Aviation Daily Roundup: October 8
October 08, 2020
Air Canada Generates Cash With 737 MAX Sale/Leaseback Deals
Air Canada has cut sale/leaseback deals for nine of its in-service Boeing 737 MAXs, raising $365 million to help it weather the COVID-19 pandemic and adding flexibility to its future fleet plans.

Cebu Pacific Aims To Raise $500M As Filipino Aviation Suffers
Filipino LCC Cebu Pacific is looking to raise $500 million to weather the COVID-19 pandemic and position the airline in the “new normal.”

South Africa’s Airlink Restarts International Services
The reopening of South Africa’s borders after a lengthy lockdown triggered by the spread of COVID-19 has seen regional carrier Airlink restarting international services.

New Berlin Airport Finally Receives Operating Permit
Germany’s newest airport Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt (BER) has received its operating permit and is now set to open on Oct. 31, nine years later than originally planned.

IATA, Aircraft Manufacturers Provide Proof Of Low Inflight Virus Transmission Risk
Beyond the glow of the flares sent up by desperate airlines during the COVID-19 pandemic, air navigation service providers (ANSPs) that generate revenue from the fees they charge are struggling too.

EasyJet To Post First-Ever Annual Loss
British LCC easyJet said it would make its first ever full-year loss and warned it expected to fly only around a quarter of the capacity that had been planned pre-pandemic over the winter because of travel restrictions in place in its markets.

Icelandair Sells 757s For Cargo Conversion
Icelandair plans to sell three of its fleet of Boeing 757-200s to a U.S.-based aviation investment fund for conversion into freighters.

Zürich Airport Signs On To Build Airport Near Delhi
A concession agreement was signed Oct. 7 between the Indian state Uttar Pradesh and Zürich Airport (ZRH) operator Flughafen Zürich AG for the construction and operation of a new airport near India's capital city Delhi.

IATA, Aircraft Manufacturers Provide Proof Of Low Inflight Virus Transmission Risk
People are at far higher risk of being struck by lightning than of catching the novel coronavirus during a flight on a commercial airliner, the latest numbers on onboard transmissions seem to show.

U.S. Senate Republicans Object To Proposed Airline Relief
Several U.S. Senate Republicans objected to a proposed standalone bill to approve $25 billion in additional airline payroll support, further complicating the path for a late-stage effort to restore tens of thousands of furloughed workers to payroll.
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