Future carbon-neutral commercial aircraft should benefit from a favorable tax policy to help the technology gain traction, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said.
A total of $52 billion is expected to be spent on heavy airframe maintenance (C & D checks) over the next decade, with demand below average at a 1.3% CAGR.
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Faced with the need to move freight quickly and efficiently, Cathay Pacific Airways made the strategic decision to convert a B777-300ER passenger aircraft and partner with freight forwarder Unique Logistics to fly from Vietnam via Hong Kong to Pittsburgh. The new, 12-week cargo program takes advantage of Pittsburgh’s strategic North American location between the Northeast and Midwest in the U.S. and the speed at which cargo moves via Pittsburgh.
Touchless technology and a push to digitization have risen to the top of airport agendas in a rush to protect the health and restore confidence of passengers in the pandemic era.
From Changi Airport Group’s MD of Air Hub Development talking about what the hub airport is doing to facilitate international travel to A4E President talking about ongoing challenges of COVID-19. Here are the top 10 expert opinion videos from Air Transport Month 2020.
A daily roundup of air transport news, from downward trend in European air traffic continuing to ATR starting pilot training on enhanced vision system.
"We’re in the range of 60% to 70% of our European flights operating, still with lower load factors, different yields, but overall traffic was coming back pretty rapidly."
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