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Aviation Daily, September 1, 2020

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Airlines

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Avianca Lands Colombian Financing As Part Of Restructuring

Aug 31, 2020
The Colombian government has agreed to loan Avianca Holdings up to $370 million as part of a restructuring designed to get the airline back on solid financial footing. 
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Air Austral Suspends Most Services Until October

Aug 25, 2020
The continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced Indian Ocean carrier Air Austral to extend its suspension of services to most destinations until “at least” Sept. 30.
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Norwegian Warns Of Insolvency Risk: State Loan Package ‘Not Enough’

Aug 28, 2020
Norwegian Air Shuttle said a government loan guarantee was “not enough” to get it through the prolonged COVID-19 crisis and warned of a significant risk of insolvency. 
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Virgin Atlantic Extending Network To Pakistan

Aug 27, 2020
Virgin Atlantic plans to serve Pakistan for the first time as it seeks to boost passenger numbers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Qantas Weighs Plan To Outsource Ground Handling

Aug 25, 2020
The Qantas Group is proposing to outsource its ground handling services at Australian airports, which would result in up to 2,500 job losses.
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Thailand To Provide $766M In Soft Loans To Seven LCCs 

Aug 28, 2020
The Thai government is providing THB24 billion ($766 million) in loans for seven LCCs that operate in the country to save jobs amid flight bans and low passenger demand following the coronavirus outbreak.

The Daily Memo

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Daily Memo: Good Riddance to Change Fees

Aug 31, 2020
The most hated airline fee in the U.S. appears to be on the way out, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Editorial

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Editorial: Latin America’s perilous stranglehold on connectivity

Aug 31, 2020
Argentina was scheduled to reopen its borders and permit airlines to fly in and out of the country on Sept. 1 after almost six months of mandatory closure. It won’t happen.

MRO

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Rolls-Royce Civil Cutbacks Include MRO Services Reductions

Aug 31, 2020
Rolls-Royce plans to reduce costs linked to its spare-engines pool and lean more heavily on third-party shops as part of sweeping changes within its civil aerospace business to cope with reduced air transport activity for the foreseeable future.
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SIA Engineering Company Buys Up Airbus’ Shares In MRO Venture

Aug 28, 2020
Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC) has acquired all of Airbus Services Asia Pacific’s 35% share in Heavy Maintenance Singapore Services (HMSS), taking full ownership of the joint venture that was incorporated in October 2016. 

Airports

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HNA To Relinquish Ownership Of Swissport

Aug 31, 2020
China’s HNA Group, which owns 100% of ground handling giant Swissport International, is to give up its shareholding under a debt-for-equity restructuring that will see ownership pass to the company’s creditors.

Industry Data

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COVID KPIs: Retirements

Aug 31, 2020
Retirements Of Commercial Jets And Turboprop Aircraft, By Month
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Eurocontrol Network Overview For 2020 Week 35

Aug 31, 2020
Eurocontrol Network Overview

Airport Profile

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Airport Profile-Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL)

Aug 31, 2020
Weekly profile of a major airport’s operations, carriers and destinations.