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Aviation Daily, April 17, 2020

VOL. 420 NO. 10 April 17, 2020
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Airframers

Boeing Puget
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Boeing Announces Phased-In Return To Commercial Production

Apr 16, 2020
Boeing plans to resume production of its widebody commercial aircraft in the Puget Sound area factories starting as early as April 20 following…
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Boeing Begins Wiring Modifications On Stored MAXs

Apr 16, 2020
Boeing has begun modifying stabilizer control wiring on its stored Boeing 737 MAX fleet—one of several tasks that must be completed before the aircraft can be handed over to customers.
SpaceJet
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Mitsubishi SpaceJet Prototype Flying In Japan As U.S. Test Base Shutters

Apr 14, 2020
Mitsubishi Aircraft is maintaining flight testing of a SpaceJet prototype at its Nagoya, Japan headquarters as pandemic-control measures prevent activity at its U.S. test base.

The Daily Memo

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Daily Memo: Post-COVID-19 Recovery Will Change Air Travel

Apr 16, 2020
The big security and health crises that have touched the airline industry in recent decades have changed the way we travel, with everything from airport temperature checks to restrictions on liquids, laptop bans and shoes-off security checks becoming—temporarily or permanently—a part of the airport and on-board experience. 

Airlines

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Government Denies Latest South African Airways Appeal For Funds

Apr 16, 2020
One of Africa’s oldest airlines moved a step further towards disappearing April 15 after the South African government turned down an appeal for further funding.
Ryanair
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Ryanair Expects Price-Cutting Spree Once Pandemic Lockdown Lifts

Apr 16, 2020
Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary expects the airline industry will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic faster than most executives and commentators believe—but only via a vicious price war.
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China Aviation Industry Suffers $5.6B Loss In First Quarter

Apr 15, 2020
The Chinese aviation industry has lost about CNY39.8 billion ($5.6 billion) over the course of the 2020 first quarter, with the airline sector taking up most of the share at CNY33.6 billion, according to an estimate by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). 
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United Executives Envision Smaller Airline Post-Pandemic

Apr 16, 2020
Senior executives at United Airlines are planning for substantial workforce reductions once the federal prohibition on layoffs attached to payroll support under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act expires this autumn. 

Regulatory/Legislative

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U.S. DOT Denies First Batch Of Service Exemption Requests

Apr 16, 2020
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) denied motions from Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways to halt flying to dozens of markets across the country, signaling a refusal to budge on minimum service levels included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Fuel Watch

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Global Jet Fuel Prices As of April 16, 2020

Apr 16, 2020

Air Navigation

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More Than Half Of Global Aircraft Grounded By Pandemic

Apr 16, 2020
Less than half of the number of aircraft that were flying worldwide in January are flying now because of travel restrictions imposed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new satellite-based tracking data.

Industry Data

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All Majors Fuel Cost (Scheduled Service) 2019/2020

Apr 16, 2020