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Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines partner on their 40th humanitarian delivery flight

Air Freight News | October 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Ethiopian community and donors in Seattle contribute face masks, sterile gloves to battle COVID-19

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House passes bill to incentivize timely airport project construction & cost savings

AJOT | October 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

A bill to ensure that Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds can be used by airports to incentivize the early completion of critical runway and airport projects was approved by the House of Representatives today.

Malaysia Airlines talks to creditors in urgent restructuring

Bloomberg | October 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Lawmakers seeking records on certification of grounded 737 Max

Bloomberg | October 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Two House Democrats are demanding that U.S. aviation regulators disclose a wide array of documents related to a review of repairs to the grounded Boeing Co. 737 Max.

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Boeing snubs Seattle to consolidate 787 output in South Carolina

Bloomberg | October 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Co. is uprooting the 787 Dreamliner program from a storied manufacturing hub north of Seattle and shifting the work to a non-union plant in South Carolina amid slumping sales of wide-body jetliners.

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Unions push Trudeau for $5.3 billion Canada Airlines bailout

Bloomberg | October 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Three unions representing thousands of airline workers are calling for C$7 billion ($5.3 billion) in government aid to prevent “long-lasting damage” to the aviation sector from the pandemic.

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Fraport expands fleet of temperature-controlled transporters at Frankfurt Airport

AJOT | October 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Fraport, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), will be using two additional state-of-the-art refrigerated trailers for the transportation of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products. This will take Fraport’s total fleet for cross-apron transportation up to 20 temperature-controlled transporters.