The weeklong Chinese national day holidays in in the first week of October fueled an accelerated recovery of air travel within China, with most carriers in the country seeing year-on-year gains in domestic passenger carriage and demand.
U.S. Tentatively Approves Aer Lingus’ Entry Into Transatlantic Joint Venture
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Aer Lingus has been granted tentative approval to join an existing antitrust-immune transatlantic joint venture that includes American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Finnair.
Lufthansa Carriers To Drop Free Catering On Shorter Routes
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Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and SWISS International Air Lines will introduce a buy-on-board catering system on all short- and medium-haul flights starting in spring 2021.
Boosted in the short term by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Boeing forecasts the air cargo market is set for solid growth over the next 20 years—driven by a surge in e-commerce traffic, a steady increase in air freight demand and an underlying drive towards lower cost, more sustainable aircraft.
EasyJet Sells Slots, 10 More Aircraft After Historic Loss
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UK LCC easyJet has raised further liquidity by selling over 300 London Stansted slots to Irish rival Ryanair and refinancing another 10 Airbus A320s, after posting its first ever full-year loss—totaling over £1 billion ($1.3 billion).
EASA Outlines Pandemic-Era Cabin Crew Training Methods
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Cabin crew requiring recurrent training should be allowed to use real aircraft rather than the more common cabin mock-ups during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to EASA.
Daily Memo: As Pandemic Challenges Airline Balance Sheets, Lessors Stand To Gain
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Word of consistent lease-deferral requests from airlines and a court-granted approval for Aeromexico to convert 96 leases to power-by-the-hour agreements prompted some to wonder whether the current crisis is altering lessor-lessee dynamics.
Aer Lingus plans to jettison Stobart Air as the provider of its regional services, with the Irish national carrier opting to transfer the service to a start-up operator.
Jefferies Analysts Remain Bullish On Southwest Airlines Recovery Profile
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A team of analysts from Jefferies Group rated Southwest Airlines as their top U.S. airline pick for the next several years, judging that its strong domestic leisure profile should enable a faster return to profitability than other large carriers.
Airlines that have taken delivery of COMAC ARJ21s have grown to seven from two in only 16 months, with China Express Airlines the latest to receive the type.
U.S., UK Sign New Open Skies Accord For Post-Brexit Flights
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The U.S. and UK have signed a new bilateral Open Skies agreement, ensuring continuity in transatlantic air travel as the UK nears the end of its Brexit transition period.
More than 300 employees working at FAA air traffic control facilities have contracted COVID-19 since the first positive cases were detected at Chicago Midway International Airport in March, the agency’s top ATC executive said Nov. 17.
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