Aviation Daily Roundup: October 16
Air Canada CEO Rovinescu To Retire In Early 2021
Credit: Air CanadaAir Canada president and CEO Calin Rovinescu plans to retire in early 2021 after nearly 12 years at the helm and will be replaced by long-time colleague Michael Rousseau, the airline said Oct. 16.
Vienna Airport, Austrian Airlines To Run COVID-19 Rapid-Test Trial
Credit: Kurt HofmannVienna Airport (VIE) operator Flughafen Wien AG is preparing a trial of COVID-19 rapid testing on departing passengers in cooperation with Austrian Airlines.
United CEO Sees Business Travel Recovering By 2024
Credit: Rob FinlaysonUnited Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is confident business travel will eventually recover to pre-pandemic levels, but he thinks it will probably take another four years.
Daily Memo: Europe Presses Ahead With ATM Modernization
Credit: SESAR Deployment ManagerRenovation of Europe’s air traffic management (ATM) is progressing at a steady speed but with shifted priorities, as the backers of the Single European Sky Research (SESAR) project manage their budgets amid the pandemic.
Germany Delays Mandatory Quarantine, Defines Exemptions
Credit: Munich Airport / TwitterImplementation of Germany’s plans to introduce mandatory 14-day quarantines for travelers from high-risk countries will be delayed by several weeks and could allow for substantial exemptions, mainly for business travelers.
Japan Approves Temporary Landing Fee Reduction
Credit: Japan Airport Terminal Co.The Japanese government has decided to significantly reduce domestic landing fees in order to help airlines weather the COVID-19 crisis.
WestJet Warns Canadian Restrictions Are Shifting Share To Foreign Airlines
Credit: Vancouver International AirportCanada’s travel restrictions are resulting in the country’s airlines losing significant share to foreign operators, WestJet’s CEO said, adding the airline does not realistically believe the Canada-U.S. border will open before the end of 2020.
Russian Concerns About Western Aerospace Supplier Relations Rise
Credit: UACRecent comments by a senior Russian government official illustrate how authorities and aircraft manufacturers in the country are getting increasingly worried about losing access to Western technologies as political tensions between Russia, the U.S. and Europe rise.
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