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Airlines and coronavirus: The suprising airline magnate considering a bid for Virgin Australia

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He would bid via the vehicle he uses to invest in IndiGo, as India’s biggest budget airline is known, the person said. IndiGo’s home market is fiercely competitive, with half a dozen major carriers duking it out even after Jet Airways was forced into bankruptcy last year. It’s not hard to see the attractions.

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Coronavirus and airline travel in Europe: No empty plane seats under EU plan

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Airlines will not have to leave seats empty, but passengers flying in the European Union will have to wear masks on planes and in airports under plans to revive the travel industry. Ryanair said on Tuesday that its passengers would be required to ask for permission to use the toilets to avoid queuing on the budget airline’s planes.

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Holidaymakers face six-month wait for travel refunds as airlines struggle to deal with colossal backlog of claims with £7billion owed to customers

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Pictured is Heathrow Airport deserted amid Covid-19 pandemic. The budget airline added that flights will remain grounded until ‘at least July’ and passenger numbers will not return to 2019 levels ‘until summer 2022 at the earliest’ . Pictured, A Ryanair departures board in terminal one at Dublin airport today.

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British Airways could pull out of Gatwick and cut a quarter of its pilots, leaked memo reveals

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British Airways plans to cut the jobs of a quarter of its pilots and could abandon Gatwick Airport altogether in a bid for post-coronavirus survival, it was revealed today. British Airways planes seen parked up on March 31 at Gatwick airport. Will air travel get more expensive? By Darren Boyle for MailOnline .

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State by State Incentives Guide

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In 2001 the MRZ designation was renewed for the former Williams Air Force Base, now known as Williams Gateway Airport. Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. Currently there are two MRZs in Arizona. In December 2002, the former U.S.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The statute allows the Energy Commission, with an annual program budget of approximately $100 million, to use grants, loans, loan guarantees, revolving loans and other appropriate measures to support projects that: Develop and improve alternative and renewable low-carbon fuels. The fund will provide loans ranging from $100,000 up to $500,000.

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