Several international airline companies told about changes in rules for air transportation of passengers in conditions of coronavirus pandemic. Big European low-cost company will oblige passengers to ask stewards permission to visit WC. In airline company such measure was explained: it is aimed to avoid queues and keep social distance in order to avoid coronavirus contamination. Canadian airline company announced that economy class will seat…
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The biggest and the oldest Columbian airline company Avianca filed for bankruptcy in order to reorganize business because coronavirus pandemic caused reduction of passenger flow. Company doesn’t make flights since the end of March. The company has already went bankrupt at the end of 2000’s. On May 10th “Avianca Holdings SA and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of…
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After two air crashes of Boeing 737 MAX and full discontinuation of operation and production of these airplanes American aviation giant appeared on the verge of financial crisis. Direct and indirect Boeing losses already exceeded 20 billion USD and continue to grow fast. Airline companies of entire world have already cancelled about 500 orders for these airplanes and filed many million lawsuits with claims for…
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As a reminder, strategic partnership of Boeing and Embraer was agreed by corporations’ presidents of that time Dennis Muilenburg and Paulo Cesar da Silva on Summer 2018. And at the same time was also taken decision to create two joint ventures. First was intended to be created on the base of Brazilian corporation’s divisions that deal with production and product support services of commercial airplanes….
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American corporation refused to acquire Brazilian manufacturer of regional airplanes for 4,2 billion USD due to crises. Among Boeing and Embraer joint-venture creation erupted huge scandal. Americans declared directly that they do not intend to acquire control packet of stocks of the third biggest airplane manufacturer because they are dissatisfied with the terms of partnership. And all trial to find acceptable solution of this problem…
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American airline corporation Boeing doesn’t intend to ask for state support due to pandemic at present moment as it has successfully placed bonds for amount of 25 billion USD. “We are happy with reaction on our issue of the bonds that is one of the steps taken by us for liquidity supply in our company and 17 thousand companies that are included in our chain…
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Second prototype of re-engined wide-body airplane Boeing 777X took off for the first time almost 100 days later after the first one. On April 30th 96 days after the first flight of starting prototype of the newest wide-body airplane B-777-9 (that will accommodate 426 passengers) in the sky above Washington state the second testing aircraft of this type (number WH002, registration number N779XX) took off….
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Italian designers Aviointeriors offered variants of changes in seats’ arrangement in economy class cabins that could appear in the airplanes after coronavirus pandemic ends. As CNN reminds the same designers earlier attract attention with idea of standing room in passenger airplanes. Now they offer two variants of passengers’ accommodation the goal of which is social distancing and people protection “in accordance with new requirements”. “Janus”…
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Besides, such a rough approach testifies that there is comprehension that discontinuance of fights will cause losses in infrastructure (airports, service and so on). Yes, there will be losses but that can be compensated only to those who rely not only on limited thoughts about their business. And in current situation, perhaps, it is most important: aviation is very big and interrelated complex. Its’ comprehension…
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Pandemic showed vulnerability of the branch of passenger transportation. The main physical parameter – number of carried passengers – tends to zero faster than prices for crude oil futures on the exchange. Will world aviation be able to pull out when restrictions of mobility will be removed? This industry has never undergone crises of such scale. During World War II haven’t stopped but on the…
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