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Virgin Atlantic defers Airbus deliveries
Virgin Atlantic reportedly plans to delay the delivery of a number of aircraft produced by French plane maker Airbus.
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Lufthansa cuts short-term deal with union to save pilot jobs
Lufthansa has reached a temporary deal with the German Vereinigung Cockpit pilots union, which will delay the onset of any pilot redundancies until at least March 2021. The deal intends to buy both parties more time to settle negotiations for the longer-term, as the airline continues to battle with the COVID-19 induced aviation downturn. As
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SIA burns through half funds raised in just two months
Around half the proceeds of a US$6.4 billion capital raise have already been spent by Singapore Airlines’ parent company SIA Group since it was first completed on 5 June. Operating at less than 10 per cent capacity, the Singaporean carrier has burned through more money in the two months leading up August than SIA, Cathay
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Boeing signals 737 MAX rebrand, wins first order for 2020
Boeing announced on Wednesday that it had won its first order on its troubled 737 MAX aircraft for 2020, with Polish airline Enter Air agreeing to buy up to four jets. Notably, the announcement released by Boeing appears to mark a shift in how the planemaker publicly brands its jet, perhaps signalling that it intends
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Podcast: Is lavish air crew spending excessive or justified?
/ | 3 Comments on Podcast: Is lavish air crew spending excessive or justified?In our latest episode, Adam and Boo discuss whether pilots still get good perks, and delve into the endless saga of airbridges in Europe opening and closing at short notice.
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UAE police dogs deployed to sniff out COVID-19
As the UAE emerges from one of the world’s strictest lockdowns, sniffer dogs have been deployed at Dubai International Airport. The world-first procedure involves – according to Emirati broadsheet The National – taking perspiration samples from arriving visitors before being placed under the noses of specially trained dogs. Dubai only reopened its doors to international
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