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Michael Bruno

The latest U.S. Trade Representative’s tweaks to U.S. trade penalties against Europe satisfy nobody but at least do not further flame tensions between the two sides as they continue to quasi-negotiate a way out of their large commercial aircraft subsidy dispute at the World Trade Organization.
 
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3,200 planes sat at American airports this spring as the COVID-19 pandemic raged. Airlines slashed fleets, routes, and began preparing to slash their workforce – some by 45 percent. Just last year the industry was facing a pilot shortage, with estimates of 200,000 pilots needed by 2038. But with fewer flights and the pandemic continuing, there’s too many pilots and aviation students who are preparing for turbulence in the job market.  
 
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Joe Anselmo | Ben Goldstein | Helen Massy-Beresford

Airport testing centers are up and running in Germany as airlines look to screening to help revive traffic, but a similar effort in the U.S. is moving in the wrong direction. Listen in as our Aviation Week air transport editors discuss the latest.
 
 
Jens Flottau

Embraer Commercial Aviation named Martyn Holmes as its new chief commercial officer Aug. 13 in the latest step of a sequence of leadership transitions at the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer following the departure of president and CEO John Slattery in May.
 
DATA SNAPSHOT
China Airlines plans to inject $68M into Tigerair Taiwan; Cathay Pacific outlines major delivery deferrals; Negotiations set to decide fate of Asiana takeover and more. A roundup of air transport news in Asia.
 
AWIN ANALYSIS
From Cowen seeing U.S. air traffic hitting 1M daily passengers by year-end to Cebu Pacific optimistic about improving liquidity and more. A roundup of Aviation Daily news.
 
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CAPA PREMIUM ANALYSIS
Australia's hope of domestic capacity growth on hold; IATA CEO: Restrictions 'the most immediate problem' for the recovery of travel; CAAC: China air frequencies recover to 80% of pre COVID-19 levels.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
 
Ben Goldstein

EasyJet, Ryanair and Southwest are the only three airlines that retain investment-grade ratings from S&P Global Ratings, after the credit rating agency downgraded a host of carriers and slowed the pace of its air travel recovery forecast.
 

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