Aviation Daily Roundup: July 22

Taiwan’s parliament has passed a proposal to rename and rebrand its flag-carrier China Airlines to prevent further confusion with Mainland Chinese airlines.

Airlines for Europe (A4E) is stepping up its efforts to get another slot waiver for the winter timetable, offering to abide by a code of conduct to reach a compromise with airports ahead of a possible approval by the European Commission (EC).

The Malaysian Ministry of Transport is estimating its air transport industry will record a MYR13 billion ($3 billion) loss for 2020 following travel restrictions and a drop-off in demand caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.

ULCC Wizz Air is launching a new training program aimed at promoting flight attendants from the main cabin to the flight deck.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has committed to an ambitious long-term target for reducing its CO2 emissions as part of its new sustainability plan.

The Jordanian government has intervened to support flag-carrier Royal Jordanian in the form of a “comfort letter” for the cash-strapped airline.

Executives at United Airlines predict the slow recovery in air travel demand will reach a ceiling of around half of 2019 levels, at which point they expect traffic to remain broadly static until a vaccine for COVID-19 becomes widely available.

Work has begun on expanding Xian Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to a capacity of 83 million passengers a year by 2030.

Etihad Airways has signed agreements with Boeing Global Services for the provision of maintenance support on the airline’s Boeing 787 fleet.

Cathay Pacific has reached a deal with Airbus to extend the delivery window for its A350s and A321neos by two years, and the carrier also confirmed it is talking to Boeing about deferring its 777-9s.

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777F freighter caught fire July 22 while unloading cargo at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG).