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European Airlines get another extension of their slots for the Northern Winter 2020 Schedule, says IATA

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IATA and the various airline organisations representing the interests of European airlines may have found a potential way to stop the upheaval of their schedules in Winter 2020 and arrived at an agreement to keep their slots till early 2021.

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Virgin Atlantic gets closer to recapitalisation, still staying solvent

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Virgin Atlantic is closer to have finally sorted their financial troubles for the time being, with the airline managing to organise its financing to stay on as the Number 2 airline of the United Kingdom for the foreseeable future.

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Singapore Airlines new service protocols in place flying through CoVid-19

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Singapore Airlines is working through a new service protocol as they take to the skies again. Here is what to expect on Singapore Airlines’ flights in the coming days, as the airline takes a shot at flying through the Pandemic.

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IATA predicts a USD 314 Billion loss of passenger revenue in 2020 due to CoVid-19

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At a weekly press conference about the CoVid-19 impact on aviation, IATA predicts that there will be a USD 314 billion dollar drop of revenue from passenger traffic in 2020, compared to 2019. This is a much higher number as compared to their original prediction made three weeks ago.

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Doha Airport plans to double up & Qatar Airways plans to double its Business Class Lounge

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Doha’s expansive Hamad International Airport will get an upgrade, which will not just double the capacity of the airport to about 60 million passengers, but also will get Qatar Airways Business Class Lounge doubled in size.

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Qantas will research for Project Sunrise on 787-9 delivery flights

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Qantas is upping their preparation for the Project Sunrise flights that will take off in a few years. For this, they are repurposing the delivery flights of their aircraft and flying it in from New York/ London to Sydney directly to research how a human would react on 20 hours on an aircraft.

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