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Cabin interiors specialists are looking beyond COVID-19 to the interiors trends that will shape the coming years of recovery.

US DOT reports US airlines carried 73.4m pax in July, down 15% vs July 2019; international traffic fell 40% vs July 2019.

RYANAIR GROUP raised its 5-year traffic growth forecast from 33% to 50% from pre-COVID total of 149m pax to >225m by March 2026, which is 25m pax per

Near-term deliveries lower, replacement rates higher as airlines reset post-pandemic.

AIA says aerospace and defense industry accounted for 1.8% ($382b) of US GDP in 2020 and supported >2.09m US jobs (1.4% of total US employment), down

US DOT reports 24 US scheduled pax airlines recorded $1b cumulative net profit in 2Q21 (vs $11b loss in 2Q20) on $31.6b operating revenues ($20.7b in

KLM is drawing up lists of flight personnel—both pilots and cabin crew—who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, in order to enable the increasingly complex task of juggling duty rosters.

AUSTRIAN AIRLINES plans October 1 to restart three-times-weekly Vienna-Montreal (767).

FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 3.4m pax in August, down 51.3% vs Aug 2019.

LONDON HEATHROW handled 2.2m pax in August, down 71% vs Aug 2019.

Design, technology and customer experience combine for a first-rate travel experience from the moment people arrive at Seoul Incheon International

AIAA says survey found outlook on the aerospace industry is cautiously optimistic; mood varies widely between professionals in US vs those in other

NAV CANADA reports traffic decrease of 42.2% in August 2021 vs Aug 2019.

MAC AERO INTERIORS (Magnetic MRO) is developing touchless lavatory solutions.

ROLLS-ROYCE agreed to sell its 23.1% stake in AIRTANKER HOLDINGS (air-to-air refueling with 14 A330-200s) to Equitix Investment Management for cash

Twenty years on from 9/11, the global industry is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shaped up to be the worst crisis in the history of commercial aviation. But the difference between then and now is that U.S. airlines are poised to recover more rapidly.

COLLINS AEROSPACE unveiled Lilac-UV sanitizing light solution for aircraft cabin; it uses technology developed by Boeing.

There are ways to safely restore transatlantic air traffic.

Europe's recommended tighter restrictions for U.S. travelers is a blow to airlines hoping for a long-haul recovery.

EMIRATES plans October 8 to resume Dubai -St. Petersburg, Russia (777-300ER).

AIR CANADA restarted three-times-weekly Calgary-London Heathrow (787-9).

AMERICAN AIRLINES now expects 3Q21 revenues to be down 24-28% vs 3Q19 and UNITED now expects 33% drop vs 3Q19.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES reports it continues to experience softness in bookings and elevated trip cancellations as a result of the rise in COVID-19 cases

AIRASIA says it will have completed two batches of lease restructuring by end 3Q21 with full exercise completed by end 2021.

AIRASIA GROUP had RM720m net loss in 2Q21 (vs RM1.2b loss in 2Q20); aviation revenue rose 176%. It says it continues to evaluate funding, potential