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A symbolic turning point in the industry's recovery.
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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.
 
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Victoria Moores

UK regional airline Flybe could resume operations in early 2021, after a company associated with former shareholder Cyrus Capital Partners agreed to acquire the airline from its administrators.
 
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Sniffer dogs – the kind that usually detect weapons or drugs – are commonplace at airports. But similar canines could soon be used to sniff out travelers to determine which passengers may be COVID-positive. In three different, but limited studies, dogs have been accurate more than 90 percent of the time. 

 
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Bradley Perrett

Comac’s C919 is unlikely to appear in the airline fleets of developed economies in the next few years.
 
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Thierry Dubois

Data link and ADS-B will be instrumental for improved European air traffic management, but key countries are late in implementation.
 
 
AWIN ANALYSIS
From Cathay Pacific forecasting slow capacity rebound in 2021 to British Airways new CEO's top priority is crisis recovery and more. A roundup of Aviation Daily news.
 
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October 22
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With COVID cases on the rise, travel restrictions increasing, and the typically subdued northern hemisphere winter travel season approaching, we take a closer look at how severely the industry will be affected. 

  • What will the increased restrictions due to already heavily impacted demand? 
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October 21
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CAPA ANALYSIS
Latin America is slowly beginning to open up, and some border restrictions are easing as the region and the world adjust to the reality that COVID-19 will remain a part of everyday life for the foreseeable future. 
 
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Jens Flottau

Implementation of Germany’s plans to introduce mandatory 14-day quarantines for travelers from high-risk countries will be delayed by several weeks and could allow for substantial exemptions, mainly for business travelers.