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Richard Schuurman

Richard Schuurman

Active as a journalist since 1987, with a background in newspapers, magazines, and a regional news station, Richard has been covering commercial aviation on a freelance basis since late 2016. Richard is contributing to AirInsight since December 2018. He also writes for Airliner World, Aviation News, Piloot & Vliegtuig, and Luchtvaartnieuws Magazine. Twitter: @rschuur_aero.

787 delivery pause costs Boeing revenues

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Boeing reported a first-quarter net loss of $-561 million compared to $-641 million in the same quarter last year, it said on April 28. The Group’s operational loss was $-83 million versus $-1.353 billion in 2020. Revenues were lower as…

TAP gets approval for Covid aid package

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TAP Portugal has got approval for a Covid aid package from the European Commission. The government-backed package will compensate TAP for the financial damage directly caused by the Covid-crisis between March 19-June 30, 2020. It is additional to the state…

IATA expecting more gloom for airlines

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The international airline industry is set for a combined net loss this year of $-47.7 billion. While that’s an ‘improvement of last year’s $-126.4 billion, it is a clear demonstration of the continued difficulties within the airline market, IATA said…