transport Association acknowledges that a coordinated relaxation of lockdowns could prove difficult given “different realities.”
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Delta’s Bastian Sees Recovery Taking as Long as Three Years

Delta Air Lines takes steps to accelerate plans to simplify its fleet in preparation for the “new normal.”
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Virgin Australia Enters Voluntary Administration

The International Air Transport Association points to a failure of governments to provide financial support as a reason for Virgin Australia’s insolvency.
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IATA Sees Recession Resulting in Slow Airline Recovery

The International Air Transport Association calls for so-called confidence-boosting measures to attract passengers.
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Four Norwegian Air Crew Units Declare Bankruptcy

Some 4,700 pilots and cabin crew at Norwegian Group subsidiaries risk losing their jobs.
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Etihad Preps for May 1 Restart of Scheduled Operations

The UAE’s national airline has moved forward scheduled engine changes and major modifications on several grounded airplanes ahead of a return to service.
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Ten U.S. Airlines Agree to Covid-19 Relief Terms

In return for grants and low-interest loans, Payroll Support Program participants may not furlough workers until September 30.
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Passenger Airplanes Serve Vital Cargo Links During Pandemic

The IATA detailed various levels of regulation for using passenger airplanes as freighters.
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IATA’s Outlook Dims for 2020, Sees $314 Billion Revenue Hit

The International Air Transport Association reported a steeper drop in air travel and prospects of a deeper recession than previously expected.
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Emirates To Restart Operations at Dubai's Terminal 3

Dubai’s state-owned carrier said it would start new repatriation flights on April 15.
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China Southern Prepares Move to Daxing International

Authorities expect Daxing Airport to host an average of 75 flights per day and an estimated daily volume of 8,000 passengers between April 12 to May 2.
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Hong Kong Rolls Out Further Covid-19 Relief for Air Transport

Hong Kong International Airport has “nearly closed,” according to the airport authority’s chief executive, Carrie Lam.