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Boeing to Institute Partial Reopening in Washington State

The resumption of operations at Boeing’s plants in Washington state include defense program activities and support of 737 Max storage.

Emirates To Restart Operations at Dubai's Terminal 3

Dubai’s state-owned carrier said it would start new repatriation flights on April 15.

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.

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.

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EasyJet Defers Delivery of 24 Airbus A320s

The move by UK budget airline EasyJet to delay deliveries comes amid pressure from its biggest shareholder to cancel an order for 107 A320neos.

JetBlue Details Major Cuts at Five Metro Areas

U.S. low-fare carrier JetBlue will reduce departures from the New York area from 215 to 30.

British Airways Workers Ratify Furlough Deal

Members of the Unite union employed by BA voted to accept 30,000 furloughs by a 99-percent margin.

Airbus Cuts Monthly Production Rates by One-third

Monthly A320 rates will fall from 60 to 40, while A330 rates decline to two and A350 rates to six.

Sustainable Aviation and Urban Air Mobility Experts To Meet Virtually

Foresight Aerospace's Sustainable Aviation and Urban Air Mobility conference will include eVTOL program leaders, regulators and technology specialists.

Navy Orders More Test Stingrays from Boeing

With three more MQ-25As being ordered, Boeing now has seven of the unmanned carrierborne tankers on contract.

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Eurocontrol States Defer Air Traffic Management Fees

Europe’s ATM providers have agreed to postpone payment of €1.1 billion in air traffic control fees.

Lufthansa to Close Germanwings, Slash Group Capacity

The Covid-19 epidemic has prompted Lufthansa Group to retire several aircraft and close bases.

Spirit AeroSystems Extends Furloughs At More Sites

Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing's largest supplier, is also shortening work weeks and cutting executives' pay.

UK Airlines Start Using Government Loan Arrangements

With aviation in the UK all but grounded, the government is addressing emergency loan applications on a case-by-case basis.

KC-46 Fix Agreed but Production Goes on Hold

While production of the U.S. Air Force’s tanker is on hold due to Covid-19, engineers are working on a fix to refueling vision system issues.

Boeing Extends Production Halt in Washington State

“Essential” national defense and customer operations activity continues at Boeing’s Puget Sound and Moses Lake facilities during the plant closures.

Hexcel-Woodward Merger Called Off

Deteriorating market conditions due to the Covid-19 crisis prompted Hexcel and Woodward to terminate their merger agreement.

EasyJet Founder Amplifies Calls To Nix Airbus Order

Stelios Haji-Ioannou said he wants EasyJet’s CFO removed as part of an effort to abandon an A320neo order.

Airbus Extends Production Pause to German, U.S. Plants

Europe’s dominant aerospace company halts production activities in Bremen, Stade, and Mobile.

Boeing To Suspend Production in South Carolina

Production activities at the site of Boeing 787 manufacture in Charleston will stop on April 8 until further notice.

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