Sunday has rolled around once again, meaning that it's time to take a look at a round-up of some of our most notable stories this week. Let's get cracking!

Lufthansa To Equip Entire Boeing 777F Fleet With Sharkskin Technology

German flag carrier Lufthansa is set to enhance the sustainability of its cargo division by equipping its Boeing 777F felt with sharkskin technology. This reduces an aircraft's friction inflight, which, in turn, saves fuel. You can read more about it here.

Air India Carries 30 COVID Positive Travelers To Italy

Amid a devastating second wave of coronavirus in India, the country's flag carrier was found to have transported 30 COVID-positive travelers from Amritsar to Rome. This has meant that all 242 occupants of the busy repatriation flight have been placed into quarantine. It is thought that some of the positive tests even corresponded to crew members.

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Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft as seen on final approach flying for landing at London Heathrow International Airport LHR EGLL in England, United Kingdom on March 19, 2020. The modern and advanced B787-8 airplane has the registration VT-ANM and is powered by 2x GEnx-1B jet engines. AirIndia AI AIC is the flag carrier of India with headquarters at New Delhi and main hub at Delhi Indira Gandhi DEL airport, the airline is government-owned and member of Star Alliance aviation team. On August 7, 2020 an Air India subsidiary, Air India Express flight no AXB1344 had an accident skidded the runway during landing at Karipur Airport, Kozhikode Airport CCJ in India with at least 191 people on board and 2 fatalities. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Soon To Be Extinct: The Airbus A340-500

Simple Flying also spent time this week taking a look at the limited remaining operations of the Airbus A340-500. This rare aircraft presently serves just one route, namely that of Azerbaijan Airlines from Baku to Moscow Domodedovo. You can read more about the aircraft, which is set to be withdrawn from the route later this month, here.

Emirates was the largest user of the A340-500 in the past decade. Photo: Airbus.

Ethiopian Mozambique Airlines Halts All Flights

The impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has forced Ethiopian Mozambique Airlines to halt its operations. The carrier, like many others, has been hit hard by the present lack of demand, and uncertainty regarding a potential recovery.

The subsidiary airline will indefinitely suspend all flights pending further developments. Photo: Anna Zvereva via Wikimedia Commons

The Logistics Of A Boeing 747 Private Jet

While we generally think of private jets as being small aircraft, there is also the possibility to fit Boeing 747s out for VIP purposes. Simple Flying examined the logistics of such aircraft earlier this week. You can take a look at these luxury jumbos here.

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A rendering of the 747-8 BBJ inflight. Image: Boeing

American Airlines Hosts Pizza Party On ERJ-175 Following Diversion

Now and then, flights have to divert due to adverse weather. While passengers know that this is done with everyone's safety in mind, the subsequent delays may still prove frustrating. However, after thunderstorms forced a Key West-bound American Eagle flight to divert to Charleston, its captain thoughtfully looked to negate such frustration by... ordering everyone pizza!

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Moov could potentially commence operations with Embraer Ejets out of Lugano Airport. Photo: Getty Images

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