Aviation Daily Roundup: July 14
July 14, 2020
London Stansted To Appeal Ban On Expansion
London Stansted Airport is to appeal against a decision by the local planning authority to block it from increasing the number of passengers it handles.

France Cuts Chinese Airlines' Flights In ‘Reciprocal’ Move
China has condemned France’s decision to slash the number of Chinese airline flights to Paris per week from three to just one, which Paris said was in response to China’s "five ones" policy.

Daily Memo: U.S. Carriers Slam Brakes On Growth Amid Sun Belt COVID Surge
The domestic air travel recovery underway in the U.S. is at risk of stalling out, despite barely getting off the ground.

Environmental Groups Urge FAA To Block Supersonic Revival
A group of 62 environmental organizations have called on the FAA to abandon plans to establish takeoff and landing noise standards for civil supersonic aircraft, arguing that enabling the revival of hibgh-speed air travel would fuel the global climate crisis.

Nordic Aviation Capital Agrees To Debt Standstill
Nordic Aviation Capital’s (NAC) lenders have agreed to a debt standstill for the next six to 12 months, after 40% of the regional-aircraft lessor’s turnover was impacted by COVID-19.

Delta Air Lines Slashes August Schedule After Posting $5.7B Net Loss
Delta Air Lines halved its planned growth rate for August, citing new weakness in forward bookings, after posting a $5.7 billion net loss in the 2020 second quarter (Q2).

Irish Quarantine Triggers Ryanair Schedule Cuts
Ryanair is calling on the Republic of Ireland to withdraw its 14-day quarantine, which has triggered the Irish LCC to cut up to 1,000 Ireland-UK flights in August and September.

EU Approves Dutch Government Aid For KLM
Dutch carrier KLM has secured EU approval for €3.4 billion ($3.9 billion) in government-support measures, which the European Commission (EC) described as “urgent liquidity support.”

ANA Lifts Domestic Schedule To 88% In August
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is continuing the trend of Japanese carriers restoring their domestic networks and cautiously resuming some international routes.

Allegiant To Slow Growth Rate As COVID-19 Surges
Allegiant Air will relax its pace of growth in the 2020 third quarter (Q3) citing deteriorating booking trends caused by a surge in COVID-19 cases across the U.S.

FAA Delays On Pilot Records Database Faulted In Atlas Air Accident
The NTSB cited poor airmanship as the probable cause of February 2019’s crash of an Atlas Air Boeing 767, but took the unusual step of referencing FAA inaction on a long-sought change as a contributing factor.

Canada’s Treq Aims To Take Over Regional Routes
A cooperative is aiming to launch a new regional airline in Quebec called Treq, which it says will fill a gap in the market following Air Canada’s withdrawal from several regional routes.

Virgin Atlantic Agrees To $1.5B Recapitalization Package
Virgin Atlantic has unveiled a long-awaited restructuring deal that will pump much-needed money into the UK long-haul specialist.
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