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Poses potential long-term problems for airlines seeking to restore traffic.
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Alan Dron

A new survey of passenger attitudes about air travel poses potential long-term problems for airlines seeking to restore traffic in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
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Avianca CEO Anko van der Werff tells ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann about a year like no other and explains the airline’s future plans as it looks to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
 
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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.  

 
CAPA Live November brought together European Commission, Director General for Mobility and Transport, Henrik Hololei: ERA, DG, Montserrat Barriga; and John Byerly Consultant, Principal, John Byerly to discuss what the industry needs to move forward to a “post-COVID normal” and how the industry will look, following government intervention and investment. 
 
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caught the entire industry off guard. While air transport 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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From Boeing forecasting 8,600 deliveries for China by 2039 to fresh lockdowns prompting KLM capacity cuts. A daily roundup of air transport news. 
 
 
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The Passenger Route Forecast is a customized, in-depth look at the market potential of a selected route that examines traffic data, air fares, schedules, alliances, connecting flows, circuity and segment distance to generate a more detailed passenger forecast.
 
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Renewed lockdowns hit demand for air travel both directly and through weaker economies.
 
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The air travel industry that emerges from the pandemic will look vastly different than it did before the COVID-19 outbreak. The implications are wide-ranging and highly disruptive.
 
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