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Embraer Strikes Deal on Furloughs, Job Protections

Three unions representing employees in the state of São Paulo approved a plan encompassing furloughs, reduced hours, and pay cuts but guaranteed jobs.

Device Enables Multiple Patients To Use One Ventilator

An engineer at Safe Flight Instrument came up with the design of the Quad/Vent Splitter to assist in the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
Charter & Fractional

Treasury Department Eases Aid Path for Small Carriers

The Treasury Department is not requiring financial instruments to compensate taxpayers for small passenger carriers to obtain payroll assistance.
Aircraft

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.
Aircraft

Wing Drone Deliveries Support Social Distancing

Wing's 10-pound drone delivers three-pound packages containing items such as medications on round trips of up to 12 miles at speeds of up to 70 mph.
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Airports

What Happens if Air Traffic Controllers Can’t Work Due to COVID-19? - AIN

What Happens if Air Traffic Controllers Can’t Work Due to COVID-19? - AIN
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AINdebrief Episode 3 | April 10, 2020

AINdebrief looks at bizav traffic drops due to Covid-19, defending the bizjet, air catering considerations, Leonardo completes Kopter acquisition.
Safety

Coronavirus Crisis Spurs Catering Concerns

An NBAA webinar examined best practices for dealing with inflight catering amid the Covid-19 landscape.
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Airlines

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.
Maintenance and Modifications

NBAA Webinar Focuses On Preserving Parked Aircraft

Webinar experts encouraged participants to consider all aspects of maintaining a parked airplane including the passenger cabin and exterior paint.

Textron Aviation Extends Furloughs, Reduces Workweeks

Textron Aviation said the economic instability created by Covid-19 makes it difficult for customers to purchase, take delivery of, and operate aircraft.
Airlines

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.
ATC

NBAA Debunks U.S. Airspace Closure Rumors

A rumor about an imminent U.S. airspace shutdown promulgated by an aviation blogger earlier this week has been debunked by NBAA.
FBOs

NATA Issues FBO Equipment Care Guidance

With FBOs pumping less fuel as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, NATA has offered guidance on fueling equipment that is seeing diminished use.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Maintains Production while Fighting Covid-19

Gulfstream Aerospace is keeping open its production lines and other normal operations while also donating and making medical equipment.
Charter & Fractional

Bizav Traffic Stays Down as Charter Demand Stabilizes

Data analysts report business aviation traffic to be between 65 and 77 percent down on 2019, but fluctuations in future charter demand may be stabilizing.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety’s Recurrent Groundschool Now Online

FlightSafety's LiveLearning online recurrent groundschool will be available for more than 20 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft models.

Tamarack Produces Medical-grade Masks For Idaho Hospital

Tamarack Aerospace said the 3-D printed masks offer equivalent protection to the much sought-after N95 masks.
Avionics

Aspen Avionics Lowers Multi-display Pricing

Aspen Avionics is offering discounts on the purchase of multiple displays and on safety features.
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Rotorcraft

U.S. Air Ambulances Seek $363.5M in Emergency Aid

Air Ambulances Seek $363.5 Million In Emergency Covid-19 Relief
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Closes On Kopter Acquisition

Leonardo pays $185 million for Kopter, as well as bonuses to owner Lynwood if certain milestones are met over the life of Kopter’s SH09 program.
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Aviation Fuel Hose Maker Devises Ventilator Concept

Husky Corp. is still firming up its ventilator concept but hopes it could ease the country's shortage of units amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

CBAA Cancels Annual Convention Due To Covid-19

Due to Covid-19, the Canadian Business Aviation Association has canceled its annual convention and exhibit, CBAA 2020, that was planned for mid-June.
Aircraft

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.
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Airports

HPN Uses Traffic Lull To Accelerate Runway Rehab

With a downturn of operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, New York's Westchester County Airport will accellerate its main runway rehab project.
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Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Atlas Air Adds Citation Latitude to Mx Offerings

The approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency follows Atlas Air Service's successful demonstration to the German Federal Aviation Authority.
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Engines

Honeywell Cuts Break for Mx Service Plan Customers

Honeywell has temporarily reduced MSP program's minimum flight hours on engines and APUs and extended return times for rental engines and spares exchanges.
Aircraft

Dassault Offers Falcons for France's Covid-19 Fight

In support of the French government’s efforts to stem the Covid-19 outbreak, Dassault has provided two of its business jets for its use.
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Airlines

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.
Avionics

CCX Adds New Tester Features

CCX's T-RX avionics tester has expanded capabilities for testing GPS receivers and VHF datalink transceivers.