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Boeing aims for nearly 20% staff cuts by end-2021

Boeing anticipates finishing 2021 with 130,000 employees, roughly 19% fewer than the 161,100 it had in 2019. Boeing anticipates ending 2021 with 130,000 employees, roughly 19% fewer than the 161,100 staff the company had at the end of 2019. Previously,...

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Small aircraft carriers pick up steam in Asia-Pacific

South Korea and Japan continue to progress their plans for small aircraft carriers, while the Singapore air force has operated Boeing CH-47Ds to the HMAS Adelaide. A key element of South Korea’s defence posture in the 2030s will be a...

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Klyde Morris (10.26.20)

Klyde Is Aware That Even The Space Program Is Beholden To The Whims Of Cyberspace... FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne-Flight Training 10.21.20: CAP — USAF, IMC Club, Online Upset Training

Also: Second Amendment to SFAR 118, West Houston Airport, Space Test Fundamentals, Adversary Training We have a packed episode today filled with the latest news in flight training, so let's start with CAP Helping Train the next generation of Air...

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Airborne 10.26.20: Fifth G700, Harrison Ford, Citation CJ Repairs

Also: 1st US-Assembled A220, Sporty's Intro's New LTF Course, Capt. Judy Cameron Scholarship, Loyal Wingman 1st Taxi Gulfstream's fifth G700 flight-test aircraft has taken flight, just three weeks after the fourth G700 flew for the first time. Gulfstream president Mark...

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Last civil Tu-154 in Russia carries out final flight

Russia’s last Tupolev Tu-154 in civil operation has conducted its final flight, with a service from Mirny to Novosibirsk. Mirny-based carrier Alrosa performed the flight with aircraft RA-85757 on 28 October. Four experienced crew members – two pilots, a navigator...

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Paris CDG passenger numbers sneak ahead of London Heathrow’s

Under the exceptional circumstances of the air transport crisis, Paris Charles de Gaulle airport has overtaken London Heathrow as the primary European hub. Charles de Gaulle handled almost 19.3 million passengers in the first nine months of 2020, according to...

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Finnair ratchets up long-term savings as nine-month loss reaches €450m

Finnair is again hiking its target for permanent cost savings from 2022, raising it to €140 million ($165 million) from the previous level of €100 million. It had already increased the target in August, lifting it from the original figure...

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AAPA calls on governments to do more for air travel

While there have been “positive” steps taken to establish travel bubbles and essential travel ‘green lanes’ in the Asia-Pacific region, more can be done to better coordinate an air travel recovery amid the coronavirus crisis.  Releasing its traffic data for...

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Pandemic speeds retirement of older, high-maintenance aircraft

The coronavirus travel downturn is accelerating the retirement of aircraft that are older, less fuel-efficient, and higher maintenance, including Boeing 777 aircraft, Airbus A330 and A380 aircraft, as airline capacity may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024, if at...

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