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Guy Norris

Boeing is making further cutbacks to its commercial aircraft production rates, studying additional layoffs and delaying deliveries of the 777X until 2022.
 
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Bill Carey

JetBlue Airways is the first U.S. airline to place into service a new Honeywell ultraviolet (UV) cabin disinfection system through a pilot evaluation.
 
 
DATA SNAPSHOT
2019 was the global air transport industry’s 10th consecutive year of profitability and forecasters were confident of an uptick in 2020 that would see airlines post a $29.3 billion profit.
 
Victoria Moores

Wizz Air CEO József Váradi is looking to accelerate aircraft deliveries and is considering new orders, viewing the post-COVID downturn as a unique opportunity to buck the market.
 
AWIN ANALYSIS
From Hawaiian Airlines rightsizing for extended demand slump to Laudamotion shutting down, becoming Malta-based Lauda Europe and more. A roundup of Aviation Daily news.
 
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CAPA ANALYSIS
ANA Holdings announced its environmental, social and governance goals for 2050, including a target to reduce CO2 emissions for its airline operations by 50% by 2050.
 
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Karen Walker

Commercial air travel numbers are not expected to return to 2019 levels until 2024 as the outlook for the pace of recovery becomes more pessimistic.
 

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