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Aviation Daily, August 27, 2020

VOL. 421 NO. 38 August 27, 2020
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Airlines

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American Airlines’ Rejection Of Pilots’ Early-Retirement Requests Angers Union

Aug 26, 2020
American Airlines and the Allied Pilots Association (APA) worked to limit the number of planned furloughs in response to lower demand, but the union…
Gil West
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Delta Air Lines Chief Operating Exec Gil West To Retire

Aug 25, 2020
Delta Air Lines COO Gil West, who played an instrumental role in integrating Northwest Airlines and cementing Delta’s position as arguably the most operationally reliable airline in its class, announced his retirement.
Korean
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Korean Air Signs Sale Deal For Inflight Services

Aug 26, 2020
Korean Air has reached an agreement to sell its inflight catering and duty-free businesses, valuing them at KRW990.6 billion ($835 million).
aircraft
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Ryanair Boosts Portugal Flights As Eurocontrol Says Recovery Has Hit Plateau

Aug 26, 2020
Ryanair plans to boost its operations between the UK and Portugal, following the British government’s addition of the popular vacation destination to its “travel corridors” safe list. 
Spray
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American Airlines Deploys Powerful Coronavirus-Killing Cabin Spray

Aug 26, 2020
American Airlines became the first carrier to deploy a new surface-cleaning solution that is claimed to kill 99.99% of coronavirus cells for up to a week after it is sprayed, as airlines look to persuade the public that flying is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Virgin Atlantic Creditors Back Restructuring Plan

Aug 25, 2020
Virgin Atlantic’s creditors have voted in favor of the UK long-haul carrier’s £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) restructuring plan, ahead of two key court hearings to finalize the process on Sept. 2 and Sept. 3.

The Daily Memo

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Daily Memo: GE Aviation’s Complicated Path Forward

Aug 26, 2020
Until only a few months ago, John Slattery’s future career path looked well-defined.

Lessors

Go2Sky
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Go2Sky To Suspend Operations In September

Aug 21, 2020
Bratislava, Slovakia-based ACMI wet-lease specialist Go2Sky will end its activities by September 2020 as a result of COVID-19’s impact on the air transport market.

Airports

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London Gatwick May Lose 600 Jobs Under Restructuring Proposal

Aug 26, 2020
Nearly a quarter of staff at London Gatwick Airport could lose their jobs under a drastic restructuring plan, after COVID-related airline network cuts left the South London airport operating at just 20% of its peak-season capacity.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Germany’s BDL Warns Of Quarantine Reintroduction

Aug 25, 2020
Germany’s air transport association BDL warned returning to mandatory quarantine for passengers flying in from countries defined as high-risk in the current COVID-19 pandemic would cripple the recovery of air transport in the country.

Cargo

HKG
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AAPA Warns On Hasty Response To COVID-19 Cargo Suspicions

Aug 25, 2020
When second-wave COVID-19 infections sprang up in New Zealand and Beijing, authorities turned their focus to cold storage goods that had arrived by air freight—suspicious that the coronavirus could have lingered on imports and later transmitted to humans through contact.

Suppliers

aircraft
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Airbus Drops CTT Moisture Control System From A321XLR

Aug 17, 2020
Airbus has decided to drop CTT Systems’ Dry Air Generation System (DAGS) moisture control system from the A321XLR, favoring instead its own passive condensation reduction technology. 

Industry Data

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COVID KPIs: Revenue Passenger Kilometers – By Region

Aug 26, 2020
Revenue Passenger Kilometers

Airline Snapshot

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Airline Snapshot: Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

Aug 26, 2020
Weekly profile of a major airline.