Aviation Daily Roundup: August 10

Negotiations Set To Decide Fate Of Asiana Takeover

Credit: Joe Pries

Last-minute meetings between Asiana’s owner and prospective purchaser Hyundai Development Corp. (HDC) will likely determine whether the acquisition deal will proceed.

United Airlines Pulls Seats From E175s As Pilot Furloughs Loom

Credit: Rob Finlayson

United Airlines is removing seats from a host of Embraer E175 regional jets, as the carrier looks to align its future fleet with pilot scope clause restrictions ahead of planned furloughs this fall.

Daily Memo: Could Better, Faster Testing Help Airlines Recover?

Credit: Collinson

As airlines around the world ramp up their flight schedules after the coronavirus shutdown, many believe the fast progress being made on developing and improving different types of COVID-19 tests may help restore passenger confidence and drive air travel demand.

Cabin Pressure Fault Forces Shenzhen A330 Emergency Descent

Credit: Shenzhen Airlines

A warning of abnormal pressurization forced the flight crew of a Shenzhen Airlines Airbus A330-300 to make an emergency descent at 3,600 ft. per minute on Aug. 9.

China Airlines Plans To Inject $68M Into Tigerair Taiwan

Credit: Tigerair Taiwan

Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) is looking to make a capital injection of no more than NT$2 billion ($68 million) into its LCC subsidiary Tigerair Taiwan.

Approvals Underway For New Hong Kong LCC Greater Bay Airlines

Credit: Boeing

A new carrier, named Greater Bay Airlines, has reportedly applied for an air operator’s certificate in Hong Kong, to become the territory’s fifth airline.

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