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Ben Goldstein

U.S. airlines continue to raise funds at a breakneck pace, with plans to tap Wall Street for close to $10 billion in new financing this week.
 
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One airline industry expert said: We haven’t seen these since the 1990s! While airlines may have you landing in places you would’ve never thought, these triangular routes were created as a result of the multi-trillion dollar CARES Act.
 
Victoria Moores

A team of U.S. university researchers have warned that airlines seeking to minimize COVID-19 transmission risk by boarding from the rear of the aircraft could actually be substantially increasing the probability of COVID-19 infection.
 
 
Linda Blachly

As the traveling public slowly emerges from COVID-19 lockdowns and begins to fly again, the demand for inflight connectivity will shift from being a perk to being considered more of a human right, commercial air transport experts predict.
 
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Markets in Asia-Pacific, China and Australasia have started to open, and as airlines and airports across the region restore their networks, traffic demand is returning. However, cash is flowing out at an unprecedented rate and the future of aviation remains precarious.

Join Aviation Week Network’s experts as they assess the outlook for Asian markets in a world that has adjusted to the realities of COVID-19.
 
ASK THE EDITORS
Jens Flottau

Competition between the A220 and E2 is limited. In terms of size, the -100 version of the A220 sits somewhere between the 190-E2 and the 195-E2, depending on the cabin layout.
The Aviation Week Network invites our readers to submit questions to our editors and analysts. We’ll answer them, and if we can’t we’ll reach out to our wide network of experts for advice. Read some of the answers to recent questions from readers.
 
AWIN ANALYSIS
From Dubai reopening to international passengers to French airlines warning of recovery phase risks and more. A roundup of Aviation Daily news.
 
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  • Mandating masks for everyone throughout the journey
  • Keeping middle seats open
  • Fast & easy testing at airports
  • All the above
 
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June 30
10:00 EDT | 15:00 BST | 22:00 SGT

Latin America has now become the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, according to the World Health Organisation. The impact of the virus, together with the challenging political landscape in the region, have created huge challenges for the aviation industry across Central and South America. LATAM, the continent’s largest carrier, has applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it seeks a major restructure, and the Argentinean market looks set to remain closed until September.

• How can airlines and airports survive the huge financial pressures? 
• What will a reshaped regional market look like post-lockdown?
• How can we recover after the crisis?

Join Aviation Week Network as we take a closer look at the impact on Latin America and what the route to recovery will look like. 
 
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CAPA ANALYSIS
New Zealand – the world’s 30th largest domestic aviation market globally before the COVID-19 crisis – is expected to recover to just under 80% of its prior capacity levels by the end of 2020, according to a new CAPA projection.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
 
Jens Flottau

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said the airline has made ample preparations to avoid a grounding, in case an extraordinary general assembly rejects the company’s multi-billion bailout on June 25 and the airline is forced to file for insolvency proceedings.
 

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