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Indonesia Readies Airline Subsidies Amid Virus Outbreak

Southeast Asia’s most populous country moved to temporarily suspend all flights to China earlier this month as efforts to contain the virus intensified.
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Virus Outbreak Prompts Relaxation of '80/20' Slot Rule

According to IATA, the coronavirus situation calls for a justified non-use of slots and airlines should not lose their grandfather rights.
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SilkAir To Merge with Singapore Airlines

SIA plans to integrate the operations of narrowbody subsidiary SilkAir by early next year.
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U.S. Ups Import Duty Rate on New Airbus Aircraft

The EU and the UK call for a negotiated solution on the long-running dispute over subsidies to large aircraft programs.
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Delta Pledges $1 Billion To Become Carbon Neutral

The US airline commits to fully offset carbon emissions starting March 1.
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For Boeing's Mounir, Virus’s Effect on Airlines More Concerning than Supply Chain Impact

Despite trade wars and the coronavirus crisis, the Boeing Commercial Airplanes v-p for sales sees pent-up demand in China rather than supply “overhang.”
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Bombardier Quits Commercial Aviation as Airbus Takes Control of A220

Bombardier has sold its remaining stake in the A220 airliner program, with Airbus and the government of Quebec now having full ownership.
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Airbus Outlines Gradual A320 Production Increase

The European airframer is targeting about 880 commercial jet deliveries this year, slightly up from 863 shipments in 2019.
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JAL’s Zipair LCC Aims to Fly Transpacific

The first services for the new JAL subsidiary start on May 14 from Tokyo to Bangkok.
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Air Baltic A220 Flight Diverts After Latest PW1500G Shutdown

The captain of an Air Baltic A220 narrowbody shut down the left PW1500G engine before diverting to Bordeaux on a fight from Riga to Malaga.
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Airbus Case Spurs Hopes for Indonesian Anti-graft Agency

“Key decision makers” at Garuda received $3.3 million in illicit payments from various firms, including Airbus and Rolls-Royce.
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PNG Air Signs Up for ATR's STOL Regional Airliners

Three new short-takeoff ATR airliners will help Papua New Guinea PNG Air expand its network further into rural communities.
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Sichuan Airlines' New A350s Will Feature Thales's Core IFE

Thales will install its latest Core IFE inflight entertainment systems on Sichuan Airlines' A350s, which are due to enter service at the end of 2021.
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Bell Partners With Japan Airlines and Sumitomo on Air Mobility

A memorandum of understanding between Bell, Japan Airlines and Sumitomo covers work to developing an ecosystem for urban air mobility services.
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Qatar Airways-backed Air Italy Ceases Operations

The Italian airline will be liquidated following years of losses and an apparent disagreement between shareholders whether to inject more funds.
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Airline Bankruptcies and Max Grounding Depress European Traffic Growth

The number of flights across Europe recorded their lowest growth rate last year since 2013.
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Ryanair Suffers Second Top Executive Departure

The Irish low-cost carrier’s chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs resigned and will leave his post in April.
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Aviation Industry Braces for Full Impact of Coronavirus Outbreak

The Coronavirus outbreak has already resulted in a steep dip in airline traffic in China and disruption to the aerospace supply chain.
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Comac Travels A 'Distant, Difficult Road' To Future

China sees steady aerospace development amid trade tensions.
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Ukraine Defense Aims To Thrive Against Odds

Ukraine has been hitting the headlines again recently but it still remains vulnerable to Russia, so is trying to bolster its defenses.
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Pegasus Airlines’ Runway Overrun Results in Three Fatalities

The Turkish low-cost carrier experienced three runway excursions in the past two years, two at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport.
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Qatar Airways Eyes Stake in RwandAir

The national carrier of Qatar continues to find avenues to counter the effects of a Saudi-led blockade.
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Authorities Continue Bribery Probe of Garuda Indonesia

“Key decision makers” at Garuda allegedly received $3.3 million in illicit payments from various firms, including Airbus and Rolls-Royce.
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All U.S. Airlines To Halt Service to China

Delta and United joined American Airlines on Friday in reacting to tightening travel restrictions and low load factors.
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Ryanair Pushes Out Max 200 Deliveries to September or October

The Irish low-cost carrier group signals readiness to negotiate an order for 737 Max 10s.
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AirAsia Boss To Step Down Amid Bribery Probe

AirAsia and its long-haul arm, AirAsia X, allegedly accepted a $50 million bribe from Airbus in the form of a sports sponsorship agreement.
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Pilots’ Union Sues American Airlines To Halt China Flights

American continues to fly some 56 monthly flights between Dallas and Chinese airports.
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American Airlines Suspends All China Flights

American’s move to cancel all service to mainline China effectively settles a lawsuit brought by the Allied Pilots Association.
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African Airports Quarantine Suspect Virus Cases

Ivory Coast reported the first suspected case of the new coronavirus in Africa on Sunday.
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IndiGo Lays Out Plan for Pratt Engine Replacement

The Indian LCC must replace all nonconforming engines on its remaining A320neos by May 31