Aviation Daily Roundup: October 21

In a sign that airlines are attempting to resume their normal inflight standards, Emirates is restoring several features of its onboard service to its fleet of Airbus A380s.

In a continuing effort to thwart potential drone incursions into Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) airspace, local authorities have deployed a military-grade anti-drone protection system during the lull in activity at the airport amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Air Astana will reduce its scheduled services to some international destinations during the autumn-winter season, as point-to-point international leisure travel is showing signs of a speedier recovery.

Cathay Pacific is confident its latest restructuring moves—including major workforce cuts and axing the Cathay Dragon brand—will allow it to reduce costs sufficiently to weather the COVID-19 crisis.

Regional carrier China Express Airlines and the city of Quzhou signed a cooperation agreement Oct.21 that could see the launch of a new airline in China’s Zhejiang province.

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IATA has significantly downgraded its estimates for 2020 passenger traffic for both Africa and the Middle East, as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and governments’ reactions to it continue to stifle any revival.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has completed the last regulatory step prior to starting operations with the receipt of its air operator certificate (AOC) from the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).