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Rest assured it's a one off incident. At least no corners were cut during any ameristan vaccine development.
Profits before human lives!
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Rest assured it's a one off incident. At least no corners were cut during any ameristan vaccine development.
Profits before human lives!
Have you had your Russian injection yet?
Oh, that's probably a given.
I mean your Russian vaccine?
The incredibly inane, bigoted and clumsy actions by Boeing . . . I use them as an example in my training sessions. Pathetic.
MC-21 Boeing 737 MAX Challenger Takes First Flight With Russian Engines
December 15, 2020
On Tuesday, the first MC-21 variant equipped with Russian-built PD-14 engines took its first flight. Taking off from the manufacturer’s test facilities in Siberia, the flight lasted an hour and 25 minutes. Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister said the jet was a landmark for the country’s civil aviation industry.
The flight, operated by aircraft with test registration 73055, took off from the airfield of the manufacturer Irkut in Siberia. It lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes, and onboard were two pilots and an engineer.
First take-off with PD-14
The standard version of the model, the MC-21-300, made its maiden flight back in 2017. However, this was its first lift-off for the MC-21-310 variant, equipped with the new domestic PD-14 engines. Produced by the company Aviadvigatel, the PD-14 has been developed specifically to power the new narrowbody plane.
Russia hopes that its new jet will take up the competition with Boeing’s 737 MAX and Airbus’ A320neo. To be able to market it with domestically produced engines would certainly be a feather in the cap for its aviation industry.
MC-21 Boeing 737 MAX Challenger Takes First Flight With Russian Engines - Simple Flying
Airbus expects Tianjin unit to be a hub for aircraft deliveries
By ZHU WENQIAN | China Daily Global | Updated: 2020-12-30 09:02
"European plane maker Airbus said on Tuesday that it was hopeful that more international customers would come to China for aircraft deliveries, according to a top company official. Airbus' comments came after Connecticut, United States-based GECAS, a subsidiary of General Electric, on Tuesday became the first foreign aircraft lessor to take delivery of an A320neo aircraft assembled at the company's final assembly line in Tianjin from its own order-book.
The aircraft, which will be leased by Chinese regional carrier Colorful Guizhou Airlines, is rich testimony to China's strong manufacturing capabilities, Airbus said.
"Making the delivery in Tianjin was a logical solution for the Chinese customers of GECAS. Due to the ongoing pandemic, we decided to provide local solutions for aircraft delivery. This has been a good start, and we hope more international aircraft lessors will take deliveries in Tianjin," said George Xu, CEO of Airbus China.
"We expect local deliveries to rise as a result of the new dual-circulation strategy introduced by the Chinese authorities. It will also promote internal circulation in the country. China was the first major market where Airbus saw a recovery since the pandemic and we will continue the investment in China and strengthen cooperation with Chinese partners," Xu said.
So far, Airbus has delivered 509 aircraft assembled in Tianjin. The Tianjin center, which has been in operation for 12 years, has helped Airbus increase its market share in the country and steal a march over its US rival Boeing Co. Besides, Airbus has A320 family production facilities globally in Toulouse of France, Hamburg of Germany, and Mobile, Alabama of the United States.
During the first quarter of the year, Airbus delivered 6 percent of its new aircraft globally to customers in China. In the fourth quarter, the deliveries rose to 25 percent of the total, showing a trajectory of recovery. China has made significant contributions for the recovery in the global aviation market, Airbus said.
Tianjin facility is one of the first companies to recover business operations in Tianjin since the pandemic, with the support from the local government. The company plans to start deliveries of wide-body A350 aircraft from its completion and delivery center in Tianjin from next year.
"The ongoing pandemic has had a significant impact on the manufacturing and delivery of aircraft globally, and some carriers can't take delivery of their aircraft due to travel restrictions posted by different countries," said Lin Zhijie, an aviation industry analyst and a columnist of Carnoc, one of the largest civil aviation websites in China.
"The pandemic has been brought under better control in China, and it did not have a major impact on the capacity of the Tianjin facility of Airbus. The Tianjin center has served as a more convenient choice for Chinese customers to take deliveries," Lin said."
Airbus expects Tianjin unit to be a hub for aircraft deliveries - Chinadaily.com.cn
A tray full of GOLD is not worth a moment in time.
Now we know how Comac have made their new knock off so quickly.
