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Eight aircraft identified as needing immediate attention.
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Sean Broderick, Guy Norris

Eight aircraft identified as needing immediate attention due to safety risks.
 
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An early summer surge of flyers sparked optimism that air travel might rebound more quickly than originally expected. But that early-June demand has cooled as the leisure travel season comes to an end and if business travel doesn’t pick up, industry
experts are predicting a bleak fall.

 
Ben Goldstein

The chief executive of the top U.S. airline lobby called on federal lawmakers to promptly approve more industry aid, telling reporters the situation facing carriers remains “dire” as the summer leisure travel season draws to a close.
 
 
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From Abu Dhabi airports welcoming MEA Airlines passengers to LATAM Solidary plane transporting more than 680 tons of medical supplies. Read examples of how the aviation industry is going #aboveandbeyond to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
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If Airbus prioritizes long-term outcomes, it will come out of the COVID-19 downturn stronger than ever.
 
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Aircraft manufacturer Embraer is laying off 900 employees in Brazil, the equivalent of 4.5% of its global workforce, according to a Sept. 3 statement.