April 2020

Civilian aviation news April 8, 2020

Norwegian Air seeks $4.3 billion debt-for-equity deal as crisis deepens

OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Air plans to convert up to $4.3 billion of its debt into equity and to issue new shares as it seeks…

Civilian aviation news April 8, 2020

Airbus cuts jet production to cope with coronavirus crisis

PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus on Wednesday cut production across the board to absorb the hit to manufacturing from the coronavirus crisis. In its largest ever…

Civilian aviation news April 8, 2020

25 Million Jobs at Risk with Airline Shutdown

Geneva -The International Air Transport Association has released new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for…

Civilian aviation news April 8, 2020

IATA Releases 2019 Airline Safety Report

Montreal – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the release of the 2019 Safety Report showing continuing improvements in airline safety compared to 2018…

Civilian aviation news April 8, 2020

Airbus provides update on March commercial aircraft orders & deliveries

Business impacted by COVID-19 pandemic 21 net orders and 36 deliveries in March 2020 290 net orders and 122 deliveries in Q1 2020 Production rates…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS April 7, 2020

Lufthansa to discontinue Germanwings in sweeping restructuring

(Reuters) – Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) will close its Germanwings low-cost airline as part of a broader overhaul including capacity cuts across the group, it said on…

Space News April 7, 2020

SpaceX’s Starship Can Lift a Lot More Than We Thought

From Popular Mechanics The SpaceX Starship user guide is a short document designed for commercial payload customers.Elon Musk’s space exploration company is set to send astronauts up on…

Boeing Starliner mated to ULA Atlas V rocket

Space News April 7, 2020

Boeing Statement on Starliner’s Next Flight

The Boeing Company is honored to be a provider for the Commercial Crew mission. We are committed to the safety of the men and women…

Civilian aviation news April 7, 2020

Boeing to Temporarily Suspend 787 Operations in South Carolina

Boeing will temporarily suspend all 787 operations at Boeing South Carolina (BSC) until further notice, starting at the end of second shift on Wednesday, April…

General Aviation News April 7, 2020

Super Puma drafted in to carry COVID-19 patients in northern Norway

n Norway, Super Puma helicopter operator Lufttransport reacted fast to an urgent request from Norwegian Air Ambulance Services (Luftambulansetjenesten) to provide a solution to the…

Space News April 7, 2020

NASA Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, ‘A Successful Failure’

As NASA marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission – which has become known as “a successful failure” that saw the safe return…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS April 6, 2020

EasyJet founder steps up battle with management over Airbus order

(Reuters) – Stelios Haji-Ioannou, easyJet’s (EZJ.L) founder and biggest shareholder, on Monday intensified his battle with the airline’s management over a huge aircraft order with…

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