Immediate and Severe Air Cargo Capacity Crunch
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for March air cargo performance demonstrating a severe capacity shortfall. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne kilometers…
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Plane explosion in Philippines kills eight, including two foreigners
(Reuters) – A medical evacuation plane exploded during take-off in the Philippine capital on Sunday, killing all eight passengers and crew, including an American and…
Airbus to pause majority of production in Spain until 9 April in COVID-19 environment
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Airlines Carnage Worsens With Emirates, Singapore Air Cuts
(Bloomberg) — The crisis engulfing air travel deepened after some of the world’s biggest carriers announced drastic measures to cope with the coronavirus outbreak, with…
EasyJet, Ryanair and BA make huge cuts to flights due to coronavirus
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Ethiopia Airlines crash report focuses on Boeing’s faulty systems
Ethiopian investigators singled out faulty systems on a Boeing <BA.N> 737 MAX plane in an interim report on last year’s Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed…
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