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Alan Dron

With air traffic flights and passengers drastically down in 2020, the 2019 top issues of aircraft emissions and “flight shame” have all but disappeared. But they will reappear just as soon as traffic recovers.
 
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EXPERT OPINION VIDEO
Kurt Hofmann

Max Kownatzki took the CEO's position on April 15, as the Turkey-based airline was coming to grips with COVID-19. He describes actions that SunExpress took, including liquidating its Germany-based branch, and the challenges the pandemic presented.
 
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As the industry moves toward emission-free aviation, MTU Aero Engines welcomes the ZEROe concepts from Airbus. Hydrogen is a highly attractive future option for engine producers as well.  
 
Guy Norris

Commercial engine makers respond to pandemic-related airline cutbacks by accelerating new engine concepts and focusing on sustainability.
 
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Faced with the need to move freight quickly and efficiently, Cathay Pacific Airways made the strategic decision to convert a B777-300ER passenger aircraft and partner with freight forwarder Unique Logistics to fly from Vietnam via Hong Kong to Pittsburgh. The new, 12-week cargo program takes advantage of Pittsburgh’s strategic North American location between the Northeast and Midwest in the U.S. and the speed at which cargo moves via Pittsburgh.  

 
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Victoria Moores

The airline consultancy managing director talks about how liquidity is the key strategic commodity for airlines to keep their heads above water through the crisis.
 
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Alan Dron

Middle Eastern carriers Etihad Airways, Emirates Airline and Qatar Airways face an extended recovery in long-haul international service.
 
EXPERT OPINION VIDEO
Kurt Hofmann

CCO of Qatar Airways, Thierry Antinori, explains how the Gulf carrier that kept flying through the pandemic built its network back to about 100 destinations.
 
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Linda Blachly

Aircraft cabin manufacturers continue to innovate to develop new cabin designs, and many have responded to what aircraft interiors could look like in the post-COVID-19 environment.
 
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AWIN ANALYSIS
From European airports seeing post-crisis business model reset to COMAC ARJ21 entering seventh airline fleet. A daily roundup of air transport news. 
 
CAPA ANALYSIS
The incoming Administration in Washington D.C. led by US President-elect, Joe Biden, is expected to have some major implications for an airline industry mired in turmoil. 
 
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Jens Flottau

The airline industry and its main aircraft suppliers will be in survival mode at least through the upcoming winter season and until a broadly distributed COVID-19 vaccine allows public life worldwide to return to normal. 
 
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How to make sustainable aviation fuels more widely available to airlines and at a price that is closer to conventional jet fuels? Why governments are critical to that endeavor and an industry status on progress worldwide? Join in the discussion later today.

November 18
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Join us for an interview with Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian, a global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability, and customer experience.

Aviation Week Network’s Editorial Director Joe Anselmo will speak with Mr. Bastian about leading an airline in crisis, Delta’s focus on health and safety amid the pandemic, and his outlook for 2021 and beyond.

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MRO Middle East gathers the entire airline supply chain for 3 days in Dubai to network, learn and discuss new business for commercial aviation in the region. Comprising a 1-day summit followed by a 2-day exhibition co-located with Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME), the event represents the perfect platform to connect senior level decision makers from Airlines, MROs, OEMs, Lessors, and Suppliers from across the Middle East and the world! Make valuable connections and gain insights to effectively grow your business at MRO Middle East. 

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