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Passenger traffic stalled as cargo continued to trend upwards.
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Jens Flottau

Reflecting the rapid rise of COVID-19 infection rates in some key markets, IATA’s latest figures show how the recovery of air passenger traffic stalled in September as cargo continued to trend upwards.
 
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Alan Dron

Transport sector trade unionists have expressed concern at the growth of air traffic control remote tower operations (RTO), urging a global set of regulations governing their use.
 
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From U.S. House Transportation chairman DeFazio securing re-election to PE investor AEI forming travel security specialist. A daily roundup of air transport news. 
 
CAPA ANALYSIS
The COVID-19 pandemic has caught us all off guard. While the industry has faced numerous previous crises, the fact that subsequent recoveries occurred at different rates had led to complacency and ill-preparedness for an event of such magnitude.


 
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Victoria Moores

The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) predicts COVID-19 will have a 16% impact on traffic 30 years from now, the group said in a report, “Waypoint 2050.”
 
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