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European air transport demand is contracting further.
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Jens Flottau

Lufthansa Group is revising further downwards its capacity planning for the 2020 fourth quarter.
 
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Chen Chuanren

Singapore Airlines will resume the world’s longest scheduled flight between Singapore and New York-JFK starting Nov. 9.
 
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Linda Blachly

This week we have taken our Tower Spotting quiz up a notch. Can you identify each airport by their tower - In The Dark? Take our fun quiz to test your skills.
 
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AWIN ANALYSIS
From France feeling passenger drought from COVID-19 to Israel-Arab air link plans progress as first UAE service visits Tel Aviv. A roundup of Aviation Daily news.
 
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CAPA ANALYSIS
Emirates president: Coronavirus pandemic will not weaken environmental pressures on the industry; easyJet collaborates with Wright Electric to develop an all electric aircraft programme and more.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
 
Ben Goldstein

Daily passenger throughput at U.S. airports reached one million people on Oct. 18 for the first time since mid-March, marking a symbolic turning point in the airline industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.