Might be a bit optimistic given that it is still up to gubmints of the world to decide whether to receive visitors.Qantas has started taking bookings for international flights from July 1 in a perhaps optimistic view that by then, vaccinations will have begun to curb the spread of the coronavirus and travel demand will pick up.
Ticket sales for Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, which had been set to start in March, have been pushed back to July, while other destinations like London have been brought forward from October, Australia’s national carrier said Tuesday. New Zealand is the only overseas destination to which Qantas is currently flying.
“Recently we have aligned the selling of our international services to reflect our expectation that international travel will begin to restart from July 2021,” Qantas said. “We continue to review and update our international schedule in response to the developing Covid-19 situation.”
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One presumes they demand payment, to accept/ "confirm" the booking.
Thai Airways cuts down international flight schedule
Due to the ongoing spread of Covid-19, Thai Airways is reducing its international flight schedule from now until March 27. Domestic flights will still operate as normal under the airline’s sister carrier Thai Smile.
Thai Airways will reduce international flights to the following destinations:
Asia
Hong Kong: One daily return flight – TG638/TG639
Manila: One weekly return flight – TG624/TG625
Osaka: One weekly return flight – TG622/TG623
Seoul: One weekly return flight – TG656/TG657
Taipei: One weekly return flight – TG632/TG633
Tokyo (Narita): Three weekly return flights – TG642/TG643
Australia
Sydney: One weekly return flight – TG475/TG476
Europe
Copenhagen: One weekly return flight – TG950/TG951
Frankfurt: One weekly return flight – TG922/TG923
London: One weekly return flight – TG910/TG911
Thai Airways cuts down international flight schedule | The Thaiger
Air NZ starts non-quarantine flights to Aus. The nice, clean Kiwis can go to Aus without spending two weeks in a hotel. Coming back the otter way still requires a two week hotel stay. Don't wanna catch whatever those filthy Aussies have.
Boeing agrees to pay $2.5bn fine facing ‘fraud conspiracy’ charges over 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people
7 Jan, 2021 21:44 / Updated 2 hours ago
"Boeing will pay some $2.5 billion to resolve criminal charges linked to two deadly crashes involving its 737 MAX aircraft, agreeing to hand over a small fraction of its yearly revenue as the DOJ charges it with “fraud conspiracy.”
“The tragic crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 exposed fraudulent and deceptive conduct by employees of one of the world’s leading commercial airplane manufacturers,” Acting Assistant Attorney General David Burns said in a statement on Thursday.
"Boeing’s employees chose the path of profit over candor by concealing material information from the [Federal Aviation Administration] concerning the operation of its 737 Max airplane and engaging in an effort to cover up their deception."
The department said the massive settlement will include a criminal penalty worth $243.6 million, $1.77 billion in payments to buyers of the 737 MAX, as well as a smaller $500 million contribution to a crash victim beneficiaries' fund, which will compensate the families of passengers who perished in the two accidents. The payments will have no impact on ongoing civil litigation against Boeing by relatives of crash victims, according to lawyers for the plaintiffs cited by Reuters, who noted that the settlement would only strengthen their case."
Boeing agrees to pay $2.5bn fine facing ‘fraud conspiracy’ charges over 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people — RT Business News
^ Less than VW fine...
And one hopes the Boeing management are stripped of their liberty and assets.
You can make a booking whenever you like, if the airline offers it. However, they will always have a cutoff date for payment. Having said that, I haven't tried booking a ticket since it was official declared a Pandemic.
I'm fucked if I'm paying up front for a ticket until I'm 100% convinced that I will be able to use it before the airline's conditions run out or they go bankrupt.
Hotels on the other hand you can book away on Agoda or Booking.com because they make it clear if the property allows 100% refunds if you cancel by a certain date.
Budget airline Norwegian has axed its long-haul network, leading to the loss of 1,100 pilot and cabin crew jobs based at Gatwick Airport.
The carrier said it will operate a "simplified business structure and dedicated short-haul route network" after being badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
The plan, which is subject to approval by an Irish bankruptcy court, would cut Norwegian’s fleet to about 50 aircraft from the existing 140, the company said.
Norwegian, which helped transform transatlantic travel by expanding the European budget airline business model to longer-haul destinations, has been forced to ground all but six of its aircraft amid the pandemic.
Norwegian air scraps long-haul network seeing 1,100 jobs lost at Gatwick - Mirror Online
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