Ground it over 19 and the Airline Industry thats our focus this week on mate im chris kober its good to have you aboard when covered 19 head europe earlier this year it didnt take long for airlines to react as one country after the next imposed lockdowns flights were canceled all over the world take a look at how the crisis affected the Aviation Industry the 1st slump came as early as february by may in june there was a 70 percent decrease and global air traffic compared to the Previous Year it still hasnt recovered even in mid august air traffic was only at 50 percent of its pretty covert 1000. 00 levels now the pandemic marks a turning point for this trillion dollar industry carriers and many factors are in freefall putting the x. On jobs and former prestige projects take air buses giant double decker a 380. 00 for example the 4 engine jet was always if you will thirsty undertaking now without paying passengers to fill a seats airlines have lost interest in the Worlds Largest airline are now our business phasing out production and we went to see the last of its kind. Whenever one of these huge planes was to be assembled at the nearby abas plant sections of the fuselage had to pass through a living yak villages turned out for the festive procession and to say hello this time in june it was also to say goodbye. Number 270 was the last 8380 to be built thats when the series was unveiled 15 years ago it marked a revolution the worlds biggest passenger plane now its been discontinued. I think that people would have loved to to have the sec raf you know being produce for a longer period of time anyway again i think everybody is very proud about the aircraft and what it means to help us to know how the skills that we developed along those is very important then to pave the way for the future innovation like. For example. The a 380. 00 is so extravagant and enormous its positively although inspiring. People have grown fond of it even if they dont work for every us. I think its a its a mixed feeling between a bit of sadness. But also a lot of a lot of pride. And again im very proud to have been part of this journey i think that you felt the passion of all the people i think that help us would not be a bus without a future yeah even worldwide i mean anybody is able to recognize the 380 and this is not a given for any aircraft flying around the work. Be a 380 was designed to hold as many as 850 passengers on its 2 decks but times have changed and the lines. No longer aim to cram as many people as possible into huge planes smaller fuel efficient models the call for now. The end of the road for the a 380 came too soon for us the Development Costs with huge and can hardly have been offset by sales at the same time the pandemic is devastating the industry a large part of the global commercial air fleet remains grounded airlines that were doing well and now facing bankruptcy the german state had to rescue loved tenser with a 9000000000 euro bailout orders for new planes have been cancelled or have failed to materialize. Production abas has been cut back sharply thousands of workers are working reduced hours. Id have to look beautiful thought but of course weve been hit hard as a manufacturer and we have to respond appropriately weve studied past disruptive events such as 911 and sars they all had a negative impact but not as great as the pandemic ause we have to find a way to emerge from the crisis swiftly rise up from this low point given the enormity of the crisis were talking about years not months we wont get back to where we were until at least 202035 there will be nor return to normality before that. You know maturity defaults that works on etc go here and clear corporate europe with what could of course. Ever since pinning its hopes on its a 350 series introduced in 2015 its quiet fuel efficient and state of the art. Piloted this one on its 1st flight at a bus in toulouse his airline loved one so ordered it some years ago and this was the acceptance flight bang in the middle of the deepest crisis end of tenses history. If you. Before you fight an open minded policeman its an important gesture for my colleagues at home on short time work. If this be free of applied on this is a difficult time but its important to look ahead. The 1st time youve been there 5 years it doesnt quite work you. Know tensor inspectors check every detail of the plane windows seats safety features. Everyone tree sit down fasten your seat belt secure. The list price of an a 350 is 300000000 euros before a purchase or paste the full amount its pilots put the plane through its paces. Right now live 10 so it is in the process of shrinking its fleet buying a new plane was controversial within the company. For the bison is one of the most see it has a glimmer of hope of course colleagues are asking why why now and why couldnt delivery be postponed but most appreciate as a contract is binding he cant just say i dont want the plane now its a sign that were getting going again high for dozens of deaths and. Its a limb or of hope for the airline and for the manufacturer of us pilot thomasville hence says every plane gets built help secure jobs. That once is listed its important for us to maintain production albeit at a lower level so its a good feeling and a positive sign that we continue to deliver such big planes it also shows that lufthansa and the Aviation Industry and air bus are confident that things will take off again even if the steps are small and slow it