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Airlines

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U.S. Airlines Reluctant To Enforce Mask-Wearing In Flight

May 18, 2020
U.S. airlines are advising pilots and crew to avoid escalation with passengers who refuse to wear face-coverings in the cabin, illustrating the practical difficulty of enforcing mandatory masks during flight.
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Air Canada To Furlough Half Of Workforce In June

May 18, 2020
Air Canada will shrink its workforce by at least half in June, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to batter the global airline industry.
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Ryanair Says It Will Undercut Rivals’ Fares When Traffic Resumes

May 18, 2020
ULCC Ryanair on May 18 foreshadowed a fare war in Europe as it pledged to further undercut any below-cost fares offered by legacy carriers that have benefited from what it described as illegal financial aid from their respective governments.
El Al
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El Al Future Rests On $400M Loan, State Backing

May 18, 2020
Israeli carrier El Al has warned it may not be able to continue as a going concern if it fails to secure a state-guaranteed $400 million loan from its lenders.
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Singapore Airlines To Adapt Fleet For Prolonged COVID-19 Recovery

May 15, 2020
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is not expecting its capacity to fully recover for the next 12-18 months and is readjusting its fleet expansion strategy accordingly. 
Cathay Pacific
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Cathay Pacific Reports Bleak Outlook As Losses Mount

May 15, 2020
Cathay Pacific is accumulating huge losses as almost all of its flights remain suspended because of COVID-19, and the Hong Kong-based carrier sees little prospect of improvement in the near term.
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Jet2 Parent Secures Government-Backed Loan

May 18, 2020
Dart Group, the parent company of UK leisure airline Jet2, has been approved for a £300 million ($363 million) government-backed loan under the Bank of England’s COVID Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF).

The Daily Memo

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Daily Memo: Competition For Role As Central Chinese Freight Hub

May 18, 2020
A new airport at Ezhou, a dormitory town of Wuhan, is scheduled to go into service in 2021 as a specialist freight facility, ideally located in the center of China’s main population zone.

Suppliers

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Up To 20% Of Lower-tier Suppliers Could Exit A&D

May 13, 2020
As many as a fifth of lower-tier suppliers in aerospace and defense could exit the sector over the next 18 months as COVID-19 disrupts the commercial aviation market and hurts the defense industrial base, seasoned supply chain experts have told Aviation Week.

Airport Profile

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Airport Profile: Newark Liberty International (EWR)

May 18, 2020
Weekly profile of a major airport’s operations, carriers and destinations.