Aviation Daily Roundup: June 5

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Airbus has appointed Anand Stanley as the new president of Airbus Asia-Pacific.

Revised rules will increase international passenger flights to China by up to 48%, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.

UK engine maker Rolls-Royce has reasserted plans to focus on electrification and alternative fuels as part of a broader corporate commitment to become operationally net zero carbon by 2030 and, in the longer term, to help the transport and power sectors it supplies to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Most airlines canceled nearly all international passenger flights following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and have lost an enormous amount of revenue over the last few months.

International Airlines Group (IAG) is considering a legal challenge to UK government plans to impose a 14-day quarantine on international arrivals as part of efforts to fight COVID-19, CEO Willie Walsh has said.

The China-U.S. airline-service detente continued June 5 as the U.S. Transportation Dept. (DOT) scrapped a plan to ban Chinese passenger carriers in mid-June, approving a total of two weekly frequencies instead.

Air New Zealand is looking to further slash its labor costs as the workforce cuts it has already made have not been enough to offset revenue declines.

Garuda Indonesia has completed a restructuring of bond obligations in a crucial step to improve its financial position.

United Airlines became the latest U.S. carrier to substantially ramp-up its domestic capacity in July, reflecting growing optimism about a summertime rebound in leisure travel demand.

Southeast Asia’s largest LCC AirAsia Group is reportedly looking to sell 10% of its equity to South Korea’s SK Group to raise funds as the ongoing COVID-19 crisis impacts cashflow.