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Aviation Daily, November 4, 2020

VOL. 422 NO. 23 November 04, 2020

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Safety

Pilots Want More Frequent 737 MAX Special Training

Nov 03, 2020

Pilot groups believe several elements of new Boeing 737 MAX training should be expanded and required more frequently than the FAA proposes so pilots remain familiar with certain non-normal procedures and how a key flight-control function works.

The Daily Memo

Daily Memo: Building Pilot Resiliency During The Pandemic

Nov 03, 2020

Stuart Beech is an Airbus A380 senior first officer with British Airways who last flew in early April, before the airline stored its A380s at Chateauroux Airport in central France because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Suppliers

Spirit AeroSystems Eyes Bombardier Supply Chain Savings

Nov 03, 2020

Spirit AeroSystems, freshly infused with former Bombardier aerostructure assets that serve Airbus narrowbodies and the aftermarket, will look to squeeze cost out of its newly inherited and enlarged supply chain, executives said Nov. 3 while releasing third-quarter results.

Safran Targets 20% Engine Fuel-Efficiency Gain In 2035

Oct 30, 2020

Safran’s research and technology engineers are studying ways to improve fuel efficiency by 20% for an engine that would enter into service in 2035, says CEO Philippe Petitcolin.

Airlines

American Expands Pre-Flight Testing To Caribbean, Latin America

Nov 03, 2020

American Airlines will expand its current pre-flight COVID-19 testing program in November to include customers headed to a handful of additional Caribbean and Latin American countries, part of an effort to increase options for travelers seeking to avoid onerous quarantines upon arrival.

Private Carrier Air Travel Joins Central China Provincial Competition

Oct 29, 2020

Chinese private carrier Air Travel has grown to serving eight destinations from its new home province, moving into the increasingly fierce competition in central China to expand commercial aviation industries.

Japan Airlines To Slash Boeing 777 Fleet, Citing COVID-19 Travel Shifts

Oct 30, 2020

Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to cut its widebody fleet by retiring many of its Boeing 777s, following a similar move announced recently by All Nippon Airways (ANA).

Regulatory/Legislative

France To Require Rapid COVID-19 Tests For Arrivals From Outside EU

Nov 03, 2020

France will require travelers arriving from outside the EU to take rapid-result COVID-19 tests, which will be made available at the country’s airports.

Indonesia Set To Combine Garuda With Airports, Tour Agencies

Nov 02, 2020

Indonesia’s government is reportedly planning to add flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia to a larger holding company in a bid to streamline marketing operations, cut prices and attract more tourists.

Airframers

Some SpaceJet Employees Will Move To Defense Work, Mitsubishi Says

Nov 03, 2020

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) wants to move some employees from its suspended SpaceJet program to defense activities, as part of a wider intention to apply skills from the civil aeronautics business to the rest of the group.

Industry Data

Eurocontrol: China Airspace — Domestic And International Flights

Nov 03, 2020

Eurocontrol: China Airspace

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Nov 03, 2020

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