doesnt with all threats be it opens your lungs on this but this is optimism is all well and good. But nobody actually knows what commercial aviation will look like in the future for example of tensors switching some planes from carrying passengers to freight and has therefore removed rows of seats social distancing may be with us for some time and passenger planes too might be facing a redesign less sardine tin more limousine gets a designs cabins for advice he says its crucial to make passengers feel safe so theyre willing to fly even journey in the pandemic but im here in the ventilation system exchanges and filters the air in the cabin every 2 or 3 minutes so i thought it circulates downwards to help ensure the air is free of viruses. And shit. On the air quality is comparable to that in a hospital surfaces in the washrooms have antibacterial coatings and there are no touch controls so that is a very good starting point a strong basis for ensuring hygiene safety in the air. They had to flee. The maiden flight of its new a 350 may have gone well but abbott has announced it intends to cut 15000 jobs while white. Tens of thousands of jobs on the chopping block thats been one of the results of the dramatic decline in International Air travel giant fields of unused aircraft have become an eye catching indicator of the problem here are some more facts to illustrate the full extent of the industrys crisis. Before the coronavirus an average of more than 1000000 people were traveling by plane at any given time the pandemic reduced the number to less than 100000 the u. S. And britain have been especially hard hit by the aviation crisis. The industry accounts for 3 percent of their g. D. P. Its estimated that up to 64 percent of commercial aircraft were grounded and lines attempts to sell off aircraft are usually unsuccessful carry is all over the world have declared bankruptcy a few received government bailouts germanys lift answer was given a rescue deal of 19000000000 euros. Hong kongs Cathay Pacific received 4500000000 the u. S. Bailout plan for airlines is worth 42000000000 euros but it may not be enough the International Air transport association has warned that the crisis could last years. Especially if rather than sending staff to their customers and Business Partners around the World Companies continue to hold more video conferences instead. Video conferences are something we hear w. Have also been getting used to they help us stay on the air. For staying in the air freight business is the one bright spot for evolution right now its booming and no wonder as a result of the pandemic people are shopping online like never before our reporter chris sampras alias paid a visit to leipsic airport where logistics trying d. H. L. Operates an International Air freight hot. A d. H. L. Freighter arrives crammed full with express packages. Manager you go inside and is in charge of unloading and rerouting. His planes just arrived from zagreb. The ramp team has just one hour to unload and reload the plane. The number of flights has definitely risen this year and there are more known night landings. You know the numbers going up to 65 and sometimes there are more than 70 and croft. Expressed a Livery Service d. H. L. Is International Business in the eastern german city of lights. For years business has continued to improve for what is the Worlds Largest logistics company. During the pandemic it specialists served to use every centimeter of available cargo space in their dedicated transport planes. As the Coronavirus Crisis broke Global Passenger flights screech to a halt vastly slashing capacities for air freight as well thats work to do you charles advantage if youre going to say weve been experiencing growth for years but especially now. In the Coronavirus Crisis weve seen all the airlines reduce their capacity and if you consider that 60 to 70 percent of freight volume is normally transported in the holds of passenger planes you can imagine that if the airlines disappear and that capacity goes that things will start piling up elsewhere instead. Tonights assignment involves sorting 400000 express packages and bulky items. After arriving in leipzig the packages are then loaded on to other planes for the next leg of their journey. 2000 employees work the night shift here. Pay to be counted is in charge overnight they have 2000 tons of parcels to process on this shift i guess. We have to make sure that no parcel is left behind this is a trans shipment of goods come in and they go straight out again all over the world you know its what. Sends out freight to more than 500 airports every day using the Main Commercial flight routes flying 1st to major hubs and then on to smaller airports. The pace of work is fast 30 containers have to be unloaded from the whole of the plane. He runs idle deals with 8 planes a night. Weve attached a clock to that plane and its counting down the aim is to empty it in that time off but the machine at the end. She has 30 minutes to do that. The night shift is the busiest year and goes from 9 pm to 6 am. Thats when the largest number of Staff Members work. And as most of my pocket people pay good money to have beds livery by 6 in the morning or by noon we are in charge of making sure everything leaves as fast as possible. But typical delivery looks like this at 2 pm someone or nori says she wants to send a parcel to rome an hour later its collected from the customer the truck takes it to the d. H. L. Gateway airport. By