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Regulatory/Legislative

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U.S. House Chairman Urges More Distancing In Airline Cabins

May 15, 2020
The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation Committee called on airlines to cap load factors in the cabin, after a viral image of a fully-packed United Airlines flight caused a stir on social media earlier this week. 
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Vietnam Pauses New Airline Approvals Until Industry Recovers

May 14, 2020
Vietnam will temporarily halt the application and approvals of new airlines as it prioritizes recovery of its air travel sector.

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Daily Memo: Building Confidence From The Top Down

May 15, 2020
Boeing and Embraer are not working closely together—quite the opposite, in fact, given the recent, last-minute breakup of their proposed commercial union. 

Airlines

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China Southern Raising $2.2B To Buy Aircraft, Engines

May 15, 2020
China Southern Airlines is planning to raise CNY16 billion ($2.2 billion) by issuing convertible bonds, mainly for the acquisition of aircraft.
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SkyWest To Pare 55 CRJs From Delta Regional Fleet

May 14, 2020
SkyWest Airlines will see its Delta Air Lines regional fleet reduced by 55 Bombardier CRJ-200s, as carriers look to downsize their regional operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Azul Uses Embraer Deal As A Model For Talks With Airbus

May 15, 2020
Brazil’s Azul Airlines intends to use the recent agreement it reached with Embraer to defer 52 E2s as a blueprint for discussions with other suppliers, including Airbus.
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Ryanair Cutting Backroom Staff As Pandemic Pressures Mount

May 15, 2020
The continuing economic effects of the pandemic has led to ULCC Ryanair announcing more than 250 job losses in its head office in Dublin, together with its locations at London Stansted, Madrid and Wroclaw, Poland.
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Brazil’s GOL To Reopen Three Bases, Increase Flying

May 14, 2020
GOL Linhas Aéreas is to reopen bases in Brazil at Foz de Iguacu (IGU), Navegantes (NVT) and Maringa (MGF) in May as the carrier seeks to restore services that were suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Airlines Slam ‘Unclear’ EU Guidelines On Compensation

May 13, 2020
Europe’s airlines are criticizing European Commission (EC) guidelines for restarting transport and tourism in the region, calling recommendations on passenger compensation and vouchers “disappointing and confusing.” 

Safety

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AAIB Report Spotlights Ambiguous Boeing 747 Checklist

May 11, 2020
Boeing has updated a 747-400 non-normal checklist following evidence from a UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report that showed a British Airways (BA) crew confused by its verbiage initiated an unneeded stall-recovery procedure while troubleshooting an issue.

Upcoming Events

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Calendar of Events

May 15, 2020
Calendar of upcoming events of interest to the commercial aviation industry.