Aviation Daily Roundup: May 15

Singapore Airlines To Adapt Fleet For Prolonged COVID-19 Recovery

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Singapore Airlines (SIA) is not expecting its capacity to fully recover for the next 12-18 months and is readjusting its fleet expansion strategy accordingly.

Azul Uses Embraer Deal As A Model For Talks With Airbus

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Brazil’s Azul Airlines intends to use the recent agreement it reached with Embraer to defer 52 E2s as a blueprint for discussions with other suppliers, including Airbus.

Cathay Pacific Reports Bleak Outlook As Losses Mount

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Cathay Pacific is accumulating huge losses as almost all of its flights remain suspended because of COVID-19, and the Hong-Kong-based carrier sees little prospect of improvement in the near term.

Cargo Demand Spurs Delta To Resume Transatlantic Routes

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Delta Air Lines is resuming two passenger services to Frankfurt (FRA) and London Heathrow (LHR) from May 21 for the first time since flights were suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Korean Air Slips To Steeper First-Quarter Loss

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Korean Air predicts that losses in the first quarter will continue in the remainder of H1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, although there are some positive signs for passenger demand emerging.

China Southern Raising $2.2B To Buy Aircraft, Engines

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China Southern Airlines is planning to raise CNY16 billion ($2.2 billion) by issuing convertible bonds, mainly for the acquisition of aircraft.

COVID-19: Latin America Market Update

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Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Latin America aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.

U.S. House Chairman Urges More Distancing In Airline Cabins

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The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation Committee called on airlines to cap load factors in the cabin, after a viral image of a fully-packed United Airlines flight caused a stir on social media earlier this week.

Jiangxi Air Becomes Third COMAC ARJ21 Operator

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The COMAC ARJ21 regional jet will enter service with its third operator on May 16, following the handing over of one aircraft of the type to Jiangxi Air.

Ryanair Cutting Backroom Staff As Pandemic Pressures Mount

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The continuing economic effects of the pandemic has led to ULCC Ryanair announcing more than 250 job losses in its head office in Dublin, together with its locations at London Stansted, Madrid and Wroclaw, Poland.

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