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Etihad Airways to test medical scanning technology
/Etihad Airways is testing a number of automated medical scanners in partnership with Australian company Elenium.
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Chinese aviation data offers possible hope for global aviation
Consultancy firm ICF has analysed data from Flightradar24 to examine the slow rebound of Chinese aviation as the country slowly comes out of the coronavirus crisis giving hope to the global aviation industry.
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Wednesday airline updates: Lufthansa drastically shrinks fleet
Lufthansa will decommission 32 aircraft in its fleet immediately, including six A380s, seven A340-600s, three A340-300s, five 747-400s, and 11 A320s.
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Japan Coast Guard orders two more H225 helicopters
/The Japan Coast Guard has placed a new order for two H225 helicopters, bringing its total Super Puma fleet to 15.
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IATA releases 2019 Airline Safety Report
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the 56th Annual Safety Report (2019). The data documents the continued trend towards safety in aviation across recent years, even as a record 4.54 billion travellers took to the skies in 2019.
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Tuesday airline updates: American and Delta cut New York services
Airlines have been drastically cutting schedules to and from New York city as the COVID-19 emergency in the state continues to grow.
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