New Airbus production line for small jets opens in Alabama

Partially assembled sections of a plane in a factory.

Airbus has more production capacity at its Mobile, Alabama, manufacturing campus for its A220 regional jet, but who will take delivery or make new orders is an open question as the airline industry struggles to generate business in the COVID era.

The European aircraft maker on Tuesday officially opened a final assembly line for the A220 and began production of the first U.S.-built A220 for JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) after tugs pulled three main sections into the building.

The 270,000-square-foot...

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Amid COVID outbreak, freighter demand boosts ATSG in Q1

Big white jet with wheels down for landing.

It’s much better to be a cargo than a passenger airline these days. The former has seen demand shoot through the roof; the latter’s business has fallen off a cliff.

Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ: ATSG) delivered first-quarter operating profit of $133.7 million, or $2.27 per share, versus $22.6 million in the year-ago period on the strength of combined revenue growth of 12% for its aircraft leasing and air transport segments. That’s a good three months compared to passenger carriers that...

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Η Abu Dhabi Ports κρατά άμυνα απέναντι στην πανδημία

Eν μέσω πανδημίας, οι διαχειρίστριες εταιρείες λιμένων ανά τον κόσμο λαμβάνουν όλα τα απαραίτητα μέτρα και προβαίνουν σε καινοτομίες για τον περιορισμό εξάπλωσης του ιού και την επιστροφή της οικονομικής δραστηριότητας στην κανονικότητα όσο το δυνατόν ταχύτερα.

Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, η Abu Dhabi Ports κατασκεύασε σε χρόνο-ρεκόρ εγκαταστάσεις πραγματοποίησης ελέγχου κρουσμάτων του Covid-19 στα λιμάνια Zayed Port και Khalifa Port.

Στις εγκαταστάσεις αυτές, οι οποίες κατασκευάστηκαν σε μία ημέρα και όπου...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2020/05/03/i-abu-dhabi-ports-krata-amyna-apenanti-stin-pandimia/

Posidonia 2020 to take place on October 2020

Due to the escalating challenges that have risen because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Posidonia 2020 will be postponed from the 1st to 5th June 2020 to the 26th to 30th October 2020.

In view of the need to protect the health and wellbeing of our exhibitors and visitors while at the same time complying with WHO and Greek Government guidelines, we have decided to postpone Posidonia 2020 from the 1st to 5th June 2020 to the 26th to 30th October 2020 at the Athens Metropolitan Expo, together with all...

https://safety4sea.com/posidonia-2020-to-take-place-on-october-2020/