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Aviation Daily, February 6, 2020

VOL. 419 NO. 24 February 06, 2020
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Airframers

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Coronavirus Impacts Aerospace Manufacturing In China

Feb 05, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak is beginning to affect aerospace manufacturing with several Western manufacturers temporarily closing down facilities in China.
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Boeing Must Prioritize New Narrowbody, Bloomberg Analyst Says

Feb 05, 2020
AVENTURA, Florida—Bloomberg Intelligence analysts expect Boeing’s next product launch to target the larger narrowbody market and see the new midmarket airplane (NMA) as all but doomed thanks in large part to Airbus A321XLR orders by some of the NMA’s most likely customers.

MRO

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Retirement Uptick Will Restock Used Engine Parts

Feb 05, 2020
After several years of lagging aircraft retirements, there are signs that an expected wave of removals is imminent if not underway, which will provide much-needed used-parts feed for several popular engine platforms.

Airlines

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Qatar Airways Outlines RwandAir Investment Plans

Feb 05, 2020
Qatar Airways is set to take a 49% stake in RwandAir, the national carrier of the central African nation of Rwanda, Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker announced Feb. 5. 
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Cathay Pacific Urges Its 27,000 Employees To Take Unpaid Leave

Feb 05, 2020
Cathay Pacific Airways has asked its 27,000 employees to take three weeks of unpaid leave to “preserve cash,” as the Hong Kong-based carrier deals with the widespread Wuhan coronavirus in China, following seven months of anti-government protests that have severely affected the airline. 
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UK Advertising Watchdog Bans Ryanair’s ‘Misleading’ Emissions Ads

Feb 05, 2020
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that Ryanair advertisements, claiming it is Europe’s greenest airline, are misleading and banned the Irish LCC from repeating the ads in their current form. 
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American, United Suspend Hong Kong Operations On Weak Demand

Feb 05, 2020
American Airlines and United Airlines both announced on Feb. 4 plans to suspend their Hong Kong operations through Feb. 20, citing lower travel demand caused by the spread of a novel coronavirus in China.

Airports

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Counter-Drone, UTM Systems Planned At Auckland Airport

Feb 05, 2020
Air navigation service provider Airways New Zealand has entered into an agreement with a UK company to build on a proof-of-concept drone detection system currently being tested at Auckland Airport (NZAA).

Suppliers

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TransDigm To Lay Off Up To 10% Due To MAX, 787 Rate Cuts

Feb 05, 2020
The key aerospace supplier plans to lay off 3-10% of its direct and indirect workforce in part due to the Boeing 737 MAX production halt.
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MAX Supplier Senior Expects Aero Revenue To Plummet 20% In 2020

Jan 31, 2020
British aerostructures provider Senior warned investors on Jan. 31 that its aerospace revenue this year could drop 20% compared with last year due to the Boeing 737 MAX production halt.

Airline Snapshot

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Airline Snapshot: Southwest Airlines

Feb 05, 2020
Weekly profile of a major airline.