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General Aviation News July 9, 2020

Airbus first-half deliveries hit 16-year low despite June bounce

PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus deliveries rose 50% in June compared with May and reached their highest level since the coronavirus crisis spread to Europe in…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News May 26, 2020

LATAM becomes largest airline yet driven to bankruptcy by coronavirus

(Reuters) – LATAM Airlines Group (LTM.SN), the continent’s largest carrier, filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, becoming the world’s largest carrier so far to…

Civilian aviation news May 7, 2020

Airbus deliveries plunge 80% in April

PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus deliveries tumbled 80% to just 14 aircraft in April, compared with a year earlier, as operations were hit by the coronavirus…

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, EXTRA NEWS March 31, 2020

American Airlines to retire more jets, including vintage 737s, in coronavirus downturn

(Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) is set to sharply increase the number of jets it is planning to retire beyond its announced plans…

Civilian aviation news March 20, 2020

Ryanair could survive without revenue for ‘maybe even 12 months’

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanairhas the cash to survive for “maybe even 12 months” with no flights or revenue as the coronavirus shuts the air travel…

Space News March 20, 2020

Coronavirus deals blow to NASA’s 2024 return-to-moon plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The coronavirus has dealt a blow to NASA’s plan to return Americans to the moon by 2024, as the space agency chief…

Military Aviation News March 19, 2020

NATO scales down exercises due to coronavirus

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO is scaling down military exercises in Europe to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but alliance missions are continuing, including the…

Civilian aviation news March 16, 2020

Brought to the brink by coronavirus, airlines seek emergency aid

(Reuters) – Airlines made unprecedented cuts to flights, costs and staffing on Monday, stepping up calls for emergency aid as coronavirus lockdowns and new travel…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News March 13, 2020

Travel industry under siege as coronavirus contagion grows

(Reuters) – The fallout from the coronavirus spread across the Pacific on Friday, with Australian travel firms issuing profit warnings and Japanese carriers cutting capacity,…

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Civilian aviation news March 5, 2020

British airline Flybe collapses as coronavirus deals final blow

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Flybe collapsed on Thursday after a plunge in travel demand, making the long-struggling regional airline one of the first big corporate…

Military Aviation News March 4, 2020

Work paused at F-35 jet assembly facility in Japan due to coronavirus

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Work at the F-35 fighter-jet factory in Japan has paused for a week due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, a U.S….

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