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Further financial assistance from government needed.
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Jens Flottau

IATA is now forecasting a slower than expected recovery of air travel for 2020 and into 2021.
 
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EDITORIAL
Karen Walker

A mask over mouth and nose is small ask of the passenger, but a significant contributor to that risk reduction. It’s the right thing to do in a pandemic for yourself, your fellow passengers and the flight crew.
 
 
Bill Carey

The air traffic management industry is contemplating future operational scenarios and what were once considered nontraditional actors in the airspace system.
 
ASK THE EDITORS
Jens Flottau

The short answer is that no one really knows. 
 
AWIN ANALYSIS
From JAL backing Volocopter’s plans for UAM in Japan to IATA forecasts slower air travel recovery,
and more. A roundup of Aviation Daily news.
 
GALLERY
Linda Blachly

Take a look at this gallery, as it gives you a view of JFK ATC tower from the outside and a peek at the rarely seen inside.
 
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CAPA ANALYSIS
During the summer of 2020, with the support of the (EU) Cohesion Fund and its own funds, a number of large-scale investment projects worth more than EUR15 million were implemented at Riga Airport.
 
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Guy Norris

GE Aviation’s GE9X, the largest aircraft engine yet developed, has received FAA certification, marking a major step toward entry-into-service on the Boeing 777-9, the first of the 777X family, in 2022.