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John Slattery, who has led Embraer’s Commercial Aviation business since 2016, will become CEO of commercial and military aircraft engine giant GE Aviation on Sept. 1, replacing David Joyce, who will retire, General Electric announced June 15.

One airline industry expert said: We haven’t seen these since the 1990s! While airlines may have you landing in places you would’ve never thought, these triangular routes were created as a result of the multi-trillion dollar CARES Act.

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Ben Goldstein

United Airlines announced a new $5 billion loan secured by its MileagePlus loyalty program, part of an effort to raise enough cash to survive even the most bearish recovery scenarios.

Michael Bruno

The U.S. Export-Import Bank is back in the business of supporting Boeing and General Electric—leading aerospace and defense companies that served as the face of alleged corporate welfare to anti-bank critics in recent years.

Jens Flottau

The future of the A380 fleet at Emirates remains unclear. What number of A380s the airline will operate is highly dependent on the speed and timing of the market recovery.

The Aviation Week Network invites our readers to submit questionsto our editors and analysts. We’ll answer them, and if we can’t we’ll reach out to our wide network of experts for advice. Read some of the answers to recent questions from readers.

This week's Airplane Spotting quiz should be challenging because it features all out-of-service aircraft. See if you are up to the challenge of identifying all five of these aircraft by sight.

From FAA denying request for extension of pilot-records rule comment to United Airlines raising $5B backed by loyalty program and more. A roundup of Aviation Daily news.

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As the markets in Asia-Pacific, China and Australasia begin to open and airlines and airports across the region restore their networks, traffic demand is returning. As the rest of the world follows, are there lessons learned that could be applied to other regions?

What are the economic and virus-control drivers across this vast region that are helping spur air travel restoration? How are LCCs faring against legacy carriers in the pick-up? Which countries have “air corridor/quarantine bubbles” and how is that affecting demand?

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Read a blow by blow story which outlines a Hong Kong businessman's travel to Shanghai for a business trip. It illustrates in detail the care the Chinese government is taking to prevent the importation of new infections.

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Ben Goldstein

Delta Air Lines will test its entire workforce for exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus, as airlines look to reassure passengers and crew about the safety of flying during the ongoing pandemic.