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Ben Goldstein

Frontier Airlines has dropped an offer to charge passengers extra to keep the middle seat empty, following accusations of profiteering amid the COVID-19 pandemic by lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate.
 
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Sixty-five years ago, Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for Polio at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. As scientists and researchers worldwide work to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, promising developments have been made in a medical research lab at the same institution.
 
GOOD NEWS
Linda Blachy

From JetBlue honoring New York healthcare workers with a three-aircraft flyover to United launching the Giving Tuesday Now campaign, aimed at helping nonprofits that rely on travel during the COVID-19 crisis and much more.
 
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AWIN ANALYSIS
Delta, LATAM sign trans-American JV deal, Air New Zealand plans domestic network recovery, Frontier drops middle seat fee plan, SWISS plans a cautious June restart and more. A roundup of Aviation Daily news.
 
 
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CAPA ANALYSIS
As the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic is still unclear, airlines worldwide remain in survival mode working feverishly to sustain and grow their liquidity levels while simultaneously attempting to stem cash outflows.
 
ROUTE TO RECOVERY
 
ASM Whitepaper
Lockdowns are beginning to expire around the globe, which raises the question - how will air travel change with COVID-19 still being a threat to our society? Airlines and airports have maintained regular communication throughout the pandemic, and are currently discussing how to implement new measures and protocols based off of the current climate.
 
ASM’s latest whitepaper provides insight into these developing discussions, and recommendations on what airports and stakeholders can be doing to step closer towards recovery.
 
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The COVID-19 pandemic is changing how we travel, prompting conversation of what measures are necessary as restrictions lift and more people begin to fly. Listen in on this on-demand webinar where our panel discussed potential new standards and processes that might be implemented at airports, on aircraft and through the entire passenger journey.  
 
Join our interactive webinar series to share predictions, advice, viewpoints and best practices. See our list of upcoming interactive Air Transport webinars. Don't worry if you missed one, you can view past webinars on-demand.
 
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