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7th August: Air India Express Boeing 737-800 at Kozhikode: overran runway and fell into valley.
http://avherald.com/h?article=4daf960f&opt=0

(edit: "valley" looks more like an embarkement)

ACI Europe: "Latest traffic data shows disastrous COVID-19 impact on airport industry".
https://www.aci-europe.org/media-room/2 ... ustry.html

4th August: LOT-flight LO-9825 Poznan-Mallorca, ERJ-195 reg SP-LNL:
takeoff, bird strike, return to Poznan. New takeoff, another birdstrike, diversion to Warsaw.
http://avherald.com/h?article=4dad4dee&opt=0

I don't believe that story. 1. With easyJet, facial masks are mandatory. Passengers not doing so inflight, know that they risk to be confronted with the police upon arrival. If they don't wear a mask during deboarding, they even risk an immediate fine. 2. If I see someone without facial mask in a su...

Sale and leaseback of 5 x 737MAX bring in € 193M cash for the TUI group:
https://www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/news/s ... 7-max-deal

JustPlanes video: 737-700 Corfu-Brussels:

https://youtu.be/N9Uy4quRG68

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Not surprisingly, as recovery is slow indeed.

Confidence remains low. From IATA's last survey (June 2020):
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Top concerns around contracting COVID
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On board the aircraft:
65% Sitting next to someone who might be infected
42% Using restroom /toilet facilities
37% Breathing the air in the plane

My international conference in Europe this May has been canceled due to the COVID-19. I have a ticket, purchased from TAP air Portugal, from Toronto, Canada to Lisbon. Because it is a non-refundable fare, they don't want to give a refund. They won't allow me to reschedule later than May 31 of this ...

This article today about flying on commerical flights. https://www.hln.be/nieuws/binnenland/een-bubbel-van-5-maar-een-vlucht-met-200-personen-mag-nog-steeds-hoe-groot-is-het-risico-op-een-vliegtuig~a8e6f77b/ TUI and Brussels Airlines are overselling their HEPA filters, I hope that they are actually...

This article today about flying on commerical flights. https://www.hln.be/nieuws/binnenland/een-bubbel-van-5-maar-een-vlucht-met-200-personen-mag-nog-steeds-hoe-groot-is-het-risico-op-een-vliegtuig~a8e6f77b/ "Aviation expert" Luc De Wilde says that it's perfectly safe because "there is no evidence"...

Covid-19 contaminated couple boards Ryanair flight in Manchester On 16th July 2020, a Türkish couple boarded Ryanair flight FR-1145, operated by Malta Air Boeing 737-800 9H-QAI. During boarding, the 50-year old man and the 45-year old woman already showed first symptoms of the virus: soar throat an...

Flightradar24.com: "...A Titan Airways 757 is set to become the largest aircraft to land on St. Helena tomorrow. It is currently en route to Ascension Island and will depart for St. Helena tomorrow, 30 July ~10:50 UTC..." https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1288461935344746496 . https://www.fli...

It seems that the business rescue practioners have made an undisclosed deal with the South African government. A vague promise by the SA gov "we will provide the funds" is now accepted as proof of payment. Notice (by the BRP's) to All Affected Persons (28 July 2020): https://matusonassociates.co.za/...

Etihad Airways: Mandatory COVID-19 PCR testing. "...From 1 August 2020, it will be mandatory to have a COVID-19 PCR test before you fly with Etihad Airways from any worldwide airport outside of Abu Dhabi. Your test must be carried out at an approved medical facility within 96 hours of arriving in A...

The Netherlands has issued a code orange for Barcelona, number 2 destination for AMS Schiphol Airport (after LHR).
For Brussels Airport, Barcelona and Madrid are almost equally the number 1 destination.

Code orange in the Netherlands means: do not travel for leisure (NL has green-yellow-orange-red).

Another question is how long LH will last with their 9 billions. I don't think that they'll last much longer than the Spring of 2021. Another one of those Nostradamus predictions that will go lost in the www basements. Though predicting the Lufthansa bankruptcy surpasses your prediction, in 2014, t...

The loan is €290M, which will be provided by the Belgian Federal Holding and Investment Company (SFPI-FPIM). Intrest rate is the minimal EU regulated; it starts at 50bps, raising to 200bps for the last 3 years. ... Basic intrest rate (Euribor) is: -0,29% (minus) 1st year: 0,5% to be added 2nd and 3...

CRL Charleroi Airport, 16th February 2020, at 22h40 local, during deboarding of Ryanair flight FR1303 Napoli-Charleroi: "...after a male passenger exited the airplane and was climbing down the airstairs, he slipped, tumbled down the stairs, seemed to grab the railing on one hand, causing him to spin...

CEO Dieter Vranckx announces a smoother refund process:

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... Noteworthy to me is the additional commitment of €100M by Lufthansa, which is IMHO a meaningful sign they indeed do not intend to let go of Brussels Airlines any time soon. ... ...(depending the interest rate, of which I haven't seen anything BTW)... De Croo said a lot of interesting things in